[Texascavers] [Texas Cavers Reunion 2014]
You've waited for the announcement long enough. Here it is; the 2014 Texas Cavers Reunion will be held the second weekend of October in Spring Branch at the Guadalupe River RV Park. Actual Guadalupe River frontage camping! More information to come. Be sure to mark your calendars; October 9-10-11-12, 2014 Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Texas Cavers Reunion 36]
Greetings Hodags, troglidites, cavemen, cave women, speleophiles of all natures. The 36th Annual Texas Caver's Reunion is around the bend. Paradise Canyon is ours from Thursday, October 17th through the 20th. The park has new improved grassy camping areas! Speleolympics, surveying, climbing, eating, soaking, wrestling, ice, kegs, parading T-shirts, music, sauna, tub, meetings, books, venders, costumes and prizes! BYOSA (bring your own social agenda). Cooking, cabins, camping, water sports & good ol' fashioned jaw-jacking, what's better than that? Spread the word to your CAVER friends/support/family/pets. Questions? Shoot me an email. P.S. TCR needs firewood, if you can help please contact me. This is your shindig, if you want to help in any way, just ask! Sent cellularly. -d...@oztotl.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] [Texas Cavers Reunion 36]
Greetings Hodags, troglidites, cavemen, cave women, speleophiles of all natures. The 36th Annual Texas Caver's Reunion is around the bend. Paradise Canyon is ours from Thursday, October 17th through the 20th. The park has new improved grassy camping areas! Speleolympics, surveying, climbing, eating, soaking, wrestling, ice, kegs, parading T-shirts, music, sauna, tub, meetings, books, venders, costumes and prizes! BYOSA (bring your own social agenda). Cooking, cabins, camping, water sports & good ol' fashioned jaw-jacking, what's better than that? Spread the word to your CAVER friends/support/family/pets. Questions? Shoot me an email. P.S. TCR needs firewood, if you can help please contact me. This is your shindig, if you want to help in any way, just ask! Sent cellularly. -d...@oztotl.com - 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] Interstate 69
Mark, please explain WHY these signs are stolen. > From: mark.al...@l-3com.com >> Date: May 1, 2013, 5:23:23 AM PDT >> To: Gill Edigar , David >> Cc: Cavers Texas >> Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Interstate 69 >> >> How long until the signs start getting stolen? >> >> Colorado had a highway with the same number going west out of Durango in the >> SW corner of the state in the early 2000’s. >> >> Signs kept getting stolen. >> >> Number change soon afterwards. >> >> It’ll happen here, too. :} >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> From: bgillegi...@gmail.com [mailto:bgillegi...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Gill >> Edigar >> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:58 AM >> To: David >> Cc: Cavers Texas >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Interstate 69 >> >> It's supposed to go to the Rio Grande Valley, not Laredo--well, maybe a >> branch to Laredo. But the primary destination is supposed to be the Pharr >> Bridge. >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:03 AM, David wrote: >> I was driving in northeast Houston today, ( which is an area of town a >> tourist should avoid ), and the old US Hwy 59, is now marked I-69 north of >> Loop 610, at least to the northern edge of Harris County. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_69 >> >> While this is currently totally irrelevant, east Texas cavers will someday ( >> in 10 years ? ) >> take I-69 to go caving in Arkansas, Indiana, or to Bustamante, N.L., Mexico. >> >> The last time I was south of Houston on Hwy. 59, the signs still read >> "Future I-69" >> >> I am not aware of any ongoing highway construction anywhere along this route. >> >> I have not been to Laredo in a year, but I bet very soon, you will see >> signage or new roads >> related to Interstate 69. >> >> David Locklear >> >> >> >> Ref: >> >> http://www.i69texasalliance.com/news.html >>
Re: [Texascavers] Interstate 69
Mark, please explain WHY these signs are stolen. > From: mark.al...@l-3com.com >> Date: May 1, 2013, 5:23:23 AM PDT >> To: Gill Edigar , David >> Cc: Cavers Texas >> Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Interstate 69 >> >> How long until the signs start getting stolen? >> >> Colorado had a highway with the same number going west out of Durango in the >> SW corner of the state in the early 2000’s. >> >> Signs kept getting stolen. >> >> Number change soon afterwards. >> >> It’ll happen here, too. :} >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> From: bgillegi...@gmail.com [mailto:bgillegi...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Gill >> Edigar >> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:58 AM >> To: David >> Cc: Cavers Texas >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Interstate 69 >> >> It's supposed to go to the Rio Grande Valley, not Laredo--well, maybe a >> branch to Laredo. But the primary destination is supposed to be the Pharr >> Bridge. >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:03 AM, David wrote: >> I was driving in northeast Houston today, ( which is an area of town a >> tourist should avoid ), and the old US Hwy 59, is now marked I-69 north of >> Loop 610, at least to the northern edge of Harris County. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_69 >> >> While this is currently totally irrelevant, east Texas cavers will someday ( >> in 10 years ? ) >> take I-69 to go caving in Arkansas, Indiana, or to Bustamante, N.L., Mexico. >> >> The last time I was south of Houston on Hwy. 59, the signs still read >> "Future I-69" >> >> I am not aware of any ongoing highway construction anywhere along this route. >> >> I have not been to Laredo in a year, but I bet very soon, you will see >> signage or new roads >> related to Interstate 69. >> >> David Locklear >> >> >> >> Ref: >> >> http://www.i69texasalliance.com/news.html >>
Re: [Texascavers] Interstate 69
Mark, please explain WHY these signs are stolen. > From: mark.al...@l-3com.com >> Date: May 1, 2013, 5:23:23 AM PDT >> To: Gill Edigar , David >> Cc: Cavers Texas >> Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Interstate 69 >> >> How long until the signs start getting stolen? >> >> Colorado had a highway with the same number going west out of Durango in the >> SW corner of the state in the early 2000’s. >> >> Signs kept getting stolen. >> >> Number change soon afterwards. >> >> It’ll happen here, too. :} >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> From: bgillegi...@gmail.com [mailto:bgillegi...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Gill >> Edigar >> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:58 AM >> To: David >> Cc: Cavers Texas >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Interstate 69 >> >> It's supposed to go to the Rio Grande Valley, not Laredo--well, maybe a >> branch to Laredo. But the primary destination is supposed to be the Pharr >> Bridge. >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:03 AM, David wrote: >> I was driving in northeast Houston today, ( which is an area of town a >> tourist should avoid ), and the old US Hwy 59, is now marked I-69 north of >> Loop 610, at least to the northern edge of Harris County. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_69 >> >> While this is currently totally irrelevant, east Texas cavers will someday ( >> in 10 years ? ) >> take I-69 to go caving in Arkansas, Indiana, or to Bustamante, N.L., Mexico. >> >> The last time I was south of Houston on Hwy. 59, the signs still read >> "Future I-69" >> >> I am not aware of any ongoing highway construction anywhere along this route. >> >> I have not been to Laredo in a year, but I bet very soon, you will see >> signage or new roads >> related to Interstate 69. >> >> David Locklear >> >> >> >> Ref: >> >> http://www.i69texasalliance.com/news.html >>
