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There are currently 8 upcoming caving trips on our calendar. Click here to submit your own trip.

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June 01, 2013 - July 31, 2013
ALL GIRLS CAVING CAMP OUT - MSH


Lisa is planing this trip - will add details when I hear more. Trip leaders needed male or female.
Trip Leader: LISA

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June 01, 2013 - June 02, 2013
Dynamited Cave


>>>>>>>>>> Dynamited Caving trip <<<<<<<<<<

Saturday June 1st
Sunday June 2nd

Two days of Dynamited! (vertical gear and experience
required)

Wild Camping on-site near the trail to Dynamited.

Pending issues for postponing:
Weather
# of vertical cavers (3 minimal)

I took monday June 3rd off so I can camp Sunday night if
needed.
Trip Leader: Tom G. Peterson

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June 13, 2013 - June 16, 2013
SADDLE BUTTE CAVES


June 13 - 16: (Thursday - Sunday) Saddle Butte –Leaders Matt Skeels and Brent McGregor. This cluster of caves located in Eastern is a series of wonderful ancient caves that offers a wide variety of caving (about everything except water passages).There are opportunities for every caving level. Vertical, walking, crawling…you name it! Plus there are beautiful desert sunsets, wild horses and lots of other wildlife!
Trip Leader: Matt and Brent

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June 21, 2013
June Guess Speaker


Possible guest speaker Jim Neiland on Bats and Bat gates.
Trip Leader: Jim

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June 29, 2013
MCKENZIE PITS


June 29: (Saturday) McKenzie Pits – Leader Eddy Cartaya. Located just west of Santiam Pass, a series of vertical pits (Among Oregon's deepest) all requiring vertical gear and the knowledge to use it. Chances are all the pits will be rigged to allow several cavers access throughout the day.
Trip Leader: Eddy

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June 30, 2013
SAND MOUNTAIN CHIMNEYS


June 30: (Sunday) Sand Mountain Chimneys –Leader Sam Loomis. Two OVC's (open vertical conduits) side by side. About a two mile hike in, vertical gear and knowledge to use it required. Deepest pit is a 100' drop hence the name ‘Century Pit’.
Trip Leader: SAM

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July 13, 2013
BEAR SCAT CAVE


July 13: (Saturday) Bear Scat Cave – Leader Matt Skeels. This is another one of Matt's new finds and makes a great beginner cave. Be sure to bring knee pads!
Trip Leader: Matt

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August 30, 2013 - September 02, 2013
2013 TROUT LAKE REGIONALS


The Willamette Valley Grotto will be hosting the Northwestern and the Western Regional in 2013. This will be a combined event at the Trailhead Bed and Breakfast in Trout Lake, Washington, and will be held over the Labor Day weekend Aug. 30 - Sep. 2.
Trip Leader: WVG

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Welcome


The Oregon Grotto is a Portland/Vancouver area grotto with members from all over Oregon and Southwestern Washington. The Oregon Grotto is a chapter of the National Speleological Society, and a Federally chartered non-profit organization (501-C3).

Meetings


We welcome anyone who is interested in caving to attend meetings which are held at 7:30 P.M. on the third Friday of every month at Round Table Pizza, 616 N.E. 81st Street, in the J & M Plaza, Vancouver, Washington. Use the 78th St. exit from I-5, turn west on 78th Street, and turn right at the first street. You enter J & M Plaza just as the road curves left. Click here for a map and directions.

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