For my short stay in Ottawa this summer, Stef and I decided to visit Lusk Cave in Gatineau Park. It was my first time spelunking and I really enjoyed it! The cave was very busy, so it took some time to navigate the tunnels. We didn’t mind, since it gave us an opportunity to take some pictures.
There are two separate cave systems to Lusk Cave. The first was understandably more popular; it was easy to access, lit with bouts of natural light, and the water only went up to our knees at the deepest part of the cave.
After exiting the first part of Lusk Cave you had the option to get out or continue on to the last part of the cave system. To access the second cave system you have to follow the water down a small waterfall. I didn’t get any pictures from the second half of the cave since it’s pitch black inside, and the water was very deep. There was one small stretch where we has only a foot of space between the water and the rocky ceiling. Fortunately, we did get pictures of our soaked clothing.
This was such an adventurous experience. I’d definitely recommend it to all my friends in Ottawa, as well as any visitors to the area. I do however have some recommendations:
- Water levels will change based on the time of year. Use caution, especially when considering going through the second part of the cave.
- Bring a towel and a change of clothes.
- Bring your kids! I saw many children in the caves and they all looked like they loved the experience.
- The cave floor will be slippery and the water flow is surprisingly strong. Wear shoes you trust to be stable when wet.
- Definitely bring a source of lighting. If you don’t have a headlamp, a flashlight in a sandwich bag will do.
- Bring a camera, just make sure it’s waterproof if you’re bringing it through the second part of the cave. Looking back, pictures in the deepest part of the cave would have been awesome.
- Have a great adventure!
I needed to thank you for this good read!!
I definitely loved every little bit of it. I have got you book-marked to check out new things you post…
I am no longer sure the place you are getting your information, however
great topic. I must spend some time finding out more or figuring out more.
Thanks for wonderful information I was in search of this info for my mission.
I’m not sure exactly why but this weblog is loading extremely
slow for me. Is anyone else having this problem or is it a
problem on my end? I’ll check back later
on and see if the problem still exists.
It is actually a great and helpful piece of info. I am satisfied that you simply shared this useful info with us.
Please keep us informed like this. Thank you for sharing.
Excellent blog! Do you have any tips for aspiring writers?
I’m hoping to start my own site soon but I’m a little lost on everything.
Would you propose starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are
so many options out there that I’m completely confused ..
Any ideas? Kudos!
Good day! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that
would be okay. I’m absolutely enjoying your blog and
look forward to new updates.
Hmm is anyone else experiencing problems with the pictures on this blog loading?
I’m trying to determine if its a problem on my end or if it’s the
blog. Any responses would be greatly appreciated.
Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wanted to mention that I have really enjoyed browsing your weblog posts.
In any case I’ll be subscribing in your rss feed and I hope you write
once more very soon!
I’m really enjoying the design and layout of your blog.
It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more pleasant for
me to come here and visit more often. Did you hire out a designer to create your theme?
Excellent work!
Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you
relied on the video to make your point. You clearly
know what youre talking about, why waste
your intelligence on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us
something informative to read?
Hey I am so delighted I found your weblog, I really found you by mistake,
while I was researching on Google for something else, Anyhow I am here now
and would just like to say thanks a lot for a
tremendous post and a all round exciting blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to browse it all at the minute but I have
book-marked it and also added your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be
back to read more, Please do keep up the excellent work.
Thanks on your marvelous posting! I actually enjoyed reading it, you
will be a great author.I will make certain to bookmark your blog and may come back very soon. I want to encourage you to continue your great job, have
a nice morning!
Hi! I could have sworn I’ve visited your blog before but after
going through some of the articles I realized it’s new to me.
Nonetheless, I’m certainly happy I found it and I’ll be bookmarking
it and checking back often!
Interesting blog! Is your theme custom made or did
you download it from somewhere? A design like yours with a few simple adjustements would really
make my blog stand out. Please let me know where you got your
design. With thanks
Excellent way of telling, and pleasant article to obtain data concerning my presentation subject,
which i am going to convey in college.
Greetings! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout
out and tell you I really enjoy reading your blog posts.
Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that deal with the same topics?
Thanks a ton!
I every time used to read article in news papers but now as
I am a user of web therefore from now I am using net for
articles or reviews, thanks to web.
I would like to thank you for the efforts you have put in writing this site.
I am hoping to view the same high-grade blog posts from you later on as well.
In fact, your creative writing abilities has inspired me to
get my very own blog now 😉
Today, I went to the beach with my kids. I found a sea shell and
gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She placed the shell to her ear
and screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear.
She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is totally off topic but I had to tell someone!
What’s up, I would like to subscribe for this blog to get most up-to-date updates,
therefore where can i do it please assist.