[Texascavers] Re: [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
And lovely Rachael! For assisting Crash! Sent cellularly. -Don On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Oztotl wrote: > And Galen! > > Sent cellularly. > -Don > > On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Oztotl wrote: > >> Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger >> Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay >> Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James >> Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim >> Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj >> Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, >> all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors >> (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't >> complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one >> brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the >> folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want >> to re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images >> of the items). >> >> Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as >> awesome without you! >> >> Sent cellularly. >> -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Re: [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
And lovely Rachael! For assisting Crash! Sent cellularly. -Don On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Oztotl wrote: > And Galen! > > Sent cellularly. > -Don > > On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Oztotl wrote: > >> Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger >> Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay >> Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James >> Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim >> Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj >> Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, >> all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors >> (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't >> complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one >> brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the >> folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want >> to re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images >> of the items). >> >> Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as >> awesome without you! >> >> Sent cellularly. >> -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Re: [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
And lovely Rachael! For assisting Crash! Sent cellularly. -Don On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Oztotl wrote: > And Galen! > > Sent cellularly. > -Don > > On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Oztotl wrote: > >> Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger >> Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay >> Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James >> Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim >> Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj >> Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, >> all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors >> (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't >> complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one >> brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the >> folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want >> to re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images >> of the items). >> >> Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as >> awesome without you! >> >> Sent cellularly. >> -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Re: [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
And Galen! Sent cellularly. -Don On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Oztotl wrote: > Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger > Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay > Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James > Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim > Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj > Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, > all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors > (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't > complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one > brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the > folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want to > re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images of > the items). > > Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as > awesome without you! > > Sent cellularly. > -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Re: [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
And Galen! Sent cellularly. -Don On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Oztotl wrote: > Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger > Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay > Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James > Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim > Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj > Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, > all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors > (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't > complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one > brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the > folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want to > re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images of > the items). > > Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as > awesome without you! > > Sent cellularly. > -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Re: [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
And Galen! Sent cellularly. -Don On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Oztotl wrote: > Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger > Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay > Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James > Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim > Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj > Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, > all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors > (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't > complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one > brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the > folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want to > re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images of > the items). > > Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as > awesome without you! > > Sent cellularly. > -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want to re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images of the items). Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as awesome without you! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want to re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images of the items). Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as awesome without you! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want to re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images of the items). Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as awesome without you! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention
