Overview

Hype:

Hush Hush Cave is a great little cave near Goshen, UT. The approach is awesome because you can drive right to the entrance, although a high clearance vehicle is required. The first rappel is about 30 feet down the entrance pit to a nasty dusty room full of pigeon poop. This is followed by a slither down a hole in the floor to a drop where a steel ladder is hanging. The ladder can support weight, but the drop is long and exposed, so we recommend using a rope on the decent and ascent as a backup. From the bottom of the big drop, there are several passages that spread out, but none of them go much more than a hundred feet. At the few minor drops and climbs, someone has placed wood ladders that are still sturdy. The cave is not particularly decorated, but it is a fun cave to explore.

Cave Type: Horizontal

Time: 1-4 hours

Length: Several hundred feet

Depth: 100 ft

Gear: 2 ropes that are 50 ft each, 50 ft of webbing, ascenders, helmet, headlamp, backup flashlights, first aid kit, snacks, water, change of clothes, high clearance vehicle.

Fees: None

Recommended Ages:

	0-3
	4-11
	12-19
	20-49
	50-69
	70+

Recommended Months to Visit:

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Permits: Open

March 5, 2022 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Anthony Dye, Miller Dye, Matt Laurendeau, Amanda Laurendeau, Alex Laurendeau, Caleb Laurendeau, Rose Laurendeau,

Logistics

Start caving at 1:00.

Finish caving at 4:30.

Story

We had a heck of a time getting up to the cave because the roads were muddy. At one point, I couldn't make it up the hill and when I tried to reverse, we slid sideways into a juniper tree. It took quite a while to get unstuck. We parked a bit below the cave because we couldn't make it all the way up to the cave in the trucks. We ate lunch and packed our gear then did the short hike up to the cave. We rigged around a tree then dropped into the cave. As we were rappelling down, we heard this loud whirring and echoing like a helicopter, but it was coming from inside the cave. When we got to the bottom of the entrance pit, we discovered that there were about a dozen nesting pidgeons. The entire floor was littered with pidgeon poop. It was disgusting and very dusty. Once we made it past the entrance pit, it got cleaner. We really enjoyed exploring the rest of the cave includin the many smaller side passages. When we finished caving and made it back to the surface, we discovered that it was snowing. This made the drive back home incredibly slippery and a bit scary as we drove on roads where, if our back tires slid sideways, we would be stuck on the side of the mountain. At a point where a gulley crossed the road, I broke the front air deflector on my truck, whoops!

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