I had the opportunity to do a little spelunking not long ago. I must say it wasn't all that pleasant of an experience. It was extremely wet down in there and incredibly confined. You can see the water dripping from the top of the cave in the first photo.
It wasn't that large of a space, which made it hard to navigate my way through. The mud didn't help either.
The walls and ceiling were an eerie sort of yellow to green color that lent a weird glow to the place. The dripping water made tiny iridescent points through out the grotto.
It looked as if a small stream ran through here when it rained. There was a swath cut through the mud beginning at the entrance gently meandering its way through to a low point or pond.
The place was inhabited by various cave dwelling creatures. Large spiders were here there and every where. Multi-legged creepy crawlies scurried about the mud. I spied the occasional worm slithering through the muck. All in all not an unusual menagerie for this place.
Yes it was an experience all right. Especially since this grotto was actually a crawl space under a house. The stuff that looks like limestone is foam insulation. I hope you enjoyed the tour.
James Quarello
NRSB #8SS0022
JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC
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