The Elusive Main Entrance to the Sinks of Gandy Cave Near Spruce Knob, West Virginia

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The Elusive Main Entrance to the Sinks of Gandy Cave Near Spruce Knob, West Virginia

Description:
Armed with a county road map, a laptop and mapquest, I found this interesting site without too much trouble. The video begins as I walk toward the main entrance to the cave. I call it the main entrance because it is the opening into which the water is flowing. The scenery around the cave is quite captivating. Sure, it is pretty much just a cattle field, but it's quite beautiful in its own right, due to the overwhelming greenery, plus with the beautiful scattering of limestone rocks and boulders of all different shapes and sizes littering the area, as well as the surrounding mountains and hilltops. I had neither wading boots nor a flashlight, so I did not wander too far into either entrance to the cave (look for my other video showing the other entrance to the cave on the opposite side of the knoll as the one I am standing on in this video.) At the entrance of this video, I stumbled upon a group of butterflies which seemed completely oblivious to my presence near them with a camera. They obviously were more concerned with attracting a mate, and their shenannagans in front of the camera for the world to see were quite amusing. I tried to keep up with them in flight, but, alas, even the butterfly with its completely erratic flight patterns proved to be too fast for me to keep up with my camera. Also near the entrance to the cave were birds which would gracefully swoop down near the entrance and then back out away in to the distance, making an awesome and graceful parabolic arc upon their approach and reproach. I tried to get them on camera as well. Both entrances to this cave are on private property. I do not make it a habit to trespass onto private property without a care or concern, and I'd ask that those watching this video do the same. The problem was that the area where this cave is is so sparsely populated that finding another human being proved to be the most difficult task of all. If I had found the property owner, I'd have definitely sought his/ her permission to explore the cave. The camera I used to record these vids was my old 3.1mp digital. The green fields in real life are much greener than they appear in the video. The camera was having a difficult time picking up the colors, and compensating for the bright sunlight. The view in person is much nicer than my camera could capture! The camera also produced an annoying "fluttering" sound that can be heard on the video. On the day I visited, it was as quiet as a ghost town, with the only audible sounds being the gentle breezes, the water, and the cows grazing. In scenes of green fields where there is little or no sky visible, the camera was best able to capture the color. I do not know why my camera was making an annoying "clicking" sound each time it was trying to compensate for different light levels. I guess it is finally time to pitch the old trusty camera as it has now worn out its' usefulness. Inside the cave, I shouted "HELLO" to hear the echo. I didn't exactly see anyone there when I was there.

Author:
CincinnatiGifts

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sinks, gandy, gandry, west, virginia, WV, WVa, state, park, mountain, scenery, scene, spruce, knob, cave, creek, beauty, beautiful, nature, natural,