Windless Wonder Cave

This cave was found by Steve MacDonnell while he was poking about on a real steep hillside that had been ridge walked before. He even found it during the summer for those of you on TAG-NET who say you can't successfully ridge walk in summer. It was discovered in summer of 1999 and is currently being surveyed. The name comes from the fact that the cave does not seem to blow or suck air. It may be closed totally off with flowstone.

The cave is at least 300 feet in length and starts out as a small crawl through a little crack in the bluff and then it opens up into walking passage. Soon you are forced to walk in shallow rimstone pools that have brain shaped formations scattered about in them. The cave gradually gets shorter and so profusely decorated that you can barely get around. I pushed the cave to what I believe to be farther than anyone had before and I saw a room that was big enough to sit up around the bend, but I was stretched out in a tiny little passage with popcorn all over the floor tearing me to shreds and formations everywhere. I exited and reported my sightings instead of scooping because it is not my cave to scoop. I only broke one little soda straw, but it is impossible to move through this cave without slithering on your stomach over the top of formations because the cave is virtually nothing but formations.

Enjoy the pictures as you will rarely find photos of virgin territory that has never been seen by any human eyes before.

The people in the photos are Greg King and Durai Mohan, both of the Upper Cumberland Grotto. Durai is visiting from India.

A little grotto that chokes out with flowstone. Never touched.

This is the only way through. It is that or step in the pool and leave ugly footprints in the mud.

Durai considering his options. "Which formation do I climb on...." Ordinarily you would not climb on any of them but it is the only way through.

This is the passage from Totem Hall (or Stonehenge) back to the entrance room. It is either up and over the flow or through that little squeeze on the right.

Greg and Durai discussing their options.

Rimstone. What a beautiful cave.

Greg and Durai in Totem Hall. It reminds me more of Stonehenge, but what do I know?

Ridiculous how many formations, huh?

How's that for a nice column? Windless Wonder Cave.

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