Cueva de Grillo Gigante  

Alan Cressler

We entered the entrance and I took some pictures.  The entrance passage turned to the left retaining a large walking size.  After a short slope, we reached a climb-down on the left wall where the ceiling sloped down to the floor.  At the bottom of the climb-down, the passage takes a sharp bend to the left and becomes a stoop-walk canyon about 2’ wide.  Not far ahead the passage became a crawlway and began to pinch but I was soon able to belly in a body length where I came across another constriction which I could do little about.  We routed and passed Pat and her survey crew who were just beginning the survey.  Brandon and Marion had gone ahead to machete trails to the next cave, look for caves, and check out a sinking stream.  We descended into the sinkhole noting that Brandon needed told not to machete trees leaving their pointed trunks at crouch level.  We hiked up the other side of the sink hole and followed dirt trails until we saw Brandon’s handiwork.  We had to be careful because there were many fire ant mounds hidden along the trail.    To Cueva del Rayo

By Brian Killingbeck © 2005

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Fotos de Grillo Gigante

Parking Spot

I think Alan called this an Elephant leaf or Elephant plant? 

La Jungla

Alan walking into the entrance of Giant Cricket Cave. 

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The Jungle surrounding the entrance of Giant Cricket Cave. 

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Looking out from just within the entrance of Giant Cricket Cave.  The shape of the silhouetted formations is very typical of the stalactites I saw in larger dry passages in many Puerto Rican caves. 

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Alan setting up a picture.  That tripod is worth more than my camera!  I wish I had a sugar daddy :) 

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Another good example of the type of Stalactites we often saw in Puerto Rican caves.  Setting the strobe angled across the passage on the floor in front of me is a great way to get a passage profile shot.

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Entrance room. 

Grillo Gigante

Entrance room. 

Grillo Gigante

Entrance room.   

Grillo Gigante

Entrance room. 

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Entrance Room.

La Jungla

Another great example of cockpit karst.  Ahead, a mogote, a steep sided conical limestone hill, can be seen rising up from the jungle.  I took this picture as we hiked along the plantation's dirt roads to the next sink hole. 

Taken by Brian Killingbeck

Taken by Alan Cressler

By Brian Killingbeck © 2005

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