found a rum smuggling cave in San Diego

[xzyragon]

A couple friends and I heard about it, and we finally found the cave. Required climbing down a cliff and scrambling over some slippery rocks at low tide, but we made it.

view from the outside of the cave
IMG_6651 by christophercoxphoto, on Flickr

from inside the cave
IMG_6641 by christophercoxphoto, on Flickr

we're headed back there soon with lights to get some shots inside.

 

[Nevermore1]

I really like the first one!

 

[xzyragon]

I really like the first one!

thanks! It's still pretty noisy, but I couldn't get more out of the shadows without blowing out the highlights when I was there.

 

[goooner]

These are great!

 

[Gary A.]

Nicely done. Why is it a 'rum' smuggling cave?

 

[xzyragon]

It was used my smugglers during the prohibition era or so the "legends" say

 

[digital flower]

Pretty cool shots.

I used to work at a big Estate in Sands Point,NY that a pirate had supposedly buried his treasure in the 1700's. It was funny because we would basically fight each other if a hole had to be dug outside. Never did find anything.

 

[vipgraphx]

Love that first shot!

 

[Scatterbrained]

That first shot is perfect. Great work!

 

[xzyragon]

Thanks guys!

 

[Gary A.]

It was used my smugglers during the prohibition era or so the "legends" say

I think I read something about that a long time ago in the LA Times.

 

[Gary A.]

I found this:

Rum Runners Cave

I think the writer overplayed the danger part.

If you need another camera ... let me know.

Gary

 

[mmaria]

I love the second!

 

[xzyragon]

I found this:

Rum Runners Cave

I think the writer overplayed the danger part.

If you need another camera ... let me know.

Gary

that's where we got the idea to go. There was definitely a chance that the camera could have gotten dunked, but we're all rock climbers, so we weren't too worried.