Peiper's Cave

Peiper's Cave is in the Shippensburg area. It provides a sizeable space for what I would consider beginner caving since there didn't seem to be any challenging passage to deal with. There are plenty of formations, a few levels to it and lots of maze-like routes through the cave. The map is quite detailed although following it may seem a bit silly since there are so many interconnecting tunnels.

Our trip in early April, 2001 was partaken of by only three people, until Jean, the current resident in the house that overlooks the cave entrance, joined us in the cave and gave us a bit of a tour. Kevin, his dad (now 70 years old) and I spent about 4 hours wandering around checking out what there is to see.

	This is Carl (Kevin's dad) in the entrance looking out. You can walk right in for about 30 feet or so and then the passage narrows to either side of a column that will force you to hands and knees. This is another picture of Carl further in the cave somewhere.
	There are plenty of formations to see.
	You can even test your size and ability to squeeze through tight spots. That's Kevin sliding toward us on his belly. The pictures below: Left: The sign on the wall says GOOD LUCK and refers to the hole below the sign just beyond my feet. It's about a 12 foot drop to the floor of a room below. There was another way- Carl and Kevin didn't go the way I had. The middle picture shows Kevin's view of me coming down through the hole. There aren't hand or foot holds but a crevice about 6 inches wide does give me something to wedge in to. Right : Carl & Kevin before going in.
Look at this guy taking the hard way through. What a show off. He's so clean though that he appears to have been superimposed into the picture, doesn't he?

That's me taking a break below.	Evidence below that there used to be standing water in this cave. The white line indicates the surface. Below the line are formations that grow under water.

Here's Kevin on the way out.