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From: Joseph Kaffl 
To: cavers@cavers.com
Subject: NEST TRIP REPORT LOCUST C 
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 05:35:22 +0100 

Locust Creek Trip Report 12 Jun 99

  The NEST,  Northeast Sump Exploration Team, returned and continued its
exploratory work in Locust Creek Cave on 12 Jun 99.   NEST is a formally
recognized Project of the NSS and consists of a team of sump divers and
dedicated support personnel who are pursuing original exploration efforts at
several caves in the PA, Virginia and West Virginia areas.  The team surveys
and further documents these sites through the use of still and video
techniques as well as engaging in biological surveys and water sampling at
these locations.  NEST is also available to support the NCRC in situations
involving flooded passage and beyond sump rescues.  Below is an account of
the Teams most recent explorations.
   It was one of those letter perfect West Virginia mornings, the sky was
clear and the weather was warm.  As we drove up the road to the spring the
effects of the drought were quite evident, the creek was low and running
clear.  With any luck these dry conditions would bring us good visibility.
    We pulled up to our normal spot and unloaded our gear in the shade of
some large trees onto the tarp.  The entrance to the cave was several
hundred feet away and we bush whacked a trail through the tall grass and
briars that had grown up since our last push the year before.  Several trips
to the entrance carrying weights, packs, fins and other gear soon produced a
reasonable trail.
    With our sidemounts set up and other gear positioned at the cave
entrance we began the labors task of donning our wetsuits and caving boots.
After all the dry suit diving we had been doing at our other sites we were
definitely spoiled.  As we struggled into our suits the warm weather
suddenly became oppressive and we hopped into the creek to cool down. The
chilly 47 degree water provided us some welcome relief and  reminded us of
the extremes in temperature that were in store for us over the next several
hours.
     After donning our sidemounts we made the hike to the cave taking care
of the moss cover breakdown debris field in front of the entrance where the
winter floods had rearranged some of the smaller boulders, a testament to
the vast quantities of water that the cave can pump out.  The first sump was
open with a few inches of airspace but we opted to dive it to verify the
line and test our gear.  On the other side of the first sump is a sizable
pool that leads to a section of 200 ft of breakdown floored passage.  With
fins and packs in hand we began the trudge toward the second sump. The
passage starts out as a wide crawlway and then turns into walking passage.
At first the floor is littered with three foot high breakdown, sticking up
like dragoons teeth.  This in turn leads to a section of angled floor that
forms a vee in the middle, the result of a ceiling collapse.  The angle and
the slippery surface requires extreme caution or rewards you with a
demonstration that the laws of gravity still apply at this location.    By
the time you have negotiated this section your temperature has once again
climbed dramatically and the water of the next pool comes as a welcome
relief.   In past years this pool led to the final sump but a major ceiling
collapse in this area the winter before last dropped a 1000 tons of rock
filling up most of the area requiring a further dry traverse over mud cover
limestone that provides the footing one might find in a skating ring.  We
are always quite when passing through the Chicken Little area out of concern
for the stability of the new ceiling.  On the other side is a pool that
leads to the second sump.  The winters floods had altered this considerably
enlarging it to twice last years size, the result no doubt of the water
surging through this restriction during floods and washing out debris from
the collapse.
     After prepping my gear and adding weights to the 50 cal ammo can that
held out photography gear I submerged and entered the overhead environment
with Eric close behind me.  I gently finned forward examining the guideline
with my meteor 4 for any possible damage from the winter floods.  It had
survived amazingly well.  Despite the dry weather the visibility in the
second sump was only 5 feet.  I followed the line through this shallow but
wide sump from breakdown pile to breakdown pile.  It terminated on a
limestone protrusion on the floor before angling up the sandy slope in front
of me.  As I followed it toward the surface it vanished buried under the
sediment.  With Eric hovering behind me I began to move upward,  gently
pulling it out of the slope as I went.  My activity created a small
landslide of debris and a Cray fish the size of a small lobster tumble past
me in the avalanche, claws waving wildly.  The dry weather probably
explained his presence and the other dozen I had seen on the swim in since
they may have entered the cave to escape the low water levels in the creek.
As my head broke the surface I was surprised to discover how much the
landscape  had changed.   A large sandbar now lay directly in front of me
connecting to the shore where before had been wide open river.  Using the
bar as a convenient shelf I placed the 50 cal ammo can containing 5 strobes
and our camera on it while I remove my fins.  Then Eric and I crawled across
this now shallow area to the ledges on the left of the river where we
dropped our gear and prepared for the dry cave that lay beyond.
   This involved shutting down our tanks and dropping our side mounts as
well as removing our wet suit tops,  hoods and the weights from our packs.
>From here on we would cave in our farmer johns. The passage continues for a
few  hundred feet as a wet stream  before you climb up through a hole and
through a section of breakdown.  At the top of the climb you find yourself
in a large room that echoes with the sound of two water falls in the
distance.
  After negotiating the break down we climbed around the left waterfall and
followed the river passage  through a beautiful light brown limestone
sculpted passage full of intricate pot holes and erode limestone
protrusions.  This in turn led us to three thousand feet of flat sand
floored river passage divided by deep pools.  While Eric worked the edges I
swam and waded enjoying the cooling effect of the water which was now a deep
