Scott Thompson rallied the troops of RCG for a trip down south to visit his favorite Childhood Cave on Saturday March 22, 2025. After our arrival it was ceremoniously unlocked by the head forest ranger. However, Ms. Warner would not […]

While sipping morning coffee, the tranquil silence was shattered by the familiar ring of the cell phone. Looking down at the little black box, I see Scott’s face lit up the screen. We had recently practiced rope work in some […]

By Scott Thomson Warren’s is probably one of my favorite places on earth. Just the thought of planning a trip in there gets me excited. I think it’s the fact that it’s big enough that it’s hard to say you’ve […]

NOTE: Trip Report from Scott Thomson from going on a group climbing trip in Tennessee where they took some time to do a little caving away from the group. This is the second time they ditched the group to do […]

Well, not the ‘Last One’, but the ‘Last One’ at this spot. Every year cavers gather at a property in easy access of caving states: Tennessee , Alabama, Georgia (The area known as TAG). The ‘TAG’ event has been held […]

The Appetizer: The weekend of April 22, 2023 was pretty busy for Northeast Florida caving. The centerpiece was a River City Grotto trip to Briar Cave on Saturday, but there was a good bit of other activity going on around […]

As usual, I really want to thank everyone that made this trip happen. And, definitely thank the landowners that allowed us to enjoy a great day. This cave was new to me, as most of them in that particular area […]

This year was very busy. As a matter of fact, it was so busy that only one person traveled from Jacksonville for the Fall TAG Cave-in (6-9 Oct 2022). It may have been a lonely campsite, but others soon joined. […]

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River City Grotto has been very fortunate. We have stayed active during the Pandemic, but just low key. By reading the website articles you may notice we have no caves in Jacksonville. Every cave trip is a short road trip. […]