Re: [Texascavers] Has a date and location for the next TCR been selected yet.
I blame the six or eight tick bites I got on trips to Powell's cave in the 1990s for my alpha-gal mammal-meat allergy that surfaced around 1997 or 1998. Careful in that area! Dale On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 3:21 PM Charles Loving wrote: > Menard is one of the great Metropolis areas. Lots of caves or sinks and > the Jim Bowie silver mine still needs to be found. Also there are as I > recall from past experience zillions of ticks. The reconstructed San Saba > fort is pretty nifty. > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 1:41 PM Bill Bentley wrote: > >> Drove by on the way home and checked it out... lots closer but it is no >> Paradise Canyon, lest we be spoiled... >> Bill >> >> On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 11:56 AM Geary Schindel < >> gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Diana, >>> >>> >>> >>> I’m trying to schedule an event in October and wanted to make sure there >>> wasn’t any conflicts. >>> >>> >>> >>> Geary >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Diana Tomchick >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 20, 2019 11:51 AM >>> *To:* Cave Tex >>> *Cc:* Geary Schindel >>> *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Has a date and location for the next TCR >>> been selected yet. >>> >>> >>> >>> 15-18 October at BSA Camp Sol Mayer in Menard County, only about 10 >>> miles from Powells Cave! >>> >>> >>> >>> Diana >>> >>> >>> >>> ** >>> Diana R. Tomchick >>> Professor >>> Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry >>> UT Southwestern Medical Center >>> 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. >>> Rm. ND10.214A >>> Dallas, TX 75390-8816 >>> diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu >>> (214) 645-6383 (phone) >>> (214) 645-6353 (fax) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 20, 2019, at 11:45 AM, Jim Kennedy wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> EXTERNAL MAIL >>> >>> Yup, we announced it at the awards ceremony at this year’s TCR, and also >>> on the TCR Facebook page. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> Mobile email from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Nov 20, 2019, at 11:21 AM, Geary Schindel < >>> gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org> wrote: >>> >>> Has a date for the 2020 Texas Cavers Reunion been selected yet. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Geary >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >>> CAUTION: This email originated from outside UTSW. Please be cautious of >>> links or attachments, and validate the sender's email address before >>> replying. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> *UT** Southwestern* >>> >>> Medical Center >>> >>> The future of medicine, today. >>> >>> ***This is an external email - beware links & attachments from unknown >>> senders*** >>> ___ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >>> >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> > > > -- > Charlie Loving > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Facebook event for TCMA Save the Caves Fundraiser at Buffalo Billiards
Please consider support caves by buying event tickets and raffle tickets early and having a great time at Buffalo Billiards in Austin on August 3rd! https://www.facebook.com/events/2197458153707192/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Ernie Garza's new email address
All, please update your address books for Ernest Garza. He's now at ernest.garza...@icloud.com Send him an email to say hello! He's been stuck at home a lot these days. Thanks, Dale ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] special presentation at UTG meeting
Logan, that was a clever and respectful ceremony you created for them at the grotto meeting. Very nice. Thanks, Dale On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 1:28 AM, Logan McNatt via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > We had some fun at the UTG (Austin) meeting Wed July 19th. About 50 > people were there, the usual mix of caver generations ranging in > experience/membership from "young" (< 5 years) to "mature" (5 to 25 years) > to "venerable" (25 to 40+ years). > > I announced that I had a presentation that would require group > participation. > > "Everyone who has been to at least one NSS Convention please* stand up*." > about *25* stood > "at least 5 Conventions, *keep standing*; the rest sit down" > about *15* still standing > at least 10about *12 * > At this point I mentioned that this impromptu survey was "a bit skewed" > regarding age, and the absence of many middle/venerable cavers (e.g. Terry > Raines, Don Broussard, Bill Stone, to name just a few) > at least 20*4* Gill Ediger, Jim Kennedy, Pete Strickland, and > Bill Mixon > at least 30 *2* Pete and Bill > at least 40 *2*--Pete and Bill > at least 50 *2*--Pete and Bill > > I said that both of them had been unable to attend the convention in > Albuquerque this year because of health problems, breaking Pete's string of > *47* straight years since an interruption for military service. But I had > something for them, and presented each their 2017 NSS Certificate of > Appreciation "for his long-term commitment to the NSS." They got an > enthusiastic round of applause. > > After the meeting several photos were taken; the attached is by Dylan > Beeler. Bill had been sitting the entire time (with his hand raised during > the questions) because he is too weak to stand that long, but you can see > he held the rail for the photo. I noticed that Bill's NSS #5728 was on his > certificate, but Pete's #8298 was not on his. So I called NSS President > Geary Schindel in San Antonio, and he will send a corrected certificate to > Pete. Geary is the person I initially contacted before the Convention (I > didn't go) to do something special for Pete and Bill. I was hoping for > something a little more personal than the generic NSS Certificate (like > mentioning Pete's hot tub), but it worked out ok. > > Congratulations and Thanks to Pete and Bill, > Hope the attached photo comes through. > > Logan McNatt > (at least 5 NSS Conventions) > NSS 11274 > > P.S. William B. White, NSS 2237, apparently holds the record, with well > over 60 Conventions attended, including 2017! > > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] a new use for rebreathers
Drug smugglers apparently used a rebreather to avoid bubbles drawing attention to their underwater tunnel. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/arrest-leads-to-underwater-tunnel-across-us-mexico-border/ar-BBlUeGz?ocid=ansmsnnews11 Dale B ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Terry Holsinger is looking to carpool to SERA Cave Carnival May 8 - 10
From Terry Holsinger: Does anyone want to carpool to the SERA Cave Carnival May 8 – 10? http://caves.org/region/sera/CaveCarn.htm Terry H. tr...@sprynet.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Princeton Tec warranty question
