My first cave trip
My first cave trip at two months old — a bit of family caving history.
The original page announced the 2017 Western Regional at Lava Beds. That event page is still online and is preserved here as part of the site archive. Historical
Mother Lode Grotto 40th
Photos and memorabilia from the Mother Lode Grotto's 40th anniversary.
Caver Carl
A few cave cartoons from the older CaptNemo pages.
Caver Carl Cartoons
The original four cartoons are still hosted on the site.
Caver Carl #1 — “LED's?”
Caver Carl #2 — “New Passage”
Caver Carl #3 — “Heavy Pack?”
Caver Carl #4 — “The Dig”Caving Links & Grottos
Original links and directory entries are retained for archive value. Known broken destinations are marked and are no longer clickable.
Organizations & Resources
- National Speleological Society (NSS)National organization for cave exploration, science, conservation and education.
- Cave ChatBrokenThe old forums.caves.org destination did not return usable content during the 2026 audit.
- National Park Service — Caves & KarstCurrent federal cave and karst information.
- Cave Research FoundationResearch, management and interpretation of caves and karst.
California Grottos
- Diablo GrottoThe old caves.org link now redirects to the current NSS grotto page.
- Mother Lode GrottoThe original page listed Sacramento contact information and the Valley Caver.
- San Diego GrottoCurrent website remains online.
- San Francisco Bay Cave ExplorationFormerly listed here as the San Francisco Bay Chapter, NSS.
- Redwood GrottoCurrent caves.org-hosted site remains online.
- Southern California GrottoBrokenThe original southerncaliforniagrotto.com destination did not return usable content during the audit.
- The Desert Dog TroglodytesBrokenThe original desertdogs.org destination did not return usable content during the audit.
Historical Directory Listings
- Columbia Grotto HistoricalOriginal listing: PO Box 1088, Columbia, CA 95310.
- Shascade Caving Society HistoricalOriginal listing: Redding-area address; newsletter: The Dweller.
- Shasta Area Grotto HistoricalOriginal listing: McCloud, CA; newsletter: The SAG RAG.
- Stanislaus Grotto HistoricalOriginal listing: Ceres, CA; newsletter: Stanislau Cave Examiner.
- Waldo Brothers Grotto HistoricalOriginal listing: Bellflower, CA.
More Current Caving Resources
- San Francisco Bay Cave Exploration — Caving LinksCalifornia-focused new-caver, vertical, project-caving and grotto resources.
- Carlsbad Caverns — Cave & Caving LinksNational Park Service collection of caving organizations and educational resources.
- Lava Beds National MonumentThe location of the archived 2017 Western Regional page.
Link-status note: “Broken” means the original destination did not return usable content during the 2026 audit and has been made non-clickable. “Historical” or “Legacy” means the entry is retained because it documents the older caving community or the history of this site.