Strange Happenings at Canyon Lake titlec2.htm

The Tale Continues

So what does "QUIESCENTEM NE MOVETO". mean anyway. Loosely translated from the Latin which it is, the inscription says: "Disturb not that which rests."

The other door, the wooden door opened easily on metal hinges that showed no signs of rust. Passing through the wooden door takes one up a gently sloping passageway that looked more manmade than not. After about 50 meters the passage starts down sharply. At the end of the passage is an ever widening cavern lit by a phosphorescent glow.

About a third of the way down the cavern is the first altar. It's solid stone with part of another Latin inscription cut into it. The only two words still readable are blood and saved. There are no signs of recent activity.

Further down the canyon is the second altar. Here there are signs of activity, not recent, but certainly within the last ten years. Gnawed bones, mostly small animals, but some are larger. I need to remember to bring an anatomy book on our next trip in.

It gets noticeably warmer and brighter as we proceed to the end of the first cavern. There is a third altar at the end of the cavern. It is ancient like the previous two, but the remains scattered about are definitely more recent. After a short discussion, we agreed to turn back. On our next foray we would be much better prepared.

The foray into the cavern, was of course unexpected, we were completely unprepared for what we found and what we didn't find. Prudence or a sense of something stalking us, saved us from disaster, because if we had stayed longer, I'm sure I wouldn't be relating this story on the internet now. When we got back to the wooden door, it was closed and a moment of panic set in, but it opened easily. We passed through it and into cave 2, down the passage to the first cave and out into the sunlight. The sun was still high in the sky. We went back to our camp site and began planning our return trip.
Try the door below.

Last updated November 6, 2010