[Texascavers] World’s largest cave reportedly discovered in Vietnam :

2009-04-24 Thread JerryAtkin
World’s largest cave discovered in Vietnam An English potholing team has discovered a cave believed to be the biggest in the world, in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang World Natural Heritage site, according to officials of central Quang Binh province. The English explorers told the provincial

[NMCAVER] World's largest cave room found in Vietnam

2009-04-24 Thread Lee H. Skinner
An English potholing team has discovered a cave believed to be the biggest in the world, in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang World Natural Heritage site, according to officials of central Quang Binh province. The English explorers told the provincial authorities at a meeting on April 22 that the cave,

Re: [Texascavers] World's largest cave room found in Vietnam

2009-04-24 Thread vivbone
I believe it is techically the largest passage, not the largest room. After all, it is 5km long, plus they compared it to Deer Cave which carries that distinction. It is the Sarawak Chamber in Gook Luck Cave in the same park as Deer Cave, which is the largest chamber. details, details.

[Texascavers] First Trip

2009-04-24 Thread Association for Mexican Cave Studies
Attn Cavers, Check out the latest AMCS Photo of the Week, It was taken on the first trip to Mexico in November 1962 by TR Evans, Terry Raines, James Reddell, and William Russell. If you haven't received it, email photow...@amcs.org Enjoy, Terry

[Texascavers] RE: First Trip

2009-04-24 Thread Minton, Mark
Terry, Check out the latest AMCS Photo of the Week, It was taken on the first trip to Mexico in November 1962 by TR Evans, Terry Raines, James Reddell, and William Russell. There was no photo attached to your email. :-( However, attachments aren't allowed on Texascavers... Mark

Re: [Texascavers] RE: First Trip

2009-04-24 Thread Don Arburn
I allow them! Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2009, at 11:13 AM, Minton, Mark mmin...@nmhu.edu wrote: Terry, Check out the latest AMCS Photo of the Week, It was taken on the first trip to Mexico in November 1962 by TR Evans, Terry Raines, James Reddell, and William Russell. There

[Texascavers] Family donates historical items to Carlsbad Cavern :

2009-04-24 Thread JerryAtkin
Family donates historical items to Carlsbad Cavern * (http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/apr/22/bc-nm-topic-priceless-donation/?print) By STELLA DAVIS/Carlsbad Current-Argus * Wednesday, April 22, 2009 CARLSBAD, N.M.(AP) — Wearing white gloves, Carlsbad Caverns National Park

RE: [Texascavers] Family donates historical items to Carlsbad Cavern :

2009-04-24 Thread Louise Power
Hi Jerry, What a wonderful gift for the Caverns. When I worked there as a seasonal in 1977 and 1978, I was fortunate enough to receive a photo of the entrance (pre-development) made from Ray Davis's original negative. It shows two men standing up hill from the entrance with

texascavers Digest 24 Apr 2009 17:23:24 -0000 Issue 747

2009-04-24 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 24 Apr 2009 17:23:24 - Issue 747 Topics (messages 10558 through 10574): emailing Crash 10558 by: Jim Kennedy help load TSS/TSA store stuff this afternoon in Austin 10559 by: Jim Kennedy TCMA auction donations 10560 by: Jim Kennedy

[Texascavers] GPS Recomendation

2009-04-24 Thread Thomas Sitch
Dear Friends,   The time has come for me to ask for your help.   The last time I was seriously doing any orienteering was in the military, and before that digging through USGS drawers at the local sporting goods store hoping to find the topo maps I wanted.   I now find myself starting a business

Re: [Texascavers] GPS Recomendation

2009-04-24 Thread Don Arburn
I love my Garmin CSX 60 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2009, at 12:52 PM, Thomas Sitch dreadfl...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear Friends, The time has come for me to ask for your help. The last time I was seriously doing any orienteering was in the military, and before that digging through USGS

RE: [Texascavers] GPS Recomendation

2009-04-24 Thread wesley s
Gotta agree with Don on this one. I've owned a few Garmin units from the el cheepo etrex to the Vista HCx but the best mid grade unit on the market now is probably the GPSMAP 60CSx. They have the new high sesitivity reciever for awesome accurcy even in valleys and under heavey foliage, more

Re: [Texascavers] GPS Recomendation

2009-04-24 Thread Alan Blevins
I second the love for the 60 CSx. The downside: it doesn't come with any maps, aside from basic highways. The upside: you don't have to buy maps from Garmin. There's a software called Mapwel (free demo, full version for $45) that lets you make your own maps from any image: http://www.mapwel.biz/

Re: [Texascavers] GPS Recomendation

2009-04-24 Thread Diana Tomchick
Me too--I just bought one last week from Amazon for $295, now it appears to be selling for $267: http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-GPSMap-60Cx-Handheld-Navigator/dp/B000CSWHCY/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8n=172282s=electronics Someone I know that works for ESRI (the company that sells ArcGIS) told me