Michael Mixerr rediscovers Can Cave in Austin, Texas. A look back at his outing.

Michael Mixerr rediscovered Can Cave while attempting to locate Jollyville Jewel Cave during a cave exploration outing on the date of May 7, 2020. Him and Drake Darrin rediscovered this cave while exploring the very back of a vacant lot located at the address of 11586 Jollyville Road, Austin, Texas, US 78759.  

 

Michael Mixerr states, “Can Cave is only big enough for 2 people to because this cave is narrow and not very wide. This cave is very dark on the inside. You will notice the cave is pitch black upon entry. Even with a flashlight.

Can Cave is one of the many caves that are located in North Austin and Travis County. Only so much biology, geology, and history behind this cave is known. Very few people know about Can Cave. Only cavers and spelunkers do.

Searching for this cave was a difficult task as overgrown vegetation surrounds the property. Can Cave is located southbound in the very back behind an apartment complex and is surrounded by fences. Finding an entry point to access Can Cave was difficult as Michael Mixerr discovered the previous owners of this property have filled in this cave with rocks hauled in from somewhere. “Only a narrow crawl space remains as all other entry points and access points have been filled in with rocks,” says Michael Mixerr.

Can Cave is a long narrow cave which gets very deep further along. Measurements for the depths of this cave are unknown. Most of the cave is filled with rocks and darkness. Limestone coagulations and hard rock sediment can be found inside of this cave and all over the surrounding area. Some of the hard rock sediment has formed. Today only a narrow crawl space remains as all other entry points and access points have been filled in with rocks. Now there is a way to access this cave. However only 2 people can go in at a time.

There is no sense of moisture or humidity inside this cave as is the case with many of the caves in the Austin and Travis County area. The temperature of this cave is mostly dry. Humidity rate is 2% if anything. That is the highest possible rate on the humidity index.