Any ideas…. Brad (Come on Frank.... This is why I hired you (think). Checks in the mail).Ok folks…. I'm still waiting to hear from Dr. Jan Simek when he returns to civilization if this etched mud/clay mound are from some ancient times or possibly later Indians. If he says it's not from that time period then other possibilities will be explored. I was truly hoping that someone here would "see" something in the photo's to pass along. This is why I am NOT giving up on getting those quality photo's for better review. I just hope this mound is NOT a grave marker of some kind.
I still need to do some more MD'ing around the mounds surrounding area. But this task is really hard to do but I'll get it done. I totally failed Sunday getting quality photos done as planned. Just pass this etched mound the mud walls to look over begin. I tried using the military glow-sticks but they were NOT even close being up to the task. So that light source failed also in which to explore those area's with a mirror mounded stick. So it appears I'm still lacking a quality light source for an environment such as this.
Sunday while back there one of my smaller dogs headed up to the off-shoot cave by the entrance and entered it. Now this area is where I have seen those bobcat tracks coming / going before but I have not yet crawled in too (but could). My daughter and I just watched. The dog went far in and turned and looked left where the cavern appears to head when shining a light. The dog then went that way out of sight for a few moments and then returned. I was hoping the dog would come back out dragging an old saddle bag full of gold coins…. but the dog failed also. I'm now thinking of trying to excavate from the outside into this other forward cavern by entrance. Even a small hole would allow me to look within. But way to hot here now to attempt an effort such as this.
So I guess I'm going to have to go shopping and buy some quality lights and re-attempt to photo mound area. Also, re-think what light source I could utilize to peek over the mounds with a mirrored stick. I really want to crawl into the other cavern by entrance but after looking at it very closely while Frank was here I need to rethink this approach also. This entrance available for me to crawl through is very close to the outside wall of cave and the ceiling is cracked and lower on the right side giving it a very unstable appearance. I happen to have a grandson coming here next week to visit for awhile and he loves to explore also. He's larger and stronger than me… so maybe we'll attempt to excavate into the other cavern from the outside.
QUESTION: If this etched mound is not from ancients or Indians what is it doing there in the location it is in and why? What is its purpose. It's way up out of easy access (24"-30" ceiling). It's just pass natural light (no light). The mound itself appears carved out and shaped from its surrounding environment. It was made for a purpose…. WHY
Never MD'ed in a cave but years ago here in Texas,my friends & I went out to Enchanted Rock and went through the cave at the top of the rock.We decided that we were gonna clean it out and see what we could find.Well we found about 20 different types of flashlights,& pieces,chains,keys,bracelets and 4 wallets & assorted garbage.We were started taking the trash bags out,we filled over 30 green plastic trash bags,and someone thought we were taking something out of the cave,so they got a park ranger up there to check us out.When he got there,he asked us what we were doing, and we told him that we were cleaning out the cave.He was kind of surprised,we showed him all the junk that were in the bags,and we gave him 4 wallets and some car keys(1 wallet had over $500 in cash in it).He helps us bring down all the bags and then takes our picture,refunds our money for camping and gives each of us a park pass,good for 1 year at any Texas park.
The 2 Close-up photos I posted below I got from a video we took last Sunday morning. I hope to do better on next try. There's "more" there just hard to capture without "proper" light. Again, these mounds are located in up hard to reach places. I like to believe there is not enough mud/dirt/clay above the bedrock below to bury someone. Admittedly… I've done no digging thus far to verify this though. I'd really like to believe they are "signs". And I have received some PM's concerning this avenue. To me these mounds were obviously carved into with 1 obviously etched into. Then add the other writing I know of WAY BACK along with that tunnel next to it… it really gets you thinking. At least it does me. I don't know if the stone found in streambed was a tool or not…. but is sure is sharp and did not belong there.