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[Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention
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[Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention
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[Texascavers] Reminder of TSA Meeting Sunday morning at Spring Convention
In case I didn't already announce the TSA Meeting will take place Sunday morning at Spring Convention. Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Reminder of TSA Meeting Sunday morning at Spring Convention
In case I didn't already announce the TSA Meeting will take place Sunday morning at Spring Convention. Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Reminder of TSA Meeting Sunday morning at Spring Convention
In case I didn't already announce the TSA Meeting will take place Sunday morning at Spring Convention. Sent cellularly. -Don - 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] Estimate of stalactite growth (Merkel et al. 2008)
>> Don't forget those vessels completely encompassed by formations to the point >> they were really no longer visible in the column, except where looters >> hammered away to expose them. >> >> Sent cellularly. >> -Don >> >> On Mar 12, 2013, at 2:25 PM, "Allan B. Cobb" wrote: >> >>> In Guatemala, I have seen calcite almost completely covering flagging tape >>> that we left surveying the year before. I have seen stalagmites about 50 cm >>> tall growing out of Maya vessels that are a little more than a thousand >>> years old. I have seen photos of one almost a meter high growing out of a >>> 1000 year old Maya vessel. The growth rate of speleothems is highly >>> variable. >>> >>> Allan >>> >>> From: Neal Hines >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 11:33 AM >>> To: nealahi...@gmail.com >>> Cc: Texas Cavers >>> Subject: [Texascavers] Estimate of stalactite growth (Merkel et al. 2008) >>> >>> This morning I read a geochemistry text on carbonate mineralization that >>> gave an example of how much stalactites might grow in one year: 0.19 >>> mm/year. It's a recent book (Merkel et al. Groundwater Geochemistry 2008). >>> Assumptions: partial pressure CO2 of 3% (charged up from soils) degassing >>> to 0.03% (by volume; atmospheric level), 100L of water dripping from the >>> ceiling, and the ceiling covered by 15% stalactites. >>> Cavers all know this growth varies by quite a bit, but this might serve as >>> a rough upper end growth rate. So, within a caver's life of 70 years, you >>> could see a formation grow by over 1 cm! Lending truth to the observation >>> I've heard of some cavers that, "this passage has shifted since I was here >>> last." Sodastraws can grow even faster I believe & I'm sure people will >>> have opinions on that. >>> Also, thanks to Ron Green for doing the webinar on Geophysics in karst >>> landscapes last night. I caught only the tail end, but there were tons of >>> questions and very interested participants. >>> -Neal Hines >>> >>> >>> >>>
Re: [Texascavers] Estimate of stalactite growth (Merkel et al. 2008)
>> Don't forget those vessels completely encompassed by formations to the point >> they were really no longer visible in the column, except where looters >> hammered away to expose them. >> >> Sent cellularly. >> -Don >> >> On Mar 12, 2013, at 2:25 PM, "Allan B. Cobb" wrote: >> >>> In Guatemala, I have seen calcite almost completely covering flagging tape >>> that we left surveying the year before. I have seen stalagmites about 50 cm >>> tall growing out of Maya vessels that are a little more than a thousand >>> years old. I have seen photos of one almost a meter high growing out of a >>> 1000 year old Maya vessel. The growth rate of speleothems is highly >>> variable. >>> >>> Allan >>> >>> From: Neal Hines >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 11:33 AM >>> To: nealahi...@gmail.com >>> Cc: Texas Cavers >>> Subject: [Texascavers] Estimate of stalactite growth (Merkel et al. 2008) >>> >>> This morning I read a geochemistry text on carbonate mineralization that >>> gave an example of how much stalactites might grow in one year: 0.19 >>> mm/year. It's a recent book (Merkel et al. Groundwater Geochemistry 2008). >>> Assumptions: partial pressure CO2 of 3% (charged up from soils) degassing >>> to 0.03% (by volume; atmospheric level), 100L of water dripping from the >>> ceiling, and the ceiling covered by 15% stalactites. >>> Cavers all know this growth varies by quite a bit, but this might serve as >>> a rough upper end growth rate. So, within a caver's life of 70 years, you >>> could see a formation grow by over 1 cm! Lending truth to the observation >>> I've heard of some cavers that, "this passage has shifted since I was here >>> last." Sodastraws can grow even faster I believe & I'm sure people will >>> have opinions on that. >>> Also, thanks to Ron Green for doing the webinar on Geophysics in karst >>> landscapes last night. I caught only the tail end, but there were tons of >>> questions and very interested participants. >>> -Neal Hines >>> >>> >>> >>>
Re: [Texascavers] Estimate of stalactite growth (Merkel et al. 2008)
>> Don't forget those vessels completely encompassed by formations to the point >> they were really no longer visible in the column, except where looters >> hammered away to expose them. >> >> Sent cellularly. >> -Don >> >> On Mar 12, 2013, at 2:25 PM, "Allan B. Cobb" wrote: >> >>> In Guatemala, I have seen calcite almost completely covering flagging tape >>> that we left surveying the year before. I have seen stalagmites about 50 cm >>> tall growing out of Maya vessels that are a little more than a thousand >>> years old. I have seen photos of one almost a meter high growing out of a >>> 1000 year old Maya vessel. The growth rate of speleothems is highly >>> variable. >>> >>> Allan >>> >>> From: Neal Hines >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 11:33 AM >>> To: nealahi...@gmail.com >>> Cc: Texas Cavers >>> Subject: [Texascavers] Estimate of stalactite growth (Merkel et al. 2008) >>> >>> This morning I read a geochemistry text on carbonate mineralization that >>> gave an example of how much stalactites might grow in one year: 0.19 >>> mm/year. It's a recent book (Merkel et al. Groundwater Geochemistry 2008). >>> Assumptions: partial pressure CO2 of 3% (charged up from soils) degassing >>> to 0.03% (by volume; atmospheric level), 100L of water dripping from the >>> ceiling, and the ceiling covered by 15% stalactites. >>> Cavers all know this growth varies by quite a bit, but this might serve as >>> a rough upper end growth rate. So, within a caver's life of 70 years, you >>> could see a formation grow by over 1 cm! Lending truth to the observation >>> I've heard of some cavers that, "this passage has shifted since I was here >>> last." Sodastraws can grow even faster I believe & I'm sure people will >>> have opinions on that. >>> Also, thanks to Ron Green for doing the webinar on Geophysics in karst >>> landscapes last night. I caught only the tail end, but there were tons of >>> questions and very interested participants. >>> -Neal Hines >>> >>> >>> >>>
