[Texascavers] Bill Russell Memorial: Saturday, 27 April 2019

2019-04-14 Thread Katherine Arens 
Memorial for William Hart Russell
WHERE:
At the Texas Speleological Center
14045 North Green Hills Loop
Austin 78737-8619
WHEN:
Saturday 27 April 2019

o   The Texas Speleological Survey is having a meeting from 10 am to about 3 
pm.  You can show up to listen to the latest news on cage documentation in 
Texas or come any time after 3 PM for an ongoing caver gathering in honor of 
William Russell and the other cavers who have left us this year.

o   Food starting around 4:30  pm

o   Story time around 7 pm -- bring your best Bill anecdotes and memories to 
share;  sound system provided by TSS/TSA and Crash Kennedy.
SOME LOGISTICS:

o   PARKING IS A BIT TIGHT, so car-pool if you can.

o   You may camp overnight on the property.

o   DRESSCODE:  mud appreciated; caver casual.
WHAT:

o   There will be a keg, and a certain number of chairs provided

o   Barbecue (probably brisket and turkey) will be delivered between 4:30 and 
5, along with some ice tea and sides.

o   Please bring something to share, if you are so moved: sides, dessert, 
beverages

o   Please bring what you can eat /drink if potluck doesn't do it for you.

o   bring your own chairs if you're more comfortable that way.

o   Bring a light for post sundown -- outdoor lighting is limited.

o   Bring your own plates and cups to reduce trash,\

o   Please consider taking a bag of trash home with you to help the cleanup 
crew  . . .
WHAT ELSE TO BRING:  PICTURES AND STORY HOUR

·   There will be pictures on a loop on a computer projector; Bev Shade was 
kind enough to set up a place to share William  photos, from which I'll collect 
the options to show.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WVCZKV2VuO6_2iAQkpG-3GRapXxz1wGM?fbclid=IwAR2414sQmCgq1KWaaq6ZSrttcgkJYz6K487V-w3dnlzU1c0qCDY31JWg1PY

o   Would those of you who are posting photos on FB PLEASE upload high res 
copies to this site.

o   Or bring them on a thumb drive to put on the computer.

·   If you have moldy oldies as slides, bring them -- there will also be a 
slide projector available, thanks to Crash Kennedy.  Katie would also like to 
borrow and copy slides and pictures, to return to you asap (there will be 
envelopes provided).
 •   Bev shade ALSO set up a place to share William stories, if you want to 
write them down and share.   
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-GxtL_1pTtoK5gNJIObhPihCsTQHwnD4zTaQjhMnm7Y/edit?fbclid=IwAR3vVssypxOFOaGylYAo-MyvY4_zPLWIx-LeHEgP5DiLGeIZlWO3r0JgySo
 DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

·   Directions from Austin:
Drive FM 1826 southwest toward Driftwood. Very shortly after passing the 
Driftwood Volunteer Fire Department, turn right onto S. Green Hills Loop (there 
are low curved stone walls around this intersection. Follow this around a few 
gentle curves and past some houses. Take the slight right where the road forks, 
onto the smaller road (this is N. Green Hills Loop). Follow up up the hill past 
a couple more houses and driveways until the road makes hard left turn. Go 
straight into brush lined gravel driveway, and you are there (building not 
visible from the street).
 THANKS
to AMCS, TCMA, and TSS for making the Texas Speleology Center available for the 
occasion and for working so hard on renovations to get them done in time.


Katherine ArensPhones: Office(512) 232-6363
ar...@austin.utexas.edu   Dept. Phone:  (512) 
471-4123
Dept. of Germanic Studies FAX (512) 471-4025
2505 University Ave, C3300  Bldg.Location:  Burdine 336
University of Texas at Austin Office:  Burdine 320
Austin, TX  78712-1802
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[Texascavers] Dr. Stephen Attaway - Albuquerque/TAG caver

2019-04-14 Thread David 
Stephen Attaway
Fellow of the National Speleological Society
2-10-60 to 2-28-19

https://cache.legacy.net/legacy/images/Cobrands/ABQJournal/Photos/1440920-01-1_20190310.jpg


Steve was born in Leeds, Alabama.