I never call Princeton Tec. I just mail the broken lights in. Unfortunately, the lights break *a lot*. Fortunately, they've replaced every single one without question. Dale On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Lyndon Tiu via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Doesn't hurt to try. -- Lyndon Tiu On Dec 4, 2014 11:56 PM, Mallory via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Does anyone know if Princeton tecs warranty is rendered null and void if there's evidence of corrosion inside the battery pack? I apparently put rayovac brand batteries in my backup apex Tec some time ago, they leaked, battery connectors got corroded and now my light isn't working. :( it's not a huge deal, since I have better lights (thanks, Lee Jay!) but I sure would like to get it fixed for the cost of shipping if that's an option. Any advice or input is appreciated! Mallory Mayeux mmay...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] no UT Grotto meeting tomorrow 7/16/2014
I'll get there 8:30ish, trivia or not. Thanks, John, for offering a ride! Dale On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 4:14 PM, trog...@hotmail.com trog...@hotmail.com wrote: Might want to make 9 or later as the pub trivia will still be going on at 8:30. Ryan Monjaras Semper Exploro Maverick grotto Cowtown grotto DFW grotto UT grotto Secretary Bexar grotto Greater Houston Grotto TSA TCMA Sent from my HTC EVO 3D ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cavetex http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cavetex http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] no UT Grotto meeting tomorrow 7/16/2014
Anna Klis asked someone to put this on cavetex: Tomorrow's presentation has been rescheduled, so there will be no meeting! A large portion of our membership is away in Huntsville anyway, and we have a 5th Wednesday this month to make up for the loss. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cavetex http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Photoshop
I drew the Kiwi Sink map using Inkscape. I like the app a lot, and I like the fact that it's open source, but it did crash at least 50 times while working on the map. The saving grace is that it does a great job of creating a backup of your project when it detects that it has crashed. Crashing was inconvenient, but I never lost a bit of work. I just kept having to go delete the primary file and rename the backup to be the primary and then continue. I think that the main reason it crashes it that I had embedded a bunch of 300 dpi sketch notes in the document, making it rather large. Perhaps if you link to files rather than embedding them, it won't crash as much. I'll try that next time. Dale On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net wrote: A free program that is roughly equivalent to Illustrator is Inkscape http://inkscape.org/. I have not used it for anything but reading files sent to me by others, but I know people who use it exclusively to draw cave maps. Mark At 04:23 PM 5/13/2013, Ted Samsel wrote: GIMP is free (from GNU). http://www.gimp.org/ Instructions are less cryptic than Adobe's. One could try that. At USGS I used Photoshop from 1995 to 2011. The CS packages were overkill. WTF does one need? and Adobe Illustrator from 1998 to 2011. PS 3.0 was fine by me. Digital wanking gets old. snork I used Adobe Illustrator to edit ESRI GIS (ARCMAP) compositions as registered layers. It was easier to do text with AI than with ESRI which kept changing the underlying SW. We kept hearing ESRI and ORACLE were going to merge. even in 1987. Still hasn't happened. Ted On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:29 PM, James Jasek caver...@hot.rr.com wrote: Yes, I wanted it to go out to everyone. The important part is the link to Adobe. They have a QA that answers all the questions and clears up misconceptions. I started with Adobe Photoshop when it was only written for the Mac,version 2.0, an never paid more than $199 for an upgrade. To me, being unemployed is an outrage. I am currently using CS3 as it is the only version I am able to use on my Mac G5, I bought CS6 last year, for $199, and will use it when I upgrade to a new Mac Pro Desktop. Apple keeps promising a new Mac Pro. I am running CS6 on my wife's Macbook Pro and there are NO problems. You are out of luck as Adobe cut off an upgrade from CS3 to CS6. You will have to go to the cloud or buy the full version of CS6 as a new customer. This was why I bought CS6 upgrade as I knew Adobe was about to cut it off. For once I got lucky :) Those jerks that download pirated versions of Photoshop is one of the main reasons Adobe moved to rental. They are making all of us pay for steeling software. Jim Begin forwarded message: From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com Date: May 13, 2013 2:02:22 PM CDT To: James Jasek caver...@hot.rr.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Photoshop James (only) -- Not sure whether you meant to send that link about the Adobe Creating Suite rental scheme to the whole Texas Cavers list or not. If there's been an inquiry about it there, I didn't see it. (Sometimes I think I don't get quite all the posts.) Seems like not such a bad deal, really. I bought CS3 for over $2100 back in 2007 (would have been more if I'd bought a more complete suite of programs, including the web stuff). True, I've used it for 5.5 years, but I'm still stuck with CS3, not the latest versions. And it would have taken me almost 4 years to pay that amount at the rate of $50 a month, so I'm not terribly far ahead of where I'd have been had I been paying subscription all this time. (No doubt the list price of the more recent versions has gone up, too, and I doubt there's much of an upgrade discount from CS3 for CS7.) And since I've been stuck with CS3, I haven't upgraded my Mac system to OS 10.6 (Lion) because I heard that some of the CS3 programs have at least cosmetic problems with the newer operating system. That sort of thing wouldn't arise with a subscription that allows one to upgrade at no extra cost. But then I know people who have the whole latest version for nothing. Not hard to find on the web programs that will unlock pirated versions from disk. I imagine people will figure out how to patch subscription versions so that they'll continue to run after you stop paying, too. If there has been a significant thread about this on Texas Cavers, feel free to post this if you want to. -- Bill Mixon Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org --**--**- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscribe@**texascavers.comtexascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-help@texascavers.**comtexascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Photoshop
