HELPFUL CAVES AND CAVING WEB PAGES

A useful listing of caves and caving pages for cavers in the Rocky Mountain West.

 

COLORADO AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

Colorado Cave Survey: State organization for cave management and data collection

Colorado Caving Discussion Forum: Colorado-based caving discussion forum

Williams Canyon Project, National Speleological Society: Cave project at Cave of the Winds, Manitou Springs, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Region, National Speleological Society: Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah and Montana region

2011 National Speleological Convention: July 2011 Glenwood Springs, Colorado national convention

Colorado Cave Rescue Network: Cave rescue organization for Colorado

US Forest Service Region 2: Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota

Bureau of Land Management, Colorado: State office for the Bureau

Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming: State office for the Bureau

Rifle Falls State Park: Popular western Colorado state park featuring tufa caves

Sinks Canyon State Park: Impressive west-central Wyoming state park featuring cave and disappearing stream

 

NATIONAL

National Speleological Society: National association for science, conservation and recreational caving

Southwestern Region, National Speleological Society: New Mexico, Arizona and west Texas region

National Speleological Society White Nose Syndrome Page: Detailed information regarding White Nose Syndrome and bats

National Speleological Society Cave Chat Discussion Forum: Spirited Society-sponsored national cave discussion forum

US Cavers Discussion Forum: Independent national cave discussion forum

American Cave Conservation Association: National association for cave conservation

Bat Conservation International: National association for bat studies

 

COMMERCIAL CAVES

Cave of the Winds: Historic Manitou Springs, Colorado cave

Glenwood Caverns: Glenwood Springs, Colorado cave and adventure park

Yampah Spa Vapor Caves: Unique Glenwood Springs, Colorado hot vapor cave

National Caves Association: National organization of commercial cave owners and managers

 

CAVE SCIENCE

Hazel Barton's Cave Science: Northern Kentucky University cave and microbial science laboratory

Mark Maslyn's Carbonate Creek: Colorado cave geological science

Home Cave of Fred Luiszer: University of Colorado at Boulder cave science laboratory

Norm Pace Research Lab: University of Colorado at Boulder cave and microbial science

John Spear Lab: Colorado School of Mines cave and microbial science

Kane Caves Project: University of Texas - Austin cave and microbial science

Annette Summers Engel: Louisiana State University cave and microbial science

Penelope Boston: New Mexico Tech cave and microbial science

Subsurface Life in Mineral Environments Team (SLIME): Multidiscipline team studying microbial cave environments

National Caves and Karst Research Institute: National Park Service-associated laboratory based in Carlsbad, New Mexico

National Park Service Cave and Karst Program: Caves and karst studies in the National Park Service

Cave Research Foundation: Kentucky-based cave research and studies association; has project at Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

Karst Waters Institute: Non-profit karst water research organization

Fort Stanton Cave Study Project: New Mexico exploration, science and documentation project at Fort Stanton Cave

Colorado Division of Wildlife - Bats: State of Colorado bats

Colorado Bat Society: Conservation and appreciation of bats in Colorado

Rocky Mountain SpeleoSeminar: October 2008 University of Colorado at Boulder

 

MEDIA

Journey Into Amazing Caves: 2001 MacGillivray-Freeman large-format documentary

Cave Pics: Peter and Ann Bosted national and international cave photographs

Cavetopia: Rick Speaect Colorado cave photography

The Virtual Cave: Dave Bunnell cave site

Blind Descent: James M. Tabor non-fiction book about deep cave exploration in Mexico and Georgia

 

PERSONAL PAGES

Margaret Harrison's Guide to Caving in the Rockies: Caving guide by young Colorado caver

Muddonna's Caving Escapades: Colorado Springs caver Donna Renee's caving blog

The Cave: Innovative cave simulator for cave rescues and training by Colorado Springs caver Dave Jackson