Taking advantage of what little I know of on caves on Tekoa Mountain, along with a Steve H. article from last summer's Northeaster Caver, the Hilltown Hikers set out on a mission. We wanted to cover as much as possible of the lower Tekoa caves. Between trip leader Liz's trail knowledge and my old GPS coordinates, we soon made our way to an area known as Bent Birch. It pretty much 'fit the bill' as far as fractured ledge and talus cave formations go. Of course with the landmark bent birch hanging by the entrance.
Just a bit 'around the corner' (east) we came upon the talus pile I have know for years. Here is where I found my first caves of Tekoa probably close to 25 years ago. Frustrating is two them seem to have disappeared in recent times. Possible disintegration of the talus?
Returning to our cars, some took off while a couple of us went to examine the nearby kayak put in for a rather lengthy portage from upstream. Also we looked at two sections of falls displaying some impressive rocks, one included potholes. The water was remarkably high and would be well worth the effort of a return trip once a low water situation is available.