[Texascavers] [Spring Convention Meeting of TSA]
Please send agenda items to me soon. Also, PLEASE ATTEND. Who knows what I could do to the TSA unsupervised. Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Spring Convention Meeting of TSA]
Please send agenda items to me soon. Also, PLEASE ATTEND. Who knows what I could do to the TSA unsupervised. Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Spring Convention Meeting of TSA]
Please send agenda items to me soon. Also, PLEASE ATTEND. Who knows what I could do to the TSA unsupervised. Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Floor Painting @ D&P Next Weekend]
Free caving for participants!! I'm buying the two part epoxy paint tomorrow. I'll need some help to remove furniture, paint, and return furniture. Of course, this means camping only. I'd appreciate any help I can get! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Floor Painting @ D&P Next Weekend]
Free caving for participants!! I'm buying the two part epoxy paint tomorrow. I'll need some help to remove furniture, paint, and return furniture. Of course, this means camping only. I'd appreciate any help I can get! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Floor Painting @ D&P Next Weekend]
Free caving for participants!! I'm buying the two part epoxy paint tomorrow. I'll need some help to remove furniture, paint, and return furniture. Of course, this means camping only. I'd appreciate any help I can get! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] TSA Winter Business Meeting
At Colorado Bend State Park January 12 at the visitors center. Be there or be square! It'll probably get started early around 8 a.m. Contact me for more info. Sent cellularly. -Don
[Texascavers] TSA Winter Business Meeting
At Colorado Bend State Park January 12 at the visitors center. Be there or be square! It'll probably get started early around 8 a.m. Contact me for more info. Sent cellularly. -Don
[Texascavers] TSA Winter Business Meeting
At Colorado Bend State Park January 12 at the visitors center. Be there or be square! It'll probably get started early around 8 a.m. Contact me for more info. Sent cellularly. -Don
Re: [Texascavers] Re: texascavers Digest 31 Oct 2012 16:47:37 -0000 Issue 1657
Sheeit, it's only 200+ miles to my own Deep & Punkin Caves Nature Preserve from my home. And merely 580 miles on one single road to visit my step-daughter, one way. Sent cellularly. -Don On Nov 4, 2012, at 11:26 AM, James Jasek wrote: > Check out Fort Stockton to Van Horn, Texas 118+ miles > > > On Nov 4, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Mike Flannigan wrote: > >> >> Ah - the western states. Where the concept of >> distance has a whole different perspective. If >> somebody from NV tells you something is a pretty >> good trek, you better listen. >> >> >> >> Straight-line distances from Ely: >> >> Ely to Baker Creek System - 39+ miles >> >> Ely to Whipple Cave - 51+ miles >> >> Ely to Leviathan Cave - 105+ miles >> >> >> >> Mike - 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] Re: texascavers Digest 31 Oct 2012 16:47:37 -0000 Issue 1657
Sheeit, it's only 200+ miles to my own Deep & Punkin Caves Nature Preserve from my home. And merely 580 miles on one single road to visit my step-daughter, one way. Sent cellularly. -Don On Nov 4, 2012, at 11:26 AM, James Jasek wrote: > Check out Fort Stockton to Van Horn, Texas 118+ miles > > > On Nov 4, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Mike Flannigan wrote: > >> >> Ah - the western states. Where the concept of >> distance has a whole different perspective. If >> somebody from NV tells you something is a pretty >> good trek, you better listen. >> >> >> >> Straight-line distances from Ely: >> >> Ely to Baker Creek System - 39+ miles >> >> Ely to Whipple Cave - 51+ miles >> >> Ely to Leviathan Cave - 105+ miles >> >> >> >> Mike - 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] Re: texascavers Digest 31 Oct 2012 16:47:37 -0000 Issue 1657
Sheeit, it's only 200+ miles to my own Deep & Punkin Caves Nature Preserve from my home. And merely 580 miles on one single road to visit my step-daughter, one way. Sent cellularly. -Don On Nov 4, 2012, at 11:26 AM, James Jasek wrote: > Check out Fort Stockton to Van Horn, Texas 118+ miles > > > On Nov 4, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Mike Flannigan wrote: > >> >> Ah - the western states. Where the concept of >> distance has a whole different perspective. If >> somebody from NV tells you something is a pretty >> good trek, you better listen. >> >> >> >> Straight-line distances from Ely: >> >> Ely to Baker Creek System - 39+ miles >> >> Ely to Whipple Cave - 51+ miles >> >> Ely to Leviathan Cave - 105+ miles >> >> >> >> Mike - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Correction]Congratulations Redux
Congratulations to Heather Túček for being elected Texas Speleological Association's Secretary and Roger Moore as our new Vice-Chair. I remain Chair and Michael Cicherski, Treasurer. Three things; thank you for stepping up, you both have big shoes to fill, and a hearty "welcome aboard"! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Correction]Congratulations Redux
Congratulations to Heather Túček for being elected Texas Speleological Association's Secretary and Roger Moore as our new Vice-Chair. I remain Chair and Michael Cicherski, Treasurer. Three things; thank you for stepping up, you both have big shoes to fill, and a hearty "welcome aboard"! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] [Correction]Congratulations Redux
Congratulations to Heather Túček for being elected Texas Speleological Association's Secretary and Roger Moore as our new Vice-Chair. I remain Chair and Michael Cicherski, Treasurer. Three things; thank you for stepping up, you both have big shoes to fill, and a hearty "welcome aboard"! Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] TCR 2012
So far, those pesky Maya were wrong, the world didn't end this weekend. In fact, there was a coming together, a reunion, instead. The annual gathering of Cavers was joyous and productive, for me anyway. And in a way it's not over, there are lost item, more reunions to be. Contact me to inquire. Cavers, you made it happen, more than three hundred and fifty of you. I merely answered a few questions and pointed fingers. Thank you for a great, unforgettable weekend! The memories will last a lifetime! I hope you had a good time and if you did, please thank yourself and especially these people: our spouses & our friends, specifically; Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Galen Falgout, Ann Scott, Linda Palit, Michael Cicherski, Ron Ralph, Stefan Creaser, Susan Souby, Colin & Peter Strickland, Kitty & Kurt, Bill Steele, Amy Beverage, Bev Shade, David Ochel, Lydia Hernandez, Denise Prendergrast, Jocie Hooper, Bill Stephens, Tommy Joe, Leslie Bell, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Kyle Leonard, and to the many volunteers and good people, whose personage I have may unfortunately forgot today, who made this wonderful happening! Thanks to Whole Earth Provision Company, Shiner Brewing, GGG, TSS, TSA, Mercy Beads & Jonathan Wilson, for prizes and certificates and, I believe, our first ever bouncy castle. There were others, you know who you are, thank you. Chris Vreeland, thanks for immortalizing the camaraderie. Crash, thanks for mastering the ceremony and Angela Edwards for sharing the gifts. Kyle Leonard, thanks for bringing your Aggies, we needed the help, and they came through! Wesley Schumacher, good job with the wholesome earthy competition. Thanks, Bexar Grotto for bringing some class and entertaining guests! TCMA, thanks for starting our day-after-the-apocalypse-morning off with caffeine and sustenance on Sunday. And a thanks to Paul Dixon at Paradise Canyon for being a gracious host and sharing his cool waters, green grass and shady canyon. -Don
