Subject: [ParanormalFlorida] Friday's Pre-Christmas Adventure Report...
Date: 12/24/2006 3:03:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
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Rock Springs & Cavern
 
At this point we thought nothing else could make the night more interesting then what we already experienced and boy we sure were wrong on that one.
 
We went down this really eerie dirt road trying to find an area where we could park and hike. I got out and got some gear together and the rain became so bad we had to get back in the truck. We parked in front of this place called Kings Port a little canoe launch area and it was all lit up with some old structures and dogs started barking so we went else where.
 
The rain was getting worst and a storm was coming in strong fast. I drove up and down the road slowly it was eerie woods on both sides. My wipers eventually could NOT keep up with the monsoon like rains anymore. It just would not ease up at all like most rain storms it comes down hard for a few minutes then sprinkles this was not the case. We passed this one area 3 deer were on the side of the road staring at us they were not even scared.
 
We wasted about 20 minutes driving in hard rain then I parked along side the dirt road and it eased up a little bit not much. So I told Andrew legs grab the gear head for the tree line and try to stand under foliage. It worked for a little bit where we did not get as wet the problem was the storm did not let down.
 
To make matters worst we had to take another dirt road and were fairly out in the open and the rain picked up even worst. Sheets were coming down so bad that my jacket was dripping. My camera was getting wet I put it in my back pack and the inside of my backpack was drenched, My hair was completely soaked, I could not see out of my glass, the water in my eyes was like eye drops, and I was drinking rain as I was walking. My jeans were drenched not all of them but most of it was dripping with water. It was bad and we were in deep as we started to enter a wooded area. I seen a deer hiding in the woods just standing their watching us he was under a tree.
 
There was this structure lit up with green lights looked like an alien space ship probably just a facility off in the woods of some kind maybe restrooms or something. I also seen a white beam of light in the sky I have no explanation for it at this point it was strange though.
 
We hiked in there was some people camping in the woods in some mini camper they were at least dry their was nobody that was going to be coming out chasing us down at this point. Only a fool would be crazy enough to dare venture into this rain the drops were so large it just was a huge obstacle for us.
 
We went threw the woods their was some recreational or lodge type of building all lit up. It was pretty fancy looking and we went near it then cut down this hill. Amazingly we found rock springs our vision was very poor. You want to talk about being scared or being exposed with a weakness try being blind cause the rain was so bad that our visibility was at 20 percent.
 
We could not see the stairs going down to the spring, we could not see far into the woods, I ran into a tree almost, Andrew stumbled on a rock, the lit building was blurry cause our eyes had water in them and mother nature cursed us.
 
The springs gave us hope and light to be able to make it this deep and far in the storm let us know that very few could ever endure this we were at our limits. We carefully walked around the spring and this had to be the biggest spring I ever been to. I seen this one historic tree which was being held up with this steal beam I took a photo never seen anything like this before.
 
We walked over a couple wooden bridges my camera I tucked under my shirts. They were wet to and I could feel my underwear dripping with water. Things were not getting any better for us but we made our way threw the storm. We cared mainly about making it to the cavern for shelter.
 
The water was raining so bad it was roaring besides the fact that the springs are suppose to be fairly loud we could barely hear eachother talk. The springs took us a long time to walk threw the bridges took us to the other side and at one point they split up in two different channels. Near one of the peninsulas extending out in the springs was a giant stone pit for camp fires.
 
The springs had tall green grass growing in some areas but the water was crystal clear and it just was a beautiful place. People come here to go inner tubing and swimming year around. That is all its really like is a giant stone swimming pool.
 
After awhile I needed a break from the rain and we seen a shelter with wood benches we hiked up the hill to it and sat down for awhile. Andrew kept staring at the recreational building and seen a light shut off inside now that was eerie we were not alone out here. Nobody was in that building its probably used for concession, gifts etc during the summer months.
 
I kept trying to clean my camera lens but everything was wet I could not even clean my glasses it did no good. I went into my back pack and tried to find my hat found out I left it home. I had a bandana pulled it out and water just was dripping from it like a wet wash cloth.
 