shimmering blue.  The Hydrology of the cave is quite complex with at least
four separate major water sources entering the cave.  The source we were now
following was quite clear.
   After walking for 45 minutes we reached the base of a massive breakdown
mountain and began the climb across and up boulders the size of busses to
the new section that Jeff and I had discovered a few years ago.  This was
our object for we had yet to capture this area on slide film.  After
traversing the entrance pit we found ourselves in the kitchen, one of
several areas in which we have propositioned supplies.  The fridge was well
stocked and like any good house keepers we placed the food we had brought in
today in the back and used the oldest first.   Eating and drinking enough on
a cave trip is vital to maintaining your energy levels.  If you wait until
you are hungry or thirsty it is already too late.  I chowed down and Eric
pulled a poly shirt out of a quart nalogene bottle.  I tend to cave warm and
only require a polly tee shirt while Eric chills faster.  The top which had
gone in with mechanical assistance came out of the bottle reluctantly and
provided  great dinner theater as well as an unexpected source of warmth for
its owner.
   After lunch we began our journey down a crawlway/ stoopway that took us
to the beginning of the Glory Road.  This passage is a high level area that
probably has not flooded since the last ice age and is covered with an
amazing collection of intricate formations and crystals.  In order to
protect its pristine nature we had established a trail of small ceramic
tiles, the key is to walk to the right of these tiles.  Even following the
trail our steps still produced crunching sounds, it is almost like walking
on newly fallen snow.  The flat floored trunk passage is intersected by a
series of deep wide pits which can be bypassed on ledges and by doing climb
ups into upper levels.  We easily passed several familiar landmarks such as
the Ledges of Doom and the Monolith,  stopping to enjoy the incredible
beauty of the cave at several points.  After a few thousand feet we reached
our primary objective for the trip, Gravity Pit.
   This is the first spot in the cave where no natural bypass exits for the
pit level and Jeff Mott and I had bolted our way across this obstacle
several years ago.  The name was picked when I made my final lunge to the
other side and in the process lost the battery pack for the drill into the
pit.  While Eric geared up in vertical gear that we had positioned here I
began the process of setting up our 5 slaved strobes.  The traverse for the
pit is on the left side with a large ledge complex on the right that almost
but does not quite reach the other side.  I was able to scramble out on this
ledge and get some great positions for slaves as well as the camera.  After
capturing Eric's traverse we returned the way we had come and took a right
into the formation room.
     The formation room like the rest of this area is almost perfectly
pristine and full of a wide variety of objects from squat white stalagmites
the size of a car to intricate flowstone that in one place covers the floor
for over 150 by 50 feet resembling a glacier.  After shooting a roll of film
we moved to an upper level walking passage that cuts back the way we had
come.  This passage itself is one giant formation and we were able to get
several long passage shots as we carefully moved down it.   Eric had the
privilege of being only the third person to ever see it.
    We then retraced our steps taking photos as we went.  Close to the
beginning of the glory Road Eric did an assisted climb up the left wall into
a virgin crawl that unfortunately  connected back to the known passage.
Then it was back to the kitchen for a early dinner and a pleasant trip out.
That is till we had to make the traverse from the beginning of the second
sump to the vehicle.
     This part of the trip is definitely the most challenging segment.
After 8 hours of caving you are a bit tired by this point, the back of your
knees,  despite the lycra under garment you are wearing are sore from the
rubbing of your wet suit.  Combine this with the slippery passage, the
weight of the gear and warmth generated by doing this in a full wet suit
makes this final segment a short death march.  As we gasp for breath at one
point I offered Eric 5 dollars for his gear and he accepted if I would carry
it out for him.  Even with practice this part of the trip is as Jay Kennedy
would put it is," UN YUM."  We have had more than one diver or support
person quite for good after this ordeal.  With practice it becomes quite
bearable but boy does it feel good to take off the gear once you reach the
truck. Several yauls of relief usual accompany this ritual.
    The slides have come back and I had the chance to reviewed them just
before writing this article,  several are truly spectacular and have been
added to the Locust Creek presentation.  They were definitely worth all of
the effort placing us close to having a formal slide presentation, just a
few more shots need to be added to achieve this goal.  We plan on continuing
the survey of the new section that lies many pits and drops beyond where we
turned this trip on our next effort at Locust and once this is complete to
begin the next bolt climb across the last pit that has stopped us.
Hopefully Locust has much more virgin passage to show us in the future
   We would like to recognize our sponsors and all of the supporting cavers
who helped make our efforts possible.  A special thanks to Arnold Jackson Of
American Underwater Lighting  who supplied our exceptional primary lights,
meteor 4's, and other critical gear and Jon Breazile of the Fifth Dimension
Dive Center who has provided us with other vital support.  We would also
like to thank Terry Brady, of the Brass Anchor  who has provided us with
generous audio visual support.  Additional sponsors include Lamar Hires of
Dive Rite,  Gene Weisheit  of East Coast Divers, Alex Sproul of Inner
Mountain Outfitters,  Brad Bason, of  Bason Rescue Equipment, Adrew Kipe of
Maryland Reproductions, and Robert Carmichael of Brownies, The Doing It
Right Equipment Company,  and our most recent sponsor, DUI for our
outstanding CF 200 series Dry Suits,   Tim Walker,  Hank and Jane Anderson,
and the Sovik and Mothes families without whose support none of our efforts
would have been possible.

