Introduction
On August 8, 1998 a group of 9 people led by several very experienced cavers from the Minnesota Speleological Survey (MSS) re-explored parts of Kruger Cave to look for petroglyphs which were described by Theodore H. Lewis in a letter written in the late 1880's. Dave Gerboth, who extensively surveyed and mapped the cave in 1982, was there and led the group through many of the tunnels. Kruger Cave is a very complex maze cave with tight crawl spaces and visitors can easily become lost even with a map. We came across a recently deceased racoon just inside the entrance to the cave. Some modern graffitti was found in one room but so far no Native American petroglyphs have been located. Only a small part of the cave can be covered in one trip, however, and there are plans to return to the cave again this summer to continue the search. Kruger Cave has never been fully explored.
The Cavers
Dave Gerboth outside the entrance to Kruger Cave
Hank Boudinot is thirsty after searching for the entrance to The Long Crawl
Hank Boudinot consulting the map
Hank in the underworld
Hey! Great bumper stickers!
Evelyn looking for petroglyphs in The Foyer
Entering the cave
In The Foyer
Heading towards The Main Room
Hank getting ready to enter Kruger Cave
Laura McIlrath at the cave entrance
Ryan Diomedes Johnson
One day shy of being 3 months old & already 16 pounds!!!
Ryan waking up after his nap
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