Steve received his Doctorate in Engineering in Computational Mechanics from
the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986. Steve had been employed at
Sandia National Laboratories since February 16, 1987 and was a Senior
Scientist. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
and a Fellow in the National Speleological Society.

*Growing up in the South, Steve was an active caver since his high school
years and served in cave rescue alongside his father. *

Steve served in Albuquerque Mountain Rescue as a rescue leader, performing
hundreds of rescue missions in the wilderness of New Mexico. Steve was an
award-winning jeweler and gem carver and a pioneer in jewelry making
technology and techniques, in concert with his wife, Nancy, who is an
award-winning facetor of gems and designer of original pieces. Steve was
also a member of the New Mexico Faceters Guild. Steve is survived by his
wife of thirty-five years, Nancy L. Attaway; his father, John W. Attaway,
Jr.; his mother, Betty Joyce Basden; and sister, Myrna Attaway.

Services were held in Leeds, Alabama, March 23, 2019. A Memorial Service
was held March 30, 2019.

Charitable donations may be may made to the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue
team at www dot abqmountainrescue dot org/donate
.
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Re: [Texascavers] How to contact Monica Ponce?

2019-04-14 Thread George Veni 
mpmexcav...@gmail.com


George Veni, PhD
Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI)
and
President, International Union of Speleology (UIS)

NCKRI address (primary)
400-1 Cascades Avenue
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA
Office: +575-887-5517
Mobile: +210-863-5919
Fax: +575-887-5523
gv...@nckri.org
www.nckri.org

UIS address
Titov trg 2
Postojna, 6230, Slovenia
www.uis-speleo.org

From: Texascavers  On Behalf Of Jocelyn 
Hooper
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 21:06
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] How to contact Monica Ponce?

Does anyone have Monica's email address?
Thanks!
Jocie
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[Texascavers] Mammoth ferry closing this summer

2019-04-14 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE 

If you stop by MACA this summer on the way to Crossville, TN , here is some 
news.
(I sent this out earlier today but it never showed up in my email)
> Note to anyone coming to Mammoth Cave NP…the ferry is closing for major
> renovations, between May 1st and mid-November. As I understand it, the
> road is going to be recontoured and a canoe launch area is going to be built.

  
  
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[Texascavers] How to contact Monica Ponce?

2019-04-14 Thread Jocelyn Hooper 
Does anyone have Monica's email address?
Thanks!
Jocie
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[Texascavers] Carbide Light

2019-04-14 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE 
A local Thom Bresh concert last night was great and a break from other things. 
You may know Thom was son of Merle Travis, a famous thumbpicking guitar player 
who wrote over 900 songs like 9 Pound Hammer and Dark as Dungeon. Well, Thom is 
some story teller as well as guitar player-performer and he told a fine story 
on how Merle got the inspiration to write "16 Tons." 
It was like looking into a long coal mine tunnel with a single carbide light 
pointed toward him from far away down the tunnel. he went into a trance 
and the words to a song started coming to himThe phrase "Owe my sole to 
the country store," was repeated often by his Mom around the house, and a 
reason she could not buy Merle a new bicycle.Plus, Merle had been told to 
write folk songs as they were very popular around 1946, incidently the year I 
was born. Merle wrote 16 tons in less than a night. Merle at first did not 
especially like the song but in 1957, after Tennessee Ernie Ford sold 5 million 
copies, it became Merle's favorite song.
Come on up to Muhlenberg Co., KY and I will give you a tour of the house Merle 
Travis was born in Nov. 2017. We also have a Thumbpicker Hall of Fame Museum 
and a Mercantile and Coal Mining Museum. If the Merle Travis Center is open it 
has a wonderful collection of Merle's guitars and assorted stuff.
Do you think a LED light will ever cast a "trance" and cause a spell?

Preston


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[Texascavers] Mammoth Cave Ferry Closed This Summer

2019-04-14 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE 
Note to anyone coming to Mammoth Cave NP…the ferry is closing for major 
renovations, between May 1st and mid-November. As I understand it, the road is 
going to be recontoured and a canoe launch area is going to be added.
This post copied from  a KY birder who leads tours 3 times/wk at MaCa.