From: Joseph Kaffl 
To: cavers@cavers.com
Subject: NEST TRIP REPORT LOCUST  C 
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 16:26:47 +0100 

                          NEST TRIP REPORT

          Locust Creek   Trip Report 28 Aug  99

   The Northeast Sump Exploration Team, NEST,  returned and continued its
exploratory work in Locust Creek Cave on 28 Aug 99.   NEST is a formally
recognized Project of the NSS and consists of a team of sump divers and
dedicated support personnel who are pursuing original exploration efforts at
several caves in the  PA, Virginia and West Virginia areas.  The team
surveys and further documents these sites through the use of still and video
techniques as well as engaging in biological surveys and water sampling at
these locations.  NEST is also available to support the NCRC in situations
involving flooded passage and beyond sump rescues.  Below is an account of
the Teams most recent explorations.
  As I crawled forward the crust that formed the bottom of the passage
crumbled beneath me and I sank about three inches into the floor.  If it had
not been the lure of the next turn I would have stopped out of concern for
the damage my presence was causing.   This is one of the dilemmas of virgin
cave exploration,  does one explore and push a passage altering it for ever,
from our point of reference, or stop to prevent damage leaving a possible
going lead.  In this case the lack of formations and the possibility that
this crawlway might lead to larger cave were the deciding factors and we
pushed on.   The lead was located on top of a short climb off the left wall
of the large breakdown filled passage above the Ledges of Doom.  Eric had
sniffed it out on our return from capturing digital video at Gravity Pit.
At first it had seemed like a small alcove but to both our surprises it
continued into the wall of the room as a distinct freatic tube filled with
gypsum encrusted fill.  My hopes were beginning to rise as I went around
the fourth curve when it abruptly ended after almost 75 feet in a round
cavity with several small formations at its end.  With another section of
cave to add to the survey we turned and crawled out.   Once again Locust was
being coy with us and was not going to give up her secrets easily.
   So far it had been a very successful trip.  I had captured Eric
traversing gravity pit on a Sony DCR 8 digital cam corder and shot numerous
other scenes as we worked our way back  toward the entrance.  The Sony was
much smaller than the Hi 8 that I had been using for our earlier
documentation efforts in the cave.  The camera fit inside a padded Pelican
Box which in turn fit inside of a 30 cal ammo can with additional padding.
For illumination I used a light weight array that I had constructed out of 4
50 watt MR 16 bulbs held in a row between two knitting needles.  For large
passage shots I used all four bulbs and for formation close ups a single
bulb.  It was the perfect tool for the job, light simple and inexpensive.
   After traversing the ledges of Doom we did the climb down into the large
walking trunk at the beginning of the new section and Eric retrieved the 150
watt Neutra Light that we had left here on our inward journey.  While he
walked down this beautiful section of passage illuminating it I shot several
minutes of video.   Despite being on the trail you can still hear the
crunching sound as he takes each step.  We worked our way slowly back to the
entrance capturing video as we went with some great images at the twin water
falls at the end of the large breakdown room.  The exit dive through the
sump proved relaxing and uneventful with the walk between the first and
second sumps being incredibly grim with the added gear.  We finally exited
the cave after some 10 hours to a beautiful West Virginia sunset with over
35 minutes of footage.  As we relaxed on Hanks deck over looking Droop
Mountain we laid out our plans for next weeks trip, a push with a four man
team to the very end of the new section and hopefully beyond the pit complex
that had stopped us thus far.
   We would like to recognize our sponsors and all of the supporting cavers
who helped make our efforts possible.  A special thanks to Arnold Jackson Of
American Underwater Lighting  who supplied our exceptional primary lights,
meteor 4's, and other critical gear and Jon Breazile of the Fifth Dimension
Dive Center who has provided us with other vital support.  We would also
like to thank Terry Brady, of the Brass Anchor  who has provided us with
generous audio visual support.  Additional sponsors include Lamar Hires of
Dive Rite,  Gene Weisheit  of East Coast Divers, Alex Sproul of Inner
Mountain Outfitters,  Adrew Kipe of Maryland Reproductions, and Robert
Carmichael of Brownies Third Lung and HALCYON, The Doing It Right Equipment
Company,  and our most recent sponsor, DUI for our outstanding CF 200 series
Dry Suits,   Tim Walker,  Hank and Jane Anderson,  and the Sovik and Mothes
families without whose support none of our efforts would have been possible.