After we took a break we went back out into the down pour and I seen the board walk go up the hill and what looked like a trail off to the left. I told Andrew what my plan was and went on a hunch. We made our way to the trail which cut past a play ground and went down a steep ravine into the woods.
 
We made our way down stairs and an overlook. Eventually I seen a few signs with warnings. We came up to another springs area the place was huge and this area had a ton of giant rocks and springs with about 4 feet of crystal clear water. The water was flowing out from a nearby cave.
 
We started climbing the wet rocks it was not easy we could not see barely and I made it underneath a rock overhang. I took a break Andrew took a couple photos of me sitting down. Across from where I was sitting was a crevice and the only way to get to the cave would be for me to have to cross it. If I made one wrong error I would end up falling in the water which was about 4 to 5 feet deep not that it made a difference I was already drenched as it is.
 
I made it across and took the gamble diving for the other side. I laid on my side in the cave entrance. I took my back pack off and started to crawl deeper into the cave. It was not easy and let me explain to you why. The cave is a partially submerged cavern which means half of it is dry the other half is underwater. Of course the dry part has a few tunnels you can hike and crawl through if you can get to them.
 
The only way to get deeper into the cavern is you have to drop down into the water and swim down a 12 foot tunnel and then you can pop up onto a ledge to the left which has a small dead end tunnel or to the right which goes further back.
 
I was in the cave drenched and covered in sand. The sand was sticking to me because I had to crawl into the cave. There was a steal grate blocking me from going any further the only way to get into the cave would be to swim up the tunnel underneath it then pull myself up into the cavern.
 
Their was a beer bottle in the cave and I had to be really careful cause right down the center of the cavern was a 12 inch open/crack below that was the underground spring. So if I dropped my light or camera or if I fell it would not be a pretty site.
 
I sat in part of the cavern and heard the moan of a man trust me it was very clear this was a moan in the cave. I also heard what sounded like talking but it was gibberish could not make out the words. The cave was haunted and I felt an extremely strong presence here.
 
It appears that the cavern is just a couple passages which dead end but if you were to swim in the submerged part their is no doubt that there are deep under water caverns so more then likely divers have lost their lives here. A lot of divers go into underground caverns get lost and end up drowning I mean the cavern boil generates millions of gallons of water for Rock Springs. I heard a strange air bubble come up to the surface from the boil I guess that is common to here gurgling sounds come from a boil of springs so that was explainable but I CANNOT explain the ghostly voices or the moan of the man so in conclusion the cavern is very haunted.
 
I took some photos not sure how they will show up the camera was drenched, the lens had water on it, I had no cloth to wipe or clean it, I had sand all over the camera, I had my legs over a crevice filled with water, and it was a very tight spot.
 
Andrew waited for me outside the cavern and his cigarettes at this point were wet and ruined. I climbed out of the cavern and it seems there is a lot more to explore and see here. Its a pretty cool place though it seems the dry part of the cavern is small you can almost stand up in it except for the passages you have to crawl threw and the underwater part could go probably for miles possibly.
 
We made our way out of the ravine and springs I found a dirt trail decided we would take it since it ran parallel with the springs we first found. I figured we could take a short cut across the woods. Well this trail was very long and had a lot of bends in it. We could barely see in the woods the rain was coming down really bad and we were blind in the woods it was just a vulnerable situation for us.
 
I figured if we stayed on the path it would cross another trail I seen in the springs area near one of the bridges we crossed. I was right we came to a cross trail and I took that to the left and we came out near the main springs area. But we spent a good amount of time hiking in the woods it was pitch black it was raining hard and honestly I went off the trail a few times cause of poor visibility.
 
We started to make out way back to the vehicle the problem was that we could not find our way back cause we did not take a trail we roughed it in the woods. We ended up in some lit up area with a park sign. The lights were so bright in the rain they looked like sparkles and because my eyes were wet both lights looked like 10 lights in total so we did not move forward cause we could not see what this place in the woods was.
 
We were not really lost we just got turned around and misplaced our path getting turned around we ended up 10 feet from this lit building where the light shut off inside. We eventually cut it to the west just a little more then went northwards..... took the woods and went past that structure that looked like a UFO in the woods its glowing green lights gave it away so we knew the dirt road to get back to the truck was close and we found it.
 