Preston Forsythe
 

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[Texascavers] caving video of the year ?

2019-04-14 Thread David 
I would like to nominate the video in the link below as 2019 CaveTex Caving
Video of the Year
( so far )

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_t-tGhrVpc

You might want to turn the music down - especially if you are annoyed by
modern Hebrew folk music ( being played by the Prague Symphony Orchestra. )

It has most of the elements that a good caving video should have.

Resolution might default to 720p, but you can set it at 1080p.

That all being said, the guy standing on the edge of a pit ( at 3:47 ) with
his
back to a ledge, and not tied into a rope is a total imbecile.

I once predicted many years ago that future cavers would cave with their
smartphones, and people indicated then that I was retarded.I was not
condoning the
idea or recommending it, but my 6th sense foresaw it happening someday.

Would you do a deep pit with the rope rigged to a piton hammered into salt
or breccia ?

I am only going to give this video 3 stars out of 5 though. There is no
map of the cave, nor subtitles,
nor an explanation or introduction about what the interest is in this
particular cave ( except for one short dialogue,
which should have been filmed in the cave or in front of a large map of the
cave and without
the wind blowing into the microphone. )I probably should deduct another
star for going to all that
trouble to have Hebrew folk music and not including a shofar.   That is
almost sacrilegious.   I just
find the choice of music distracting.There are probably better folk
songs.

However, it looked like a fun trip, and I like the t-shirts. I would
have loved to have done something
like that in my lifetime, but I do not see that happening now.

David Locklear

P.S.   I have found watching YouTube videos is better with a cold bottle of
Fentiman's Ginger Beer
( purchased at Big Lots )
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Re: [Texascavers] Off Trail Access at Palmito?

2019-04-14 Thread Nico Escamilla 
Permit is not granted at the local level, the state owns the cave so people
must contact the secretaria de turismo in Monterrey,

El dom., 14 de abr. de 2019 10:07 AM, Jocelyn Hooper <
jociehoope...@gmail.com> escribió:

> Dave Brook forwarded this request to me.  Orion says he is not up on the
> subject, and Rune is down in Mexico right now...so, does anyone else
> familiar with Bustamante have an answer for Michelle?  Can she get the
> permit in town, or does it have to be at the State level?
> Thanks!
> Jocie
>
> *From:* "Michelle Nilles" 
>> *Date:* April 9, 2019 at 17:04:08 PDT
>> *To:* 
>> *Subject:* *[SFBC] Bustamante cave permit (near Monterrey Mexico)*
>>
>> A group of 4 of us is heading to Monterrey in a couple weeks and we are
>> wanting to explore Bustamante cave (aka Palmito), which I’ve been in twice
>> before in 2006 and 2010. I learned today from a friend of mine in Monterrey
>> that the town requires a permit now to go off the tourist catwalk. Does
>> anyone have any contacts in Texas grottos that I might contact for more
>> information about this?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Michelle
>>
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[Texascavers] Off Trail Access at Palmito?

2019-04-14 Thread Jocelyn Hooper 
Dave Brook forwarded this request to me.  Orion says he is not up on the
subject, and Rune is down in Mexico right now...so, does anyone else
familiar with Bustamante have an answer for Michelle?  Can she get the
permit in town, or does it have to be at the State level?
Thanks!
Jocie

*From:* "Michelle Nilles" 
> *Date:* April 9, 2019 at 17:04:08 PDT
> *To:* 
> *Subject:* *[SFBC] Bustamante cave permit (near Monterrey Mexico)*
>
> A group of 4 of us is heading to Monterrey in a couple weeks and we are
> wanting to explore Bustamante cave (aka Palmito), which I’ve been in twice
> before in 2006 and 2010. I learned today from a friend of mine in Monterrey
> that the town requires a permit now to go off the tourist catwalk. Does
> anyone have any contacts in Texas grottos that I might contact for more
> information about this?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
> Michelle
>
>
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