[Texascavers] TCR 2012
So far, those pesky Maya were wrong, the world didn't end this weekend. In fact, there was a coming together, a reunion, instead. The annual gathering of Cavers was joyous and productive, for me anyway. And in a way it's not over, there are lost item, more reunions to be. Contact me to inquire. Cavers, you made it happen, more than three hundred and fifty of you. I merely answered a few questions and pointed fingers. Thank you for a great, unforgettable weekend! The memories will last a lifetime! I hope you had a good time and if you did, please thank yourself and especially these people: our spouses & our friends, specifically; Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Galen Falgout, Ann Scott, Linda Palit, Michael Cicherski, Ron Ralph, Stefan Creaser, Susan Souby, Colin & Peter Strickland, Kitty & Kurt, Bill Steele, Amy Beverage, Bev Shade, David Ochel, Lydia Hernandez, Denise Prendergrast, Jocie Hooper, Bill Stephens, Tommy Joe, Leslie Bell, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Kyle Leonard, and to the many volunteers and good people, whose personage I have may unfortunately forgot today, who made this wonderful happening! Thanks to Whole Earth Provision Company, Shiner Brewing, GGG, TSS, TSA, Mercy Beads & Jonathan Wilson, for prizes and certificates and, I believe, our first ever bouncy castle. There were others, you know who you are, thank you. Chris Vreeland, thanks for immortalizing the camaraderie. Crash, thanks for mastering the ceremony and Angela Edwards for sharing the gifts. Kyle Leonard, thanks for bringing your Aggies, we needed the help, and they came through! Wesley Schumacher, good job with the wholesome earthy competition. Thanks, Bexar Grotto for bringing some class and entertaining guests! TCMA, thanks for starting our day-after-the-apocalypse-morning off with caffeine and sustenance on Sunday. And a thanks to Paul Dixon at Paradise Canyon for being a gracious host and sharing his cool waters, green grass and shady canyon. -Don
[Texascavers] TCR 2012
So far, those pesky Maya were wrong, the world didn't end this weekend. In fact, there was a coming together, a reunion, instead. The annual gathering of Cavers was joyous and productive, for me anyway. And in a way it's not over, there are lost item, more reunions to be. Contact me to inquire. Cavers, you made it happen, more than three hundred and fifty of you. I merely answered a few questions and pointed fingers. Thank you for a great, unforgettable weekend! The memories will last a lifetime! I hope you had a good time and if you did, please thank yourself and especially these people: our spouses & our friends, specifically; Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Galen Falgout, Ann Scott, Linda Palit, Michael Cicherski, Ron Ralph, Stefan Creaser, Susan Souby, Colin & Peter Strickland, Kitty & Kurt, Bill Steele, Amy Beverage, Bev Shade, David Ochel, Lydia Hernandez, Denise Prendergrast, Jocie Hooper, Bill Stephens, Tommy Joe, Leslie Bell, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Kyle Leonard, and to the many volunteers and good people, whose personage I have may unfortunately forgot today, who made this wonderful happening! Thanks to Whole Earth Provision Company, Shiner Brewing, GGG, TSS, TSA, Mercy Beads & Jonathan Wilson, for prizes and certificates and, I believe, our first ever bouncy castle. There were others, you know who you are, thank you. Chris Vreeland, thanks for immortalizing the camaraderie. Crash, thanks for mastering the ceremony and Angela Edwards for sharing the gifts. Kyle Leonard, thanks for bringing your Aggies, we needed the help, and they came through! Wesley Schumacher, good job with the wholesome earthy competition. Thanks, Bexar Grotto for bringing some class and entertaining guests! TCMA, thanks for starting our day-after-the-apocalypse-morning off with caffeine and sustenance on Sunday. And a thanks to Paul Dixon at Paradise Canyon for being a gracious host and sharing his cool waters, green grass and shady canyon. -Don
[Texascavers] Has anyone seen the TCMA tables?
Last seen at Robber Baron Open House, white plastic, with "TCMA" written on them? Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Has anyone seen the TCMA tables?
Last seen at Robber Baron Open House, white plastic, with "TCMA" written on them? Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Has anyone seen the TCMA tables?
Last seen at Robber Baron Open House, white plastic, with "TCMA" written on them? Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] 35th Annual Texas Cavers Reunion Redux
Cavers!! One week left! For what, you might ask? Texas Cavers Reunion, that's what! When? One week from today, Thursday, October 18 to Sunday, October 21. Where? Paradise Canyon campground: http://www.paradisecanyon.com/images/map.pdf If you are a caver, caver relative, caver friend or supporter, caver wannabe or caver spouse please attend. If you are not, please don't crash our party, you know who you are. Sasquatch will be looking for you and he hasn't fed recently. Registration will begin Friday at 5 p.m. until there is a lull in registrants. It will begin again Saturday at 8 a.m. until very late. Vendors will be available all day Saturday and early Sunday morning hawking their wares. Registration gets you a wristband, meal, beverages and a chance at door prizes. The "Big Feed" will happen Saturday evening followed by awards. Bring your own plate, cup and feed tools to get the food from your plate to your food hole. There won't be a live band this year (sorry, long story). Musical instruments are ok, however not at the hot tub. Cameras aren't allowed at the hot tub either. That end of the park is a quiet zone and it will be enforced. If you we're counting on the Friday Bexar Grotto fish fry, they have opted out this year. Bring your own food or mooch off a neighbor. Perhaps another grotto is interested in raising funds by feeding folks instead. Sunday morning, some wonderful intrepid individuals will be making breakfast to raise funds for the Texas Cave Management Association. Rumor has it there will be a nice hoity-toity pinky raised wine tasting Friday evening. A great chance to share your swanky wine find with good company and friends. Black tie optional. There is another rumor that there will be a bouncy house for those not old enough to drink yet still want the same woozy effects. The Texas Speleological Association is having a meeting and election at 8 a.m. Come prepared to elect a new generation of servants Sunday morning. Also the TCMA is having a members meeting following the TSA meeting. There are showers, some of us will stink before too long, take advantage of these facilities please. Sasquatch may confuse the smell with mating pheromones and that could be bad, unless you are into that. I don't wanna know. If you hear a massive throaty squeal, run for