I drew the Kiwi Sink map using Inkscape. I like the app a lot, and I like the fact that it's open source, but it did crash at least 50 times while working on the map. The saving grace is that it does a great job of creating a backup of your project when it detects that it has crashed. Crashing was inconvenient, but I never lost a bit of work. I just kept having to go delete the primary file and rename the backup to be the primary and then continue. I think that the main reason it crashes it that I had embedded a bunch of 300 dpi sketch notes in the document, making it rather large. Perhaps if you link to files rather than embedding them, it won't crash as much. I'll try that next time. Dale On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net wrote: A free program that is roughly equivalent to Illustrator is Inkscape http://inkscape.org/. I have not used it for anything but reading files sent to me by others, but I know people who use it exclusively to draw cave maps. Mark At 04:23 PM 5/13/2013, Ted Samsel wrote: GIMP is free (from GNU). http://www.gimp.org/ Instructions are less cryptic than Adobe's. One could try that. At USGS I used Photoshop from 1995 to 2011. The CS packages were overkill. WTF does one need? and Adobe Illustrator from 1998 to 2011. PS 3.0 was fine by me. Digital wanking gets old. snork I used Adobe Illustrator to edit ESRI GIS (ARCMAP) compositions as registered layers. It was easier to do text with AI than with ESRI which kept changing the underlying SW. We kept hearing ESRI and ORACLE were going to merge. even in 1987. Still hasn't happened. Ted On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:29 PM, James Jasek caver...@hot.rr.com wrote: Yes, I wanted it to go out to everyone. The important part is the link to Adobe. They have a QA that answers all the questions and clears up misconceptions. I started with Adobe Photoshop when it was only written for the Mac,version 2.0, an never paid more than $199 for an upgrade. To me, being unemployed is an outrage. I am currently using CS3 as it is the only version I am able to use on my Mac G5, I bought CS6 last year, for $199, and will use it when I upgrade to a new Mac Pro Desktop. Apple keeps promising a new Mac Pro. I am running CS6 on my wife's Macbook Pro and there are NO problems. You are out of luck as Adobe cut off an upgrade from CS3 to CS6. You will have to go to the cloud or buy the full version of CS6 as a new customer. This was why I bought CS6 upgrade as I knew Adobe was about to cut it off. For once I got lucky :) Those jerks that download pirated versions of Photoshop is one of the main reasons Adobe moved to rental. They are making all of us pay for steeling software. Jim Begin forwarded message: From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com Date: May 13, 2013 2:02:22 PM CDT To: James Jasek caver...@hot.rr.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Photoshop James (only) -- Not sure whether you meant to send that link about the Adobe Creating Suite rental scheme to the whole Texas Cavers list or not. If there's been an inquiry about it there, I didn't see it. (Sometimes I think I don't get quite all the posts.) Seems like not such a bad deal, really. I bought CS3 for over $2100 back in 2007 (would have been more if I'd bought a more complete suite of programs, including the web stuff). True, I've used it for 5.5 years, but I'm still stuck with CS3, not the latest versions. And it would have taken me almost 4 years to pay that amount at the rate of $50 a month, so I'm not terribly far ahead of where I'd have been had I been paying subscription all this time. (No doubt the list price of the more recent versions has gone up, too, and I doubt there's much of an upgrade discount from CS3 for CS7.) And since I've been stuck with CS3, I haven't upgraded my Mac system to OS 10.6 (Lion) because I heard that some of the CS3 programs have at least cosmetic problems with the newer operating system. That sort of thing wouldn't arise with a subscription that allows one to upgrade at no extra cost. But then I know people who have the whole latest version for nothing. Not hard to find on the web programs that will unlock pirated versions from disk. I imagine people will figure out how to patch subscription versions so that they'll continue to run after you stop paying, too. If there has been a significant thread about this on Texas Cavers, feel free to post this if you want to. -- Bill Mixon Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org --**--**- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscribe@**texascavers.comtexascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-help@texascavers.**comtexascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Can anyone give a talk in Austin to this group?
A friend of mine is looking for a caver who can do a brief talk to some kids. Thanks, Dale Hello! I am looking for someone who would volunteer to speak to a small group of 6th-grade boys about caving. They are students at Garcia Middle School who are part of an after school program with the Boy and Girls Club and Camp Fire USA, Balcones Council. They will be taking a field trip to Longhorn Caverns State Park, and I would love to have someone come speak about caving as a follow-up. It doesn't need to be anything formal, in fact informal is probably better. Maybe you could just tell a couple stories, show them some pictures or some gear, and let them ask a few questions. If you can mention anything about careers, that would be cool, but it's not required. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:30, but I can also keep them as late as 6pm if later would be better for you. You wouldn't need to be there for the entire class; I'm thinking something between 30 minutes and 1 hour would be ideal. Anytime between now and the end of the semester would be good. Please contact me if you are interested in helping out. Thanks! Vikki Hutto Camp Fire USA, Balcones Council vi...@vikkihutto.com 512-791-5740
[Texascavers] Can anyone give a talk in Austin to this group?
A friend of mine is looking for a caver who can do a brief talk to some kids. Thanks, Dale Hello! I am looking for someone who would volunteer to speak to a small group of 6th-grade boys about caving. They are students at Garcia Middle School who are part of an after school program with the Boy and Girls Club and Camp Fire USA, Balcones Council. They will be taking a field trip to Longhorn Caverns State Park, and I would love to have someone come speak about caving as a follow-up. It doesn't need to be anything formal, in fact informal is probably better. Maybe you could just tell a couple stories, show them some pictures or some gear, and let them ask a few questions. If you can mention anything about careers, that would be cool, but it's not required. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:30, but I can also keep them as late as 6pm if later would be better for you. You wouldn't need to be there for the entire class; I'm thinking something between 30 minutes and 1 hour would be ideal. Anytime between now and the end of the semester would be good. Please contact me if you are interested in helping out. Thanks! Vikki Hutto Camp Fire USA, Balcones Council vi...@vikkihutto.com 512-791-5740
[Texascavers] Can anyone give a talk in Austin to this group?
