Re: [Texascavers] ICS border trip suggestions
Pete and I will lead a pre-conference ICS trip to Nuevo Leon that will include caving at Palmito, Consuelo, a large cave I won't name now, as well as Grutas de Garcia and Huasteca Canyon. We will be looking for drivers with high clearance trucks that can take 4 riders each. We will stay at the lovely Bugganvilla Camp Ground in the town of Bustamante. The trip leaves from San Antonio on the 14th and returns to Kerrville on the 18th. We have a limited number of slots for attendees, about 25. If you are a Texas & vicinity caver, we encourage your assistance, but please don't sign up for this trip as an attendee. We'd like to offer this trip to folks who would otherwise not get to see this amazing part of the world. Drop us a line if you would like to help with this trip. Aimee aim...@yahoo.com Pete pstrickla...@austin.rr.com Allan Cobb wrote: Nico, Pete Strickland and Aimee Beveridge are planning a trip to the Bustamante area. I don't recall right off if they are planning a pre or post ICS trip. I have copied both of them on this email as they are who you should talk to. Thanks, Allan - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
Re: [Texascavers] ICS border trip suggestions
Dont know who I should be writing this to.. I can lead trips and arrange access to any of the following: Palmito Minas Viejas (the road aint as bad is it was years ago) Chiquihuitillos Nico On Feb 5, 2008 4:24 PM, George Veni wrote: > Trips for the ICS are well into the planning stages. As I type, the trip > descriptions are being reviewed and translated for posting on the website > and printing in the 2nd Circular, which will be out in June. Keep checking > the website over the next couple of months and you'll see details get > posted > periodically on a great variety of caving, family, and technical trips. > > George > > > > -Original Message- > From: David Locklear [mailto:dlocklea...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:03 PM > To: Texas Cavers > Subject: [Texascavers] ICS border trip suggestions > > There are 2 border towns in Mexico close to the International Congress > of Speleology. > > Piedras Negras > > ( 164 miles away - ~ 3 hours 15 minutes ) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedras_Negras%2C_Coahuila