the showers! There will be a parade and costume contest. Think "Maya Apocolypse 2012". Be creative! That said, this is a family event, please keep your nudity under control, I know, I know, but it'll be during daylight hours and some little ones may be present. If you must get out your nude fix, visit me behind the shed I will be happy to gawk. Children and dogs. Both are welcome! They must be well behaved; no biting, fighting, constant screaming or barking. Pooping on the ground isn't encouraged, but if they must, please clean up after them. No mange or rabies or Ebola. Drooling is perfectly acceptable and I expect it. If there are complaints, Sasquatch will will be hungry. If you have suggestions on how things could be better, feel free to implement these ideas (of course please consult me first). It'll be a bit late by TCR and most likely I will have my hands full and will be eager for a little frivolity myself. You are Cavers, you come out of the woodwork to get things done and lend helping hands, I love that! That's one of our groups best features. Let's make this happen and have fun doing it!! See you there. Thanks & be safe! Sent cellularly. -Don
[Texascavers] 35th Annual Texas Cavers Reunion Redux
Cavers!! One week left! For what, you might ask? Texas Cavers Reunion, that's what! When? One week from today, Thursday, October 18 to Sunday, October 21. Where? Paradise Canyon campground: http://www.paradisecanyon.com/images/map.pdf If you are a caver, caver relative, caver friend or supporter, caver wannabe or caver spouse please attend. If you are not, please don't crash our party, you know who you are. Sasquatch will be looking for you and he hasn't fed recently. Registration will begin Friday at 5 p.m. until there is a lull in registrants. It will begin again Saturday at 8 a.m. until very late. Vendors will be available all day Saturday and early Sunday morning hawking their wares. Registration gets you a wristband, meal, beverages and a chance at door prizes. The "Big Feed" will happen Saturday evening followed by awards. Bring your own plate, cup and feed tools to get the food from your plate to your food hole. There won't be a live band this year (sorry, long story). Musical instruments are ok, however not at the hot tub. Cameras aren't allowed at the hot tub either. That end of the park is a quiet zone and it will be enforced. If you we're counting on the Friday Bexar Grotto fish fry, they have opted out this year. Bring your own food or mooch off a neighbor. Perhaps another grotto is interested in raising funds by feeding folks instead. Sunday morning, some wonderful intrepid individuals will be making breakfast to raise funds for the Texas Cave Management Association. Rumor has it there will be a nice hoity-toity pinky raised wine tasting Friday evening. A great chance to share your swanky wine find with good company and friends. Black tie optional. There is another rumor that there will be a bouncy house for those not old enough to drink yet still want the same woozy effects. The Texas Speleological Association is having a meeting and election at 8 a.m. Come prepared to elect a new generation of servants Sunday morning. Also the TCMA is having a members meeting following the TSA meeting. There are showers, some of us will stink before too long, take advantage of these facilities please. Sasquatch may confuse the smell with mating pheromones and that could be bad, unless you are into that. I don't wanna know. If you hear a massive throaty squeal, run for the showers! There will be a parade and costume contest. Think "Maya Apocolypse 2012". Be creative! That said, this is a family event, please keep your nudity under control, I know, I know, but it'll be during daylight hours and some little ones may be present. If you must get out your nude fix, visit me behind the shed I will be happy to gawk. Children and dogs. Both are welcome! They must be well behaved; no biting, fighting, constant screaming or barking. Pooping on the ground isn't encouraged, but if they must, please clean up after them. No mange or rabies or Ebola. Drooling is perfectly acceptable and I expect it. If there are complaints, Sasquatch will will be hungry. If you have suggestions on how things could be better, feel free to implement these ideas (of course please consult me first). It'll be a bit late by TCR and most likely I will have my hands full and will be eager for a little frivolity myself. You are Cavers, you come out of the woodwork to get things done and lend helping hands, I love that! That's one of our groups best features. Let's make this happen and have fun doing it!! See you there. Thanks & be safe! Sent cellularly. -Don
[Texascavers] 35th Annual Texas Cavers Reunion Redux
Cavers!! One week left! For what, you might ask? Texas Cavers Reunion, that's what! When? One week from today, Thursday, October 18 to Sunday, October 21. Where? Paradise Canyon campground: http://www.paradisecanyon.com/images/map.pdf If you are a caver, caver relative, caver friend or supporter, caver wannabe or caver spouse please attend. If you are not, please don't crash our party, you know who you are. Sasquatch will be looking for you and he hasn't fed recently. Registration will begin Friday at 5 p.m. until there is a lull in registrants. It will begin again Saturday at 8 a.m. until very late. Vendors will be available all day Saturday and early Sunday morning hawking their wares. Registration gets you a wristband, meal, beverages and a chance at door prizes. The "Big Feed" will happen Saturday evening followed by awards. Bring your own plate, cup and feed tools to get the food from your plate to your food hole. There won't be a live band this year (sorry, long story). Musical instruments are ok, however not at the hot tub. Cameras aren't allowed at the hot tub either. That end of the park is a quiet zone and it will be enforced. If you we're counting on the Friday Bexar Grotto fish fry, they have opted out this year. Bring your own food or mooch off a neighbor. Perhaps another grotto is interested in raising funds by feeding folks instead. Sunday morning, some wonderful intrepid individuals will be making breakfast to raise funds for the Texas Cave Management Association. Rumor has it there will be a nice hoity-toity pinky raised wine tasting Friday evening. A great chance to share your swanky wine find with good company and friends. Black tie optional. There is another rumor that there will be a bouncy house for those not old enough to drink yet still want the same woozy effects. The Texas Speleological Association is having a meeting and election at 8 a.m. Come prepared to elect a new generation of servants Sunday morning. Also the TCMA is having a members meeting following the TSA meeting. There are showers, some of us will stink before too long, take advantage of these facilities please. Sasquatch may confuse the smell with mating pheromones and that could be bad, unless you are into that. I don't wanna know. If you hear a massive throaty squeal, run for the showers! There will be a parade and costume contest. Think "Maya Apocolypse 2012". Be creative! That said, this is a family event, please keep your nudity under control, I know, I know, but it'll be during daylight hours and some little ones may be present. If you must get out your nude fix, visit me behind the shed I will be happy to gawk. Children and dogs. Both are welcome! They must be well behaved; no biting, fighting, constant screaming or barking. Pooping on the ground isn't encouraged, but if they must, please clean up after them. No mange or rabies or Ebola. Drooling is perfectly acceptable and I expect it. If there are complaints, Sasquatch will will be hungry. If you have suggestions on how things could be better, feel free to implement these ideas (of course please consult me first). It'll be a bit late by TCR and most likely I will have my hands full and will be eager for a little frivolity myself. You are Cavers, you come out of the woodwork to get things done and lend helping hands, I love that! That's one of our groups best features. Let's make this happen and have fun doing it!! See you there. Thanks & be safe! Sent cellularly. -Don