We found our way back and it still was pouring very hard the whole time. When I got back to the truck I threw my money out in my consol it was dripping, cell phone was wet, my shirt was dripping, my jeans fully wet which drenched the truck seats, and I started stripping down. I have no working heater so we were cold and wet I had to wipe down with a shirt the windows cause they were fogged up it was pretty rough.  
 
It was not an easy investigation Andrew pulled out the pipe and was like damn even that is filled with water lol. We just wanted to toke on up after this. As I drove away from the storm the rain started to calm we hit some rough patches going home but we made it back here with hot coffee waiting I ran towards that hot shower just wanted to get my cold wet clothes off.
 
Because I have no heat to keep the windows from fogging I had to drive with the windows open which did not make us any warmer so Andrew told me he should donate a heater towards the team instead lol.
 
It was quite an adventure the cave, the springs, the trails in the woods etc their is Indian mounds also near rock springs we did not find them. I have been in similar situations before but usually its dealing with fog, snow storms etc but this is one of the first investigations we have done in such an intense rain storm the sheets of rain coming down were so bad at times I could not see anymore then a few feet in front of me so we were lucky to have covered as much area as we did but it was pretty interesting and I concluded from our trip around area that the cavern is more then likely very haunted compared to the rest of the area.
 
I could not take to many photos the camera was wet and fairly inoperable so I am sorry I did get a few though at the cave and near the springs. So its not all a loss but without the rain we could have gotten more.
 
In conclusion to the report we finished 2006 with glory and adventure. It was quite a night for us all these things we do are test and learning experiences. They teach us how to deal with such obstacles what to do not do what to bring on future excursions such as towels lol. But they also prepare us for similar circumstances in the future.
 
I don't think you will see a ton of ghost photos from our excursion but I do think fans and members are going to be able to feel this adventure from the photos I took right from your computer keyboards. It was an odd night maybe its just the holidays who knows!
 
I remember a few years ago our pre Christmas adventure was in a ghost town on a snowy hill and we rolled down it. So every year brings us a surprise. Andrew said to me damn Rick these investigations get more and more crazy everytime I go out he was in the Army and been in wars and said he does not know anybody crazy enough to do what we did.
 
We were both relieved that we did not spend Christmas in jail with a bunch of drunk Santa's although we would not have turned it down cause anything has to be better then being cold and wet in the Florida Tropics not being able to see where your going.
 
Andrew said though this journey was one he never will forget and I think I have to say the same as it was filled with ghost, adventure, and one hell of a crazy night. That is the thing about being on our team you never know what you might see, encounter or what can happen its always something new. A lot of things we do are psychological or mental test like should we push on, can we endure this etc etc and I have a lot of respect for those that follow my leadership and do not give up cause it did pay off visiting the cavern and all.
 
Even though we face such obstacles that is what makes it fun if their is no challenge their is no fun to it. Andrew words for Friday night were just that this is crazy. I think that it takes a special person to do what we do and I think that those that join us will understand it has its rewards some of them are personal goals or accomplishment rather.
 
Andrew said each adventure he has done with us each weekend just keeps getting more intense and more sophisticated. He is a great investigator very few new investigators we get on our team are able to handle what I throw at them and when they do I have a lot of respect and honor for them. I could not have done all these places without his help.
 
Now in closing I would like to say its been a great year in 2006 for our team we did 4 out of state trips, a lot of new places in FL this year everything from ghost towns to springs to cemeteries to historic sites to plantations etc and the month of Dec. has been good for us it might have been one of our busiest months in FL in months. We accomplished a lot and I am looking for to finishing off 2007 in FL with some nice investigations out towards the very haunted Gainesville, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville.
 
In light of things we have a lot to be thankful for in 2006 if you look at some of the places we have done we are lucky to be safe. We have gotten a lot of great paranormal photos this year and Friday night was just another great achievement for our team. So let me take the time to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope to see everybody attend the New Years Eve Party to help us celebrate all our achievements this year accomplished!!
PGS Founder
Lord Rick