The ICS At Work

ICS Member Jerry Walker at station B-1 in Ballman Cave, Versailles State Park, Ripley County. In December 2000, there had been three trips yielding about 1,915 feet. After crawling in the stream for about 800 feet, there is one small spot where you can stand up. The remainder of the cave is crawling, mostly on your stomach. There's not enough ceiling to get on your hands and knees. The water ranges from three to 18-inches deep. It's your typical eastern karst--low and wet.
Photos by Bruce Trotter.

Here is a photo gallery featuring Indiana Cave Survey members and volunteers at work in the field. Sometimes the work isn't too exciting, but there is satisfaction in knowing that what we do is adding to our knowledge of the cave and karst areas of Indiana and that our contributions will ultimately help other explorers, researchers, and conservationist in the future.

Members are encouraged to submit their photos. We'll continue to update this area as new photos are received.

Kevin Wools reads the compass while ICS President Bruce Trotter records the information during a survey in Pleasant Cave at Crane Naval Weapons Support Center in Martin County.
Photo by Ray Sheldon.

ICS Vice President Ray Sheldon in the middle of an overland survey. On this day, the team was locating Grays Cave in the Jefferson Proving Ground. Photo by Kevin Wools.

ICS member Jerry Walker locates the position of Mossy Hole on a topographic map. This cave is located in Martin County at the Crane Naval Weapons Support Center. Photo by Bruce Trotter.

ICS Treasurer Keith Dunlap prepares to set a forward survey point during a survey in Pleasant Cave at Crane Naval Weapons Support Center in Martin County. Photo by Ray Sheldon.

ICS Secretary Jim Adams is caught between a rock and...another rock during a photo trip. The cave is popular and well known to Washington County cavers. Photo by Kim Kohal.

ICS County Director Tom Rea checks wind velocity at the entrance to Moby Dick Cave ("Thar she blows") near the Harrison-Crawford State Forest. Photo by James Adams.

ICS Member Kevin Wools, pops into the entrance of Crying Goat Crypt for a quick check. The cave is located in Lawrence County. Photo by Bruce Trotter.

ICS Member Ronnie Burns pauses in the entrance passage of Baynes Spring Cave in Washington County. ICS members and other volunteers recently re-surveyed this cave. The cave floods to at least Ron's shoulder level during rains. Photo by James Adams.

ICS President Bruce Trotter, Jerry Walker, and Kevin Wools (in entrance) pose for this photo a few minutes after finishing a survey visit to Pleasant Cave at Crane Naval Weapons Support Center in Martin County. Photo by Ray Sheldon.

ICS Webmaster Rob Jarboe reeling in the survey tape at a survey in Cave Springs Cave, Jefferson County. Photo by Mike Kimberlin.

ICS Member Jerry Bailey takes notes at a survey in Boone-Cannonball Caves, Owen County. Photo by Rob Jarboe.