Re: [Texascavers] Pete's femur
Pete, for crying out loud, you've given so much to us for a long time, let us give some back a little. Sent cellularly. -Don On Oct 8, 2012, at 11:01 PM,pstrickla...@austin.rr.comwrote: > Well, now that I am one week into this femur missadventure I guess I should > put my own post on Cavetex. On Friday they moved me out of my post surgical > room on the second floor of the Round Rock Hospital into room 302 of the > Round Rock Hospital Rehabilitation Center. The painfull rehab is doing it's > job and I think I have a good chance of getting out of here around Friday. In > that case, I can't see that it would hurt me to sit in a vehicle or on a > stool by the barn and supervise loading that weekend. If that goes well, it > seems that I could supervise hot tub area setup at TCR the same way, a few > days later. The bigger trick will be where to sleep. I don't think that I > will be ready to crawl into my tent, and get down to and up from ground level > by then. I'm shure not going to let y'all pass the hat for a $155 cabin for > me. (Hell, the steps might kill me, or at least rebreak the leg). The > simpelist thing, if it is cool and bug free enough would be for me to sleep > in the front seat of my pickup. It's got a grab bar up high, and the seats > fold way back. (I have spent more than one night there). Another option is to > sleep on a cot in a tall tent Colin has. A lot of things could interfere, but > right now, I am optimistic about being at TCR. Pete > > - > 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] Pete's femur
Pete, for crying out loud, you've given so much to us for a long time, let us give some back a little. Sent cellularly. -Don On Oct 8, 2012, at 11:01 PM,pstrickla...@austin.rr.comwrote: > Well, now that I am one week into this femur missadventure I guess I should > put my own post on Cavetex. On Friday they moved me out of my post surgical > room on the second floor of the Round Rock Hospital into room 302 of the > Round Rock Hospital Rehabilitation Center. The painfull rehab is doing it's > job and I think I have a good chance of getting out of here around Friday. In > that case, I can't see that it would hurt me to sit in a vehicle or on a > stool by the barn and supervise loading that weekend. If that goes well, it > seems that I could supervise hot tub area setup at TCR the same way, a few > days later. The bigger trick will be where to sleep. I don't think that I > will be ready to crawl into my tent, and get down to and up from ground level > by then. I'm shure not going to let y'all pass the hat for a $155 cabin for > me. (Hell, the steps might kill me, or at least rebreak the leg). The > simpelist thing, if it is cool and bug free enough would be for me to sleep > in the front seat of my pickup. It's got a grab bar up high, and the seats > fold way back. (I have spent more than one night there). Another option is to > sleep on a cot in a tall tent Colin has. A lot of things could interfere, but > right now, I am optimistic about being at TCR. Pete > > - > 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] Pete's femur
Pete, for crying out loud, you've given so much to us for a long time, let us give some back a little. Sent cellularly. -Don On Oct 8, 2012, at 11:01 PM,pstrickla...@austin.rr.comwrote: > Well, now that I am one week into this femur missadventure I guess I should > put my own post on Cavetex. On Friday they moved me out of my post surgical > room on the second floor of the Round Rock Hospital into room 302 of the > Round Rock Hospital Rehabilitation Center. The painfull rehab is doing it's > job and I think I have a good chance of getting out of here around Friday. In > that case, I can't see that it would hurt me to sit in a vehicle or on a > stool by the barn and supervise loading that weekend. If that goes well, it > seems that I could supervise hot tub area setup at TCR the same way, a few > days later. The bigger trick will be where to sleep. I don't think that I > will be ready to crawl into my tent, and get down to and up from ground level > by then. I'm shure not going to let y'all pass the hat for a $155 cabin for > me. (Hell, the steps might kill me, or at least rebreak the leg). The > simpelist thing, if it is cool and bug free enough would be for me to sleep > in the front seat of my pickup. It's got a grab bar up high, and the seats > fold way back. (I have spent more than one night there). Another option is to > sleep on a cot in a tall tent Colin has. A lot of things could interfere, but > right now, I am optimistic about being at TCR. Pete > > - > 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
Three times I've found an exploded (leaking, expanded) rechargeable in my charger during a normal cycle. Ruined battery, ruined charger. No battery expert here, but my experimentation is over. If I'm gonna recycle batteries (which I do), I choose ones I won't ruin and that are much more dependable out of the bulk pack. Duracells. Also have been quite pleased with my rechargeable sten batteries too... Sent cellularly. -Don On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Dale Barnard wrote: > 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 Sent cellularly. -Don
Re: [Texascavers] Rechargeable Batteries
Three times I've found an exploded (leaking, expanded) rechargeable in my charger during a normal cycle. Ruined battery, ruined charger. No battery expert here, but my experimentation is over. If I'm gonna recycle batteries (which I do), I choose ones I won't ruin and that are much more dependable out of the bulk pack. Duracells. Also have been quite pleased with my rechargeable sten batteries too... Sent cellularly. -Don On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Dale Barnard wrote: > 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 Sent cellularly. -Don
Re: [Texascavers] Rechargeable Batteries
Three times I've found an exploded (leaking, expanded) rechargeable in my charger during a normal cycle. Ruined battery, ruined charger. No battery expert here, but my experimentation is over. If I'm gonna recycle batteries (which I do), I choose ones I won't ruin and that are much more dependable out of the bulk pack. Duracells. Also have been quite pleased with my rechargeable sten batteries too... Sent cellularly. -Don On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Dale Barnard wrote: > 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 Sent cellularly. -Don
[Texascavers] [Assassin Beetles]