Diver Explorers
Joseph Kaffl
Eric Tesnau

From: Joseph Kaffl 
To: cavers@cavers.com
Subject: LOCUST TRIP REPORT NEST C
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 17:35:45 +0100

                    NEST TRIP REPORT

          Locust Creek   Trip Report 4 Sep 99


   The Northeast Sump Exploration Team, NEST,  returned and continued its
exploratory work in Locust Creek Cave on 4 Sep 99.   NEST is a formally
recognized Project of the NSS and consists of a team of sump divers and
dedicated support personnel who are pursuing original exploration efforts at
several caves in the  PA, Virginia and West Virginia areas.  The team
surveys and further documents these sites through the use of still and video
techniques as well as engaging in biological surveys and water sampling at
these locations.  NEST is also available to support the NCRC in situations
involving flooded passage and beyond sump rescues.  Below is an account of
the Teams most recent explorations.
   While the dive team geared up Bill Sheely led the support group
Consisting of Tab Sommers  and Donald Wanless through the first sump with a
small mountain of gear.  We were loaded for bear and in addition to our
regular packs we also had a backup hammer drill, multiple battery packs and
200 feet of rope donated by Jay Kennedy. The collection of bolting hardware
we were packing in would enable us to place 20 heavy duty bolts, hangers and
quick links, all in stainless steel.
   Despite my description of the massive roof collapse that had filled most
of the pool before the second sump Bill was astounded by the change that had
taken place in the cave since his last trip.  This new terrain posed a
momentary bit of confusion for the support team.  Instead of a hundred foot
by seventy five foot lake they now found a shallow pool, followed by a large
expanse of flat mud covered break down with a small pool on the other side.
Despite this new obstacle the four man push team and the gear made it to the
second sump at the same time.  Jeff and Eric dove first and Hank Fannon and
I followed as the second two man team.  In addition to my pack I also had a
second full of supplies for emergency dump 2. With my packs grasp in my left
hand I lit up the sump with my meteor 4 as I gently finned through this
shallow but wide sump.  Errant fish startled my light darted off into the
shadows.  It felt good to be back and I resisted the urge to linger
following Hank and the line as it zig zaged back and forth along the
passage.  The sump gods were smiling on us today and we enjoyed almost 10
feet of visibility, excellent for Locust.
   After dropping our dive gear we headed up the stream passage, through the
breakdown room and continued along the main trunk  passage making excellent
time.  This flat floored stream washed passage is interspersed with
beautiful pools, delicate eroded features, is still pristine and never
ceases to impress us with its  beauty.  After clambering to the top of the
breakdown mountain, a pile of  limestone blocks, some of them the size of
buses,  we climbed  across a deep crevasse and crawled in the kitchen at the
beginning of the new section.  Here we changed out new supplies for old and
had a quick snack, donned our polly tops and pressed on reaching Gravity Pit
in a record hour and 20 minutes.  We were now a mile into the cave.
     This was Hanks first time across gravity pit and he did it like a pro.
One crosses this obstacle by attaching two cow tails to your seat harness
and hooking into a fixed line that is attached to the left wall with bolts
every five to eight feet.  With the assistance of the fixed line you then
inch your way along some thin ledges. The ledges themselves are not
continuous and are at different heights so you are stepping up and down
while you traverse the pit.  It is definitely entertaining the first time
across.  We moved on another hundred and fifty feet and reached Cow Boy Pit.
This pit is longer than Gravity and to add even more excitement half way
across you reach a spot known as the Beer Belly.  At this point the ledges
end and you are completely dependent on the fixed line.  Once past this
point you then have to cross a natural bridge and a deep crevasse.  This
leads you to a pleasant walking passage several hundred feet long and full
of intricate gypsum formations.  Locust contains more gypsum than I have
