Breathless Cave, Bexar County, Texas
December 2024
Gate Type: Flat
Breathless Cave is a small cave with a large importance: It is the home of Cicurina madla (Madla Cave Meshweaver), a Federally listed cave invertebrate. Due to its location near a planned hiking trail, and with the obvious hazard of having a pit entrance, the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Antonio decided to install a cave gate to protect both the cave and the people. We enjoyed working with the P&R crew to install this Flat Gate, raised to allow for nutrient flow into the cave ecosystem. All photos © Jim Kennedy.



