The morning air was crisp and cold as I prepared for my first journey to the cave. I donned my cold weather gear along with a pair of boots that my sweetheart had purchased just for my trip to the cave, at my side were a machete and a CO2 air pistol.

I started my voyage into the woods, it was a very short trip to reach the mouth of the cave. The scenery around it is very breathtaking. The cave is situated on the side of a cliff with a stream flowing out of the bottom of the cave,...