I'll try to bring in a sample from Bee county, I killed 2 yesterday. On Tuesday, June 19, 2012, David Ochel wrote: - Forwarded message fromgschin...@edwardsaquifer.org - Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:20:36 -0500 From: Geary Schindel Subject: FW: Study of kissing bugs for Chagus parasites in Texas. To: 'David Ochel' David, I'm having a problem as this message keeps getting bounced to Texas Cavers. Can you post it for me. Thanks, Geary I tried to send this out last week but I think it got bounced. Geary Folks, Two medical researchers at Baylor University (Dr. Hotez and Dr. Murray) are interested in studying Triatomine Bugs (Kissing bug/Cone-nose Bug/Vinchuca) for Trypanosama cruzi. This is the parasite that causes Chagus Disease in dogs and humans. There is some discussion in the medical field whether Chagus has been transmitted to humans south Texas or whether most of the Chagus causes are representative of folks immigrating in from down south. It has certainly been present in dogs and has resulted in a number of deaths in dogs. This is a pretty nasty disease and I've been told is responsible for about half of the heart transplant needs in Central and South America. It causes all kinds of other health issues also. Anyway, the kissing bug is pretty common in south central Texas and I caught four of them in the Deep Cabin last weekend. One had taken a blood meal (not good). They were shipped off for testing. I've also seen two bites on the Deep and Punkin Nature preserve property for kissing bugs. The researchers are asking for folks to collect kissing bugs and submit them for testing. Since cavers are commonly out and about and have their nose to the ground, I thought I would ask if anyone is interesting in helping with the study. All you have to do is collect the bugs, fill out a short form, and send it in to the research along with the bug. Here are two links on Chagus. The bug can be dead or alive but not smushed. The links also include some pictures of the bug as they are around an inch or less long and have a real pointy nose. Maybe we should rethink sleeping out without a tent or netting. If you would like to participate, please send me an email and I'll send you the address and other information. http://www.allaboutchagasdisease.com/ http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/ Thanks, Geary Schindel - End forwarded message - - Visit our website:http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail:texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com Sent cellularly. -Don
[Texascavers] [Assassin Beetles]
I'll try to bring in a sample from Bee county, I killed 2 yesterday. On Tuesday, June 19, 2012, David Ochel wrote: - Forwarded message fromgschin...@edwardsaquifer.org - Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:20:36 -0500 From: Geary Schindel Subject: FW: Study of kissing bugs for Chagus parasites in Texas. To: 'David Ochel' David, I'm having a problem as this message keeps getting bounced to Texas Cavers. Can you post it for me. Thanks, Geary I tried to send this out last week but I think it got bounced. Geary Folks, Two medical researchers at Baylor University (Dr. Hotez and Dr. Murray) are interested in studying Triatomine Bugs (Kissing bug/Cone-nose Bug/Vinchuca) for Trypanosama cruzi. This is the parasite that causes Chagus Disease in dogs and humans. There is some discussion in the medical field whether Chagus has been transmitted to humans south Texas or whether most of the Chagus causes are representative of folks immigrating in from down south. It has certainly been present in dogs and has resulted in a number of deaths in dogs. This is a pretty nasty disease and I've been told is responsible for about half of the heart transplant needs in Central and South America. It causes all kinds of other health issues also. Anyway, the kissing bug is pretty common in south central Texas and I caught four of them in the Deep Cabin last weekend. One had taken a blood meal (not good). They were shipped off for testing. I've also seen two bites on the Deep and Punkin Nature preserve property for kissing bugs. The researchers are asking for folks to collect kissing bugs and submit them for testing. Since cavers are commonly out and about and have their nose to the ground, I thought I would ask if anyone is interesting in helping with the study. All you have to do is collect the bugs, fill out a short form, and send it in to the research along with the bug. Here are two links on Chagus. The bug can be dead or alive but not smushed. The links also include some pictures of the bug as they are around an inch or less long and have a real pointy nose. Maybe we should rethink sleeping out without a tent or netting. If you would like to participate, please send me an email and I'll send you the address and other information. http://www.allaboutchagasdisease.com/ http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/ Thanks, Geary Schindel - End forwarded message - - Visit our website:http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail:texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com Sent cellularly. -Don
[Texascavers] [Assassin Beetles]
I'll try to bring in a sample from Bee county, I killed 2 yesterday. On Tuesday, June 19, 2012, David Ochel wrote: - Forwarded message fromgschin...@edwardsaquifer.org - Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:20:36 -0500 From: Geary Schindel Subject: FW: Study of kissing bugs for Chagus parasites in Texas. To: 'David Ochel' David, I'm having a problem as this message keeps getting bounced to Texas Cavers. Can you post it for me. Thanks, Geary I tried to send this out last week but I think it got bounced. Geary Folks, Two medical researchers at Baylor University (Dr. Hotez and Dr. Murray) are interested in studying Triatomine Bugs (Kissing bug/Cone-nose Bug/Vinchuca) for Trypanosama cruzi. This is the parasite that causes Chagus Disease in dogs and humans. There is some discussion in the medical field whether Chagus has been transmitted to humans south Texas or whether most of the Chagus causes are representative of folks immigrating in from down south. It has certainly been present in dogs and has resulted in a number of deaths in dogs. This is a pretty nasty disease and I've been told is responsible for about half of the heart transplant needs in Central and South America. It causes all kinds of other health issues also. Anyway, the kissing bug is pretty common in south central Texas and I caught four of them in the Deep Cabin last weekend. One had taken a blood meal (not good). They were shipped off for testing. I've also seen two bites on the Deep and Punkin Nature preserve property for kissing bugs. The researchers are asking for folks to collect kissing bugs and submit them for testing. Since cavers are commonly out and about and have their nose to the ground, I thought I would ask if anyone is interesting in helping with the study. All you have to do is collect the bugs, fill out a short form, and send it in to the research along with the bug. Here are two links on Chagus. The bug can be dead or alive but not smushed. The links also include some pictures of the bug as they are around an inch or less long and have a real pointy nose. Maybe we should rethink sleeping out without a tent or netting. If you would like to participate, please send me an email and I'll send you the address and other information. http://www.allaboutchagasdisease.com/ http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/ Thanks, Geary Schindel - End forwarded message - - Visit our website:http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail:texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com Sent cellularly. -Don
