Hangmans Drop, Bats Cave, Inukshuk Cave
Trip Date: 2024-06-01
Hangmans Drop
Visited the boulder choke entrance down to the first level of the Hangmans Drop. Did not go down to the next level.
As usual, this cave lived up to it's alternative name of Deep Freeze. The air coming out of the cave was cold. There were bristletails, crane flies, spiders and cave crickets in the first part of the boulder choke.
The centipede was under a rock on the floor of the Hangmans' Drop chamber. I found 3 centipedes, but the other two very small centipedes. < 10mm.
Bats Cave
Visited the upper part of the entrance chamber. There were bristletails, crane flies, spiders and cave crickets in the first part of the entrance. Although parts of this chamber do get direct sunlight during parts of the day, the animals I found were in the twilight/low light areas within the chamber.
Things to look out for next time:
- The very tiny harvestman! It seems to disappear while I was looking at it. Maybe I need new glasses.
Inukshuk Cave
Visited the top two levels of the cave.