A friend of mine is looking for a caver who can do a brief talk to some kids. Thanks, Dale Hello! I am looking for someone who would volunteer to speak to a small group of 6th-grade boys about caving. They are students at Garcia Middle School who are part of an after school program with the Boy and Girls Club and Camp Fire USA, Balcones Council. They will be taking a field trip to Longhorn Caverns State Park, and I would love to have someone come speak about caving as a follow-up. It doesn't need to be anything formal, in fact informal is probably better. Maybe you could just tell a couple stories, show them some pictures or some gear, and let them ask a few questions. If you can mention anything about careers, that would be cool, but it's not required. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:30, but I can also keep them as late as 6pm if later would be better for you. You wouldn't need to be there for the entire class; I'm thinking something between 30 minutes and 1 hour would be ideal. Anytime between now and the end of the semester would be good. Please contact me if you are interested in helping out. Thanks! Vikki Hutto Camp Fire USA, Balcones Council vi...@vikkihutto.com 512-791-5740
Re: [Texascavers] Rechargeable Batteries
I second the suggestion to use Sanyo Eneloops. I haven't used them heavily, but my impression is that they sacrifice some capacity but reportedly have less loss when in storage and should last through more charge/discharge cycles. I had bad luck with the Energizers and Duracell rechargeables, so I gave them all away. They always seemed to be depleted when I went to use them. Dale - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Rechargeable Batteries
I second the suggestion to use Sanyo Eneloops. I haven't used them heavily, but my impression is that they sacrifice some capacity but reportedly have less loss when in storage and should last through more charge/discharge cycles. I had bad luck with the Energizers and Duracell rechargeables, so I gave them all away. They always seemed to be depleted when I went to use them. Dale - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Bill Brooks is another caver who appears to have lost everything
It looks almost certain that caver Bill Brooks also lost everything but the shirt on his back. He is staying with his brother in College Station and has not been allowed to visit his property yet. The fire was to the NW, NE, and N of him, so there is almost no hope that it missed his place. If you need his email address, I can send it to you. Dale
[Texascavers] Bill Brooks is another caver who appears to have lost everything
It looks almost certain that caver Bill Brooks also lost everything but the shirt on his back. He is staying with his brother in College Station and has not been allowed to visit his property yet. The fire was to the NW, NE, and N of him, so there is almost no hope that it missed his place. If you need his email address, I can send it to you. Dale
[Texascavers] anyone have Aaron Miller's email or phone #?
anyone have Aaron Miller's email or phone #? Thanks, Dale
Re: [Texascavers] Headlamp question
I've used the Apex for a while. The first time I used it in Longhorn Caverns, the electronics went wacky, and drying it at home didn't help. Got a replacement, of course, but I shouldn't have had to. I'm tired of Princeton Tec. Probably sent 10 lights back to them over the years. A good warranty is nice, but reliability is nicer. Dale On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:53 AM, sgentry...@aol.com wrote: *I've sent an Apex a Yukon both back. I went to their web site and emailed from there. They sent me a return number. I sent them in and had new lights in less than a month.* *Steve* *across the creek in KY** I GoodSearch for American Cave Conservation Association. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo! http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=908162http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=842245 * Take nothing but pictures, kill nothing but time, leave nothing but footprints In a message dated 6/14/2011 12:41:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mark.al...@l-3com.com writes: I’m in love with the Scurion, Mallory, since Bill Steele so generously let me borrow Michael Cicherski’s at Jester Cave earlier this year. But, alas, I don’t have $700 laying around for one. Talk about a nice, rugged light! I have the Princeton Apex Tec, as well as having bought three for my kids. We’ve had good luck, for the most part, but mine did start acting up where I couldn’t turn it off. I took out the batteries, and put them back in. Now it won’t come on. I have sent them an email on getting it repaired (they have a lifetime warranty), but haven’t heard back. Suggestions? Mark *From:* Mallory Mayeux [mailto:mmay...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:35 AM *To:* caverarch *Cc:* a...@oztotl.com; timstic...@gmail.com; donarb...@mac.com; texascavers@texascavers.com *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Headlamp question Thanks everyone! It's nice to see lively discussion on Cavetex...it's been eerily quiet since David left. I currently have a Princeton Apex Tec, which is nice, especially for the price, but I think it's time for a brighter light. Roger Moore has very generously offered to loan me his new Sten until I upgrade, but I wanted to start getting opinions because discussing gear is so fun. :) I've seen several cavers with the Duo, so thanks for the insight. Waterproof is important for me, since I don't want to have to switch out lights between water and dry caves. I think my current plan is to go ahead and save up for a Sten, unless I see a Petzl Duo on some sort of super-sale somewhere. -Mallory -- My technical blog: http://dalebarnardonwpf.wordpress.com/
[Texascavers] anyone have Aaron Miller's email or phone #?
anyone have Aaron Miller's email or phone #? Thanks, Dale
Re: [Texascavers] Headlamp question
I've used the Apex for a while. The first time I used it in Longhorn Caverns, the electronics went wacky, and drying it at home didn't help. Got a replacement, of course, but I shouldn't have had to. I'm tired of Princeton Tec. Probably sent 10 lights back to them over the years. A good warranty is nice, but reliability is nicer. Dale On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:53 AM, sgentry...@aol.com wrote: *I've sent an Apex a Yukon both back. I went to their web site and emailed from there. They sent me a return number. I sent them in and had new lights in less than a month.* *Steve* *across the creek in KY** I GoodSearch for American Cave Conservation Association. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo! http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=908162http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=842245 * Take nothing but pictures, kill nothing but time, leave nothing but footprints In a message dated 6/14/2011 12:41:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mark.al...@l-3com.com writes: I’m in love with the Scurion, Mallory, since Bill Steele so generously let me borrow Michael Cicherski’s at Jester Cave earlier this year. But, alas, I don’t have $700 laying around for one. Talk about a nice, rugged light! I have the Princeton Apex Tec, as well as having bought three for my kids. We’ve had good luck, for the most part, but mine did start acting up where I couldn’t turn it off. I took out the batteries, and put them back in. Now it won’t come on. I have sent them an email on getting it repaired (they have a lifetime warranty), but haven’t heard back. Suggestions? Mark *From:* Mallory Mayeux [mailto:mmay...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:35 AM *To:* caverarch *Cc:* a...@oztotl.com; timstic...@gmail.com; donarb...@mac.com; texascavers@texascavers.com *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Headlamp question Thanks everyone! It's nice to see lively discussion on Cavetex...it's been eerily quiet since David left. I currently have a Princeton Apex Tec, which is nice, especially for the price, but I think it's time for a brighter light. Roger Moore has very generously offered to loan me his new Sten until I upgrade, but I wanted to start getting opinions because discussing gear is so fun. :) I've seen several cavers with the Duo, so thanks for the insight. Waterproof is important for me, since I don't want to have to switch out lights between water and dry caves. I think my current plan is to go ahead and save up for a Sten, unless I see a Petzl Duo on some sort of super-sale somewhere. -Mallory -- My technical blog: http://dalebarnardonwpf.wordpress.com/
[Texascavers] anyone have Aaron Miller's email or phone #?
