Nice! Never really thought of being a caver as courageous as much as masochistic.
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) ________________________________ From: 'Jerry' via Southwestern Cavers of the National Speleological Society <swrcav...@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2022 7:35 AM To: swrcav...@googlegroups.com <swrcav...@googlegroups.com> Subject: [SWR CAVERS] Carlsbad Caverns in the presidential news : EXTERNAL MAIL >From the Santa Fe Reporter : New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns<https://sfreporter.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1e05a646494f869efd43620ea&id=1ecdca20bf&e=25c65d5fa0> receives plenty of love on a regular basis from the national travel story industry (Thrillist even wrote about the best nearby Airbnb rentals <https://sfreporter.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1e05a646494f869efd43620ea&id=7988ece7de&e=25c65d5fa0> recently). The national park also figures in former President Barack Obama's memories, as relayed in a recent video<https://sfreporter.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1e05a646494f869efd43620ea&id=e4b8385533&e=25c65d5fa0> promoting the new Netflix documentary Our Great National Parks<https://sfreporter.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1e05a646494f869efd43620ea&id=20b97e6329&e=25c65d5fa0>, which Obama narrates. Obama sat down with former White House photographer Pete Souza and recalled how frightened the Secret Service had become when Obama visited Carlsbad Caverns in 2016. "I don't know if you remember, there came a point when they turned off all the lights," Obama said. "You couldn't see your hand in front of your face." Souza remembered: "It's the most nervous Secret Service has ever been because they could not see you for a good 15 seconds. You disappeared." Obama concurred: "I vanished," he said. "That was pretty spooky," Souza replied. As for the caves themselves, Obama says: "They were remarkable. I didn’t expect them to be as massive as they were. You know, one thing you always get an impression of is what it must have been like if you were one of the first people to really see these places and survey them. You know, the amount of courage that would be involved." Jerry Atkinson. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Southwestern Cavers of the National Speleological Society" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to swrcavers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:swrcavers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/swrcavers/1773162002.1955319.1650544508378%40mail.yahoo.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/swrcavers/1773162002.1955319.1650544508378%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. 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.
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