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April 1, 2005
FARMYARD CAVE
Position: WGS84 - 18 18' 28.1" N, 77 33' 50.8" W, +/- 15m
Field notes: D. K. Roggy
Cavers: R.
S. Stewart, D. K. Roggy
Time in: 10:00 EST, Time out: 11:00 EST
THREAT VULNERABILITY: High
Stefan and myself went around the area in which we suspected the cave
might be. We asked some locals if they knew of a cave nearby, and
were pointed in down a dirt road and off to the side of it. When we
got to where we'd been directed we found ourselves at the double entrances
of Printed circuit that face each other. This was the same place that
we popped up out of the ground on March 30, to the bewilderment of
a couple young children.
We assessed where we were and looked around. We came across a farmer
and asked him where Farmyard cave might be. He directed us through
a field and down a hill. When we got there we found ourselves at the
entrance to Printed circuit that we'd been shown on March 29. This
was the entrance that we went into before emerging at the double entrance
described above. We wondered whether Farmyard cave even existed anymore.
It had to be somewhere nearby. Stefan headed just south of the entrance
we were at, along a path off to the side of yam cultivation. At one
point the path turned off to the left and there was a bit of tall
grass in the curve. Stefan stepped down into the grass, chopped a
bit with his machete and found an entrance. It was almost covered
with rocks and mud. Stefan went inside and stated that it was almost
totally choked up with silt. The cultivation in the area had nearly
filled in this cave.
I backtracked up the path and cut down some tall stiff grass to find
another entrance. It was very much choked up and would have required
moving rocks and digging to even stick my head inside. It seems evident
that the last 40 years of cultivation since the KHE has affected this
cave tremendously.
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