anyone have Aaron Miller's email or phone #? Thanks, Dale
Re: [Texascavers] Glow in the Dark Rope for caving?
Someone had some of that glow-in-the-dark rope from Harbor Freight out at the Kerrville Folk Festival last year. It looked great for the first few days, but then basically stopped glowing much at all. It was outside exposed to the sun being used to hold down tents and shade canopies. Dale
Re: [Texascavers] Glow in the Dark Rope for caving?
Someone had some of that glow-in-the-dark rope from Harbor Freight out at the Kerrville Folk Festival last year. It looked great for the first few days, but then basically stopped glowing much at all. It was outside exposed to the sun being used to hold down tents and shade canopies. Dale
Re: [Texascavers] Glow in the Dark Rope for caving?
Someone had some of that glow-in-the-dark rope from Harbor Freight out at the Kerrville Folk Festival last year. It looked great for the first few days, but then basically stopped glowing much at all. It was outside exposed to the sun being used to hold down tents and shade canopies. Dale
[Texascavers] Backpacking in the Rockies before the NSS Convention
If anyone has or can come up with enough backpacking gear to join us for a 5-day backpacking trip the week before the NSS convention, let me know. If you haven't done extended hiking in the Rockies, then you'll probably need to spend some money on lightweight synthetic gear that can handle multiple days of cold rain if that happens to the be the case. I would recommend that your pack weigh no more than 35 pounds when loaded up, including 4.5 days of food and 2 liters of water. The destination is on the way to the NSS convention in my home town of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qsource=s_qhl=engeocode=q=Pagosa+Springs,+COaq=0sll=30.179142,-97.793808sspn=0.015081,0.01929ie=UTF8hq=hnear=Pagosa+Springs,+Archuleta,+Coloradoll=34.994004,-104.688721spn=7.314168,9.876709z=7 For some information on an area that I consider one of the most beautiful places on Earth, here's the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weminuche_Wilderness The specific trail in the Weminuche will be determined by the group and its collective abilities and interests. There are plenty of amazing choices! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weminuche_Wilderness We'll enter the mountains July 11th and exit the 15th. You'll make it to the NSS convention on Saturday, which is when most people will arrive there. There are currently just me and two other cavers planning on going. If you have the time off of work and the gear, consider joining us! For details, get in touch with me. Thanks! Dale Barnard
[Texascavers] Backpacking in the Rockies before the NSS Convention
If anyone has or can come up with enough backpacking gear to join us for a 5-day backpacking trip the week before the NSS convention, let me know. If you haven't done extended hiking in the Rockies, then you'll probably need to spend some money on lightweight synthetic gear that can handle multiple days of cold rain if that happens to the be the case. I would recommend that your pack weigh no more than 35 pounds when loaded up, including 4.5 days of food and 2 liters of water. The destination is on the way to the NSS convention in my home town of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qsource=s_qhl=engeocode=q=Pagosa+Springs,+COaq=0sll=30.179142,-97.793808sspn=0.015081,0.01929ie=UTF8hq=hnear=Pagosa+Springs,+Archuleta,+Coloradoll=34.994004,-104.688721spn=7.314168,9.876709z=7 For some information on an area that I consider one of the most beautiful places on Earth, here's the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weminuche_Wilderness The specific trail in the Weminuche will be determined by the group and its collective abilities and interests. There are plenty of amazing choices! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weminuche_Wilderness We'll enter the mountains July 11th and exit the 15th. You'll make it to the NSS convention on Saturday, which is when most people will arrive there. There are currently just me and two other cavers planning on going. If you have the time off of work and the gear, consider joining us! For details, get in touch with me. Thanks! Dale Barnard
[Texascavers] sewerlunking and other underground tours around the world
Today's Bing.com home page leads to this nice collection of 15 underground tours you can take around the world. Fun stuff. http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Underground+Attractions%3a+Cu+Chi+Tunnels%2c+VietnamFORM=TRREST http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Underground+Attractions%3a+Cu+Chi+Tunnels%2c+VietnamFORM=TRREST Dale
[Texascavers] sewerlunking and other underground tours around the world
Today's Bing.com home page leads to this nice collection of 15 underground tours you can take around the world. Fun stuff. http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Underground+Attractions%3a+Cu+Chi+Tunnels%2c+VietnamFORM=TRREST http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Underground+Attractions%3a+Cu+Chi+Tunnels%2c+VietnamFORM=TRREST Dale
[Texascavers] sewerlunking and other underground tours around the world
Today's Bing.com home page leads to this nice collection of 15 underground tours you can take around the world. Fun stuff. http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Underground+Attractions%3a+Cu+Chi+Tunnels%2c+VietnamFORM=TRREST http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Underground+Attractions%3a+Cu+Chi+Tunnels%2c+VietnamFORM=TRREST Dale
[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink (a Hays County cave) update
Kiwi sink is 17.5 meters deep with a survey length of 102.3 meters in 22 vectors. One more trip is needed for me to sketch the true profile, but the survey vector data is complete. Care to dig it longer/deeper? Dale - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink (a Hays County cave) update
Kiwi sink is 17.5 meters deep with a survey length of 102.3 meters in 22 vectors. One more trip is needed for me to sketch the true profile, but the survey vector data is complete. Care to dig it longer/deeper? Dale - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink (a Hays County cave) update
Kiwi sink is 17.5 meters deep with a survey length of 102.3 meters in 22 vectors. One more trip is needed for me to sketch the true profile, but the survey vector data is complete. Care to dig it longer/deeper? Dale - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Found on Craigslist: 1966 Dodge Power Wagon 4x4, 1 ton Dully - $2500 (Lakeway,78734)
http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/2282831618.html
Re: [Texascavers] Will new film Sanctum be the Vertical Limit of Caving?
Fofo's right. Denise and I will surely show this movie poolside this summer (or whenever it comes out on DVD). The drinking game is a great idea. And at our poolside theater, everything will be in 3D except the movie. Dale On 1/22/2011 7:34 PM, Fofo wrote: Oh, who are we kidding? We will _all_ see it, like The Descent and The Cave, and then when it's out on DVD someone will have friends over (hey, a drinking game when every time there's something completely out of normal caving happens on screen can get pretty interesting) or it'll be shown at a grotto social. I'm looking forward to it! - Fofo On Jan 22, 2011 17:24, Tim Stich timstic...@gmail.com wrote: Here's the trailer. I have a bad feeling about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaZHjv3ASfw It seems to have all of the earmarks of an exploitation style hack job. Stupid, needless bickering within the expedition group. Backwards, Aussie-style rappelling. All that seems to be missing is the nitro. So who's going to go see it? I'll wait for your reviews. -Tim
Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion Dust Bowl 2010
The sound for the Syphons was great. I could hear all the instruments, lead singer, and backup singers. That's a lot to mix, and Rod had them sounding great. Dale On 10/20/2010 10:42 PM, ellie.tho...@gmail.com wrote: And thanks to Rod Goeke for all the AV support (he even came and chopped wood with Matt Zap at the pre TCR work day) - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Carbon Dioxide and Low Oxygen in Texas Caves.
I remember former Colorado Bend State Park ranger Ed Young once suggested that the air was best in the park caves in the coldest part of winter and the hottest part of summer. I don't think that the suggested that it was a definitive pattern, but he did lead the crawling tours our there all times a year, so his experience may count for something. Dale From: SS back2scool...@hotmail.com To: texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 11:25:32 PM Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Carbon Dioxide and Low Oxygen in Texas Caves. In this stifling heat the air in the cave is much cooler and so convection ceases allowing the degassing CO2 to build up unabated. Caves that actively take water also receive a fresh dose of organic debris with the spring rains and that material sitting down there also degasses all summer adding to the mix. You’ll know when you experience CO2. It becomes hard to breathe, you feel hot, and you become winded easily. As CO2 builds up in the blood Acidosis begins to set in bringing on a horrendous headache. Pretty much your not going to want to hang out. Try Lemmon’s Ranch Cave next time we have a Colorado bend project. From:Philip L Moss [mailto:philipm...@juno.com] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 6:22 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Carbon Dioxide and Low Oxygen in Texas Caves. In my experience, CO2 and radon, or more accurately radon daughters, concentrate together. Both tend to be higher in caves during the summer if the caves do not have a significant chimney effect wind. As a rule, if CO2 is thought to be an issue occasionally in a cave, go in the winter and the colder outside the better. Philip L. Moss philipm...@juno.com On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:00:23 -0700 Louise Power writes: When I worked at Carlsbad Caverns NP in the late 70s, our cave tech Kay Rohde, checked the CO2 and the radon every day. In the summertime when visitation was high, CO2 was high (big surprise!). When CO2 was high, radon was high. snip Louise $13/Month Car Insurance? Insurance deal just passed now allows you to get car insurance for $13 GoGetAutoInsurance.com
[Texascavers] Pictures from February San Antonio/Austin caver trip to Bustamante
In February, 2010, San Antonio and Austin cavers went off-trail in Grutas de Bustamante in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. You can see the full-sized photos that I took here: I managed to light up most of Breakdown Mountain with a single flash, though it is grainy from the high ISO and Photoshop leveling work. You can also see the new developed walkways inside the cave, and the bright commercial lighting. http://picasaweb.google.com/barnarddale/20100212Bustamante?feat=directlink Dale - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Golondrinas update
I was down there last week. I ignored the kids who clearly wished to sell us on car watching or guiding or something. The upper entrance to the cave seemed pretty simple to me. No one mentioned charging for pictures, and everyone was friendly. It's a little awkward having to enter the cave from above, but I guess it makes some sense that the village that contains the cave also contains the entrance (not sure that's exactly what's going on). Having to be put on a leashed to peek over the edge seemed a bit strange, though some non-cavers in the group appreciated the security it provided. I found it to be inconvenient because only one or two people could peek down at a time. And the guy who held your leash said at the end that there is no charge for security steps, which is code for tips accepted. So we tipped him. The cave still very much pleases, and the platforms are well-away from the pit. We also visited Micos, Tamul, Tambaque, Cueva Linda, Las Pozas, Xilitla, Tamtoc (newly opened ruins--thanks for the idea, Walt), and La Pesca. While there was plenty of new development around most of these since the last time I was there, all seem to be intact and valued by the developers. Seeing change is hard, I know, but I felt pretty okay with the kinds of changes I saw at these tourist sites. Underneath the superficial developments, it's the same old Huasteca. Dale From: Greg Passmore gpassm...@mac.com Subject: [Texascavers] Golondrinas update To: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 9:40 PM Went to Golondrinas a couple times this week and there is a lot of new commercial activity. Three local communities are in a dispute about who controls access to the cave. The older, lower entrance is now closed and the upper entrance is very commercial (think US border crossing). Fees are charged for looking in the pit, rappelling, etc. We were told our photography would cost us $500 US per person. We have visited many caves in the Xilitla area over the last two weeks and have had to pay fees for parking, rappelling and looking. Nothing necessarily bad about financially helping the locals, but all the caution tape, wooden platforms and scores of kids asking for money to watch your car have dramatically changed the personality of the local experience. Just a FYI for anyone coming down here. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] carpool to the Christy Quintana 10-year anniversary thing at Inner Space Caverns?
If anyone wants to carpool from South Austin (or near I35 somewhere), I'm planning to head up toward the caverns around 9:30. Give me a call: 512-506-1113 Dale - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] A Public Service Announcement
Speaking as a white-nosed bat who has recently been held under 1 part Clorox and 9 parts water for ten minutes, I would like to try the alcohol solution next time. Dale - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] TSA Colorado Bend SP Project Leadership change
Rafal, thanks for your service to the caving community! And thanks to Jim for being willing to step up to lead the project and to take on most of the data processing. Dale From: rafal kedzierski rafal...@hotmail.com Subject: [Texascavers] TSA Colorado Bend SP Project Leadership change This upcoming year I have to focus on my job and career more than I really would like - I have to pass my accreditation exams - so being in charge of Colorado Bend SP is something I can't do. Still love caving, still love the Hill Country and the park, I am just going to come out to support the project as a member and not leader.Jim Kennedy has agreed to take over as coordinator, with Butch Fralia, Mark Gee, and Keith Heuss filling in as the knights of round table. If anyone wants to contact either Jim, his email is jkenn...@batcon.org. The email to all those involved in running the project is c...@maverickgrotto.org. Cave on, Rafal KedzierskiMaverick Grotto, TSA, NSS Dallas, TX - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Airman's
I wonder if the recent media coverage of mine entrapments increased the media's attention given to this rescue. Dale --- Julie Jenkins julesj...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Here's yet another link to a news story. A bit overblown, a little tooo big a deal but, it is what it is and it's over as far as rescue. More stories and info at Wed. night's UT Grotto meeting. http://www.kvue.com/video/local-index.html?nvid=183650 Quita the reporter blows it a bit out of shape, there's a little mis-information but, hey it's the media and it seemed to be a very slow media day so this was picked up all over the country. jules Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] anyone have a grill they could bring to the Austin party Saturday?
If anyone has a small- or medium-sized BBQ grill they could bring to the party, please let me know ASAP. Thanks, Dale 512-506-1113 cell or email - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] Floyd Collins House -- MOVIE
And here's a link to a song I wrote, inspired by a college paper that
Christy Quintana wrote. Search down the page for Whispers of Floyd.
http://www.caves.org/committee/ballads/Recent_Winners.html
If anyone knows how we can see a video of the Floyd musical, let us
know.
I have the CD of the music to the Floyd musical. It's really great
music, though it took me a while to get used to it.
Dale
--- Katherine Arens k.ar...@mail.utexas.edu wrote:
Actually, the movie is directed by Billy Wilder, and was released
twice, once under the title Ace in the Hole (like ace reporter)
and then as the Big Carnival. 1951. Starring Kirk Douglas. Was
JUST released on DVD for the first time (never was available before).
The script (also by Wilder) was readapted into the Dustin
Hoffman/John Travolta film Mad City a few years ago.
And, on another note, there is a musical on Floyd Collins by Adam
Guettel (http://floydcollins.tripod.com/) who is related to the old
broadway muscial sriters.
-katie
Having read early accounts of Floyd Collins being trapped and dying
in Crystal Cave and Preston's post reminds me of the cave related
movie, The Big Circus. This movie is from the 50's or maybe 60's
and is a take-off of what went on above ground during the rescue
attempt. I'll check my movie book at home tonight if anyone is
interested in more details. Kirk Douglas may be in it.
Fritz
From: Preston Forsythe [mailto:pns_...@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:34 PM
To: Texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] Floyd Collins House
I am going to send this again as I don't think it posted earlier
today. On Aug. 5th we hiked down to the Collins House.
The Floyd Collins House at Mammoth Cave National Park is being
restored. Two
park maintenance men have been working on the home all summer. The
house has
been jacked up and all of the rotten foundation wood and flooring
have been
replaced. Foundation stone has been redone so the house is now well
off the
ground and the floor is level. New drywall has been installed, the
chimney
brick inside from the collapsed chimney has been removed and the
roof has
been repaired with new metal. We thank Bob Ward at the park for this
restoration. The last major restoration on the House was done in the
late
'80s by park maintenance head C.D. Church and crew. The Crystal Cave
Ticket
Office, beside Floyd's Home, was restored last summer in a similar
fashion.
Cavingly,
Preston
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Dept. of Germanic Studies Dept. Phone: (512)471-4123
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University of Texas at Austin Bldg.Location: E.P. Schoch 3.102
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Re: [Texascavers] Projects
There's all those ranches next to and nearby to Colorado Bend State Park, probably loaded with hundreds of caves just like the park, but no one has initiated a project. Terry Holsinger or Cory Evans (CBSP superintendent) could find you a contact to get started. Could be the next multi-decade project area if anyone has the energy to run it. Dale --- Allan Cobb a...@oztotl.com wrote: The Colorado Bend Project has been on-going for quite some time. The Kickapoo Caverns Project is winding down and it looks like we will have one more project weekend some time in January. Travis Scott and I are currently trying to coordinate a date with the park. Travis Scott and I have also been thinking about starting some other projects but we haven't gotten much further than that. There is still plenty of room for you to start a project if you desire. If you have any interest, contact me and I can help you with some ideas. Allan - Original Message - From: Bishop, Darla darla.bis...@triadhospitals.com To: A Texas Caving Remailer for Texas Cavers Texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Projects Besides the Deep and Punkin survey project and Government Canyon, are there any other ongoing projects? It seems that most of the ongoing projects are pretty much wrapped up and nothing new has been added. Maybe I am just not informed because I do not belong to a Grotto. Thanks. Darla ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Upcoming CBSP trip January 14th
The next Colorado Bend State Park project will be January 14th. Arrive the evening of the 13th if you can. We have reserved the conference center with lots of bunk beds for everyone to stay in (and a kitchen if you feel like cooking). We will do data work Saturday evening after surveying caves all day. We may do some data work on Sunday morning, too. More details will be posted in a week or so. Thanks. Happy New Year. Dale ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
[Texascavers] A call for surveyors to Colorado Bend State Park this weekend
This weekend, we have booked the conference center in which all participants should stay. Get there Friday night if possible, or Saturday morning by 10am at the very latest. There is no limit to the number of participants, and you need not RSVP because there is room for all. You need to be there on Saturday by 10am to sign the release form and be assigned to a project. Staying until Sunday morning is recommended. To get to the conference center... Take note of when you cross the cattle guard and enter the park. Shortly after you enter, there will be a gravel road to the left (with a stop sign for those on the side road joining the main road). Follow that road to the huge gate. The gate will be unlocked, but will probably be closed. Once you figure out how to get through the gate, please leave it in the same state as you found it. Follow the road down to near the river where it banks hard right into the parking area. Don't fall in the creek on your way across the walking bridge or the piranhas will eat you alive. We really need sketchers and sets of survey instruments and gps units, so please bring who and what you can. Email or call for further information: Dale Barnard, barnardd...@yahoo.com, 512-847-1521 Terry Holsinger, tr...@spynet.com, 512-443-4241 Bring some extra food or snacks if you are inclined to share at the conference center. There's a refrigerator and a stove and a few dusty dishes available. See you there! Thanks, Dale ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
CaveTex: Colorado Bend State Park trip coming up October 8th.
The next Colorado Bend State Park project weekend with be October 7th through 9th. Ridgewalking, surveying, following GPS coordinates, checking bad-air caves, and more. If enough folks show up, a midnight trip to Gorman Cave will be inevitable. Who's cooking dinner? For more information, contact Dale Barnard at 512-506-1113 (cell) or barnardd...@yahoo.com or Terry Holsinger at 512-443-4241 or tr...@spynet.com. Dale To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:majord...@cavetex.net with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and information go to www.cavetex.net. List administrator: mailto:jswh...@cavetex.net
[Texascavers] Reminder: This is Colorado Bend State Park weekend
This weekend, 10/7 to 10/9, is the CBSP caving project weekend. There's caves to survey, land to be walked, bad-air caves to check out, and cave descriptions to be written. Be sure to arrive Friday night or by 10am Saturday morning at the latest. If you've never been there before and need more information, feel free to contact Dale at barnardd...@yahoo.com or Terry at tr...@spynet.com. Terry Holsinger was just out at the park and reports that the ticks are out and looking for cavers to feast on. Also, he says that air quality in many caves is very poor. Please expect to work in bad-air caves. Maybe the January trip will have better air quality. Thanks, Dale ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
[Texascavers] questions about driving a rental van into Mexico
I'd appreciate it if someone who has driven a rental van into Mexico could email me. I am wondering which rental companies are willing to let you drive their vehicles into Mexico, what paperwork is needed at the border, and whether it is any different to insure a rental than it is to insure your own vehicle. Thanks! Dale 512-847-1521 ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
[Texascavers] CBSP update (directions, a road detour, etc.)
See this note from Peggy (who works at the park) if you're going to Colorado Bend State Park. Sounds like about a 15-minute detour. See you there! Awesome weather on the way. Great for campfire circles at night and hiking/caving in the day. BTW, for new people who might be coming, if you have any questions, my cell phone # is 512-506-1113. I'll arrive out there very late tonight. Terry Holsinger will probably be out there in the morning or late tonight. Carpool if you can. Here's the link to the directions to find the cavers' camp: http://www.cavetexas.org/projct.html#cbsp. Note that the road now detours around the superintendent's house, but the road log should still be pretty close to accurate. Thanks, Dale ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
[Texascavers] 1973: The best year for the Texas Caver? A note from Glenn Darilek
Here's a note I got from Glenn Darilek, who was the editor of the Texas Caver back in 1973. Apparently, that was the year that it contained the most pages and/or the most issues released on-time. Dale My son Christopher emailed me the thread about when I was the editor of the Texas Caver, and that year being the largest ever. Maybe you can put this on the cavetex list, as I do not subscribe. I want to give most of the credit to the members of the Alamo Area Chapter, who did most of the work. I can still remember Karen Clement (now Kastning), Maggie Allison, Steve Fleming, Mike Walsh, John Graves, Scott Harden, Wayne Russell, Chuck Stuehme, my wife Ruth, and I know a lot others who gave one Saturday each month to get the issue out. The contributors deserve a lot of credit also. Of course, they were too numerous to mention. Perhaps the greatest credit for putting the Texas Caver back on track was James Jasek, who took care of subscriptions, printed, and mailed the Caver ON TIME every month. That was a monumental achievement by a top notch caver. It was the 1973 Texas Caver that we did. There had been a hiatus in publishing, and I don't think we got any approval or anything, but we just took the ball and ran with it. I also remember that was the year that the Texas Caver went metric (not without a few slip ups.) That was back in the day of IBM Selectric typewriters, with no word processing, spell checkers, grammar checkers, etc. We put out almost 400 pages in 12 issues and the subscription price was $4.00! Anyway, this nostalgia was a nice break in the day for me. Glenn Darilek ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
[Texascavers] TCR's survey contest
There will be a survey contest this year at TCR, thanks mainly to Bev Shade. Check at registration for instructions on how to enter and who to give your data to (probably to me) *before dinner*. There will be good prizes for the winning team. Teams typically consist of two people, and I suggest that both members read the instruments (fore-shot and back-shot, perhaps) to ensure the greatest accuracy. There is not normally sketching done in this contest--it's mainly a fun challenge for vector accuracy. There may be some loaner instruments available. Check at registration for all the details. Thanks, Dale ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] The TEXAS CAVER--RIP???
I suggest that Gill's article on the Texas Caver be published in the next Texas Caver. Dale ___ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