seen in any cave other than in Crystal cave left of the trap in the Mammoth
Cave System, it is like walking through a layer of newly fallen snow.   The
walking passage ends with a repel into the bottom of the pit at the Ledges
of Insanity.
    This area got its name when Jeff and I first explored this section of
the cave.   On the other side of this long pit is a vertical face that we
had not been able to ascend.  We had backtracked at this point and through
the creative digging of steps in fill on the right wall above a drop and a
buddy effort involving boosting each other up to ever higher ledges been
able get Jeff to a point where he could traverse the pit along what appeared
to be mud fill stuck to the walls all the while hoping that the coefficient
of friction was on our side.   After making this hairy traverse Jeff had
rigged a rope down the drop that I climbed to join him.  This rope
unfortunately lay in a crack with the walls on either side covered with cave
coral.  This was not obvious until one climbed it. To make matters even more
entertaining a large block of breakdown that had fallen from the ceiling was
wedged above the repel making crossing the lip almost as much fun as the
ledges themselves.   On out last push to this area Eric and I had surveyed
to the bottom of the drop and I had managed to loop the rope to the right
onto a small protrusion, hoping that this would make the climb easier.
   Jeff now had the opportunity to put this concept to the test and found
that the new rope position made life bearable.  After getting the team up
the climb we continued forward.  The passage rapidly changed in character
and became a 15 to 20 foot wide canyon with large pieces of breakdown wedged
between the walls which we used as foot holds as we canyon hopped down the
passage.  After 150 feet we reached a flat section and another lip that
dropped into a 100 foot long by 70 foot high chamber.  Eric repelled down
this 20 foot drop and we began surveying while Jeff and Hank started
reconing the upper ledges to find a route for us to begin bolting.   We
could see a large lead above the pit on the other side that appeared to
continue, the only problem was finding a way to get to it safely.
     This was easier said than done since this traverse would be the longest
obstacle thus far encountered in the new section.  While Jeff began placing
bolts Eric and I surveyed from the drop to our position and looked for upper
level leads that might allow us to bypass this large area.   The passage we
are in, the Glory Road is quite complex. It is an average of 70 feet high
and 10 to 40 feet wide.  It drops in elevation as we move down it and
because of this we have theorized that it was the original flow route of the
main river in the cave.  This water course abandoned this passage when it
found a lower and more direct path where it is currently flowing leaving the
Glory Road high and dry.  When the river abandoned this passage sediment was
deposited in it up to a depth of 40 to fifty feet, this appears to have been
subsequently eroded in several locations causing the pits that make this
area so challenging.  To make the equation even more complex it appears that
this passage formed in two separate layers.  The first higher level being
the original water course.  In some cases such as at the formation loop
large sections of the upper level are still intact.  In other locations this
upper passage has collapsed into the lower section.
   Above the point where Jeff was working we could see a section of what
appeared to be an intact part of this upper level which might allow us to
bypass the pit,  the only problem was getting to it without a major bolt
climb.   One option was a hairy ledge that meandered across the passage from
left to right and looked like it led to a crawl that was heading toward this
section, the other was a climb that would require a ladder or short section
of bolting that would get us to the crawlway and avoid the ledge.
   None of these options looked viable on this trip so we returned to help
Jeff.  His progress had been disappointing.  The limestone was tougher than
any we had run across before and was making any rapid progress with our
current drill combo impractical.  We would need a better plan so we opted to
pack it in at this point and begin our exit.  The breakthrough we were
hoping for on this trip was not going to happen.
   On the way out of the new section we stopped before the ledges of Doom
and took a look at a promising lead that had gotten our attention on our
many trips through this area.  It appeared to be a section of the intact
upper level passage.  The fascinating thing about it was the fact that it
did not appear to have a continuation on the other side.  Was it possible
that the old upper level of the Glory Road continued above the current main
trunk passage.  Could this be a way around the immense breakdown pile that
seemed to end progress in this direction?  There was only one way to find
out.  While Hank and I belayed Jeff,  Eric made himself into a human ladder
by standing on a large block of breakdown below the lead.  With a bit of
effort Jeff was able to get over this ledge.  He now had to do this trick
one more time to reach the lead. This was easier said then done since the
human ladder would not work at this spot and Jeff was now dealing with a
significant exposure, one miss step and we would have a major rescue on our
hands.  Although he was unable to safely climb this final drop he was able
to get his head to a point were he got a peek.  The passage appeared to go
and would be worth pursuing with the proper equipment.
   We were pushing ten hours in the cave and getting close to our planned
exit time so it was time to head for home.  The trip out proved to be
uneventful with the usual agony experienced in the dry section between the
two sumps.  After ten hours in the cave dragging your self and your gear
through this dry part makes you wish for an under water bypass.  As Jay
would say UN YUM.  We exited to a beautiful West Virginia evening and headed
back to the cabins for a well deserved dinner with the support group who had
gone dry caving in Norman.   Although we had not achieved our main objective
we had pushed a large amount of equipment forward and developed a better
understanding of the next obstacle in the new section. We had also
identified a promising lead that might be the key to a great deal more cave.
Only time would tell.
   We would like to recognize our sponsors and all of the supporting cavers
who helped make our efforts possible.  A special thanks to Arnold Jackson Of
American Underwater Lighting  who supplied our exceptional primary lights,
meteor 4's, and other critical gear and Jon Breazile of the Fifth Dimension
Dive Center who has provided us with other vital support.  We would also
like to thank Terry Brady, of the Brass Anchor  who has provided us with
generous audio visual support.  Additional sponsors include Lamar Hires of
Dive Rite,  Gene Weisheit  of East Coast Divers, Alex Sproul of Inner
Mountain Outfitters,  Adrew Kipe of Maryland Reproductions,  a special
thanks to Robert Carmichael of Brownies Third Lung and HALCYON, The Doing It
Right Equipment Company for the excellent compressor they recently shipped
to us,  and our most recent sponsor, DUI for our outstanding CF 200 series
Dry Suits,   Tim Walker,  Hank and Jane Anderson,  and the Sovik and Mothes
families without whose support none of our efforts would have been possible.

  Nest always has opportunities for new members both on the Diving and
Support Team side, you must be a team player, be willing and able to follow
team operational and safety procedures and take full responsibility for your
own actions.  We do what we do for the love of the activity, not for money.
We do not conduct formal training or issue certification cards but share our
experience with others who have a similar interest.  You can't buy a
membership in NEST but you can earn it if you want to make the commitment.
Although our explorations are inherently risky, nature is hard to predict,
we make every effort to do this as safely as possible.  It takes time and a
commitment to learn how to do this safely.  Although we have members and
sponsors who live throughout the US and surrounding countries living or
being  able to travel to the Baltimore area in Maryland  to enable you to
participate in local practice sessions is a major advantage when you are
first starting out.  If you are a mature responsible individual interested
in working with the team or would like to support our activities in any
other way drop me an Email.

Diver Explorers
Joseph Kaffl
Jeff Mott
Eric Tesnau
Hank Fannon
Support Team Members
Bill Sheely    Support Team Leader
Tab Sommers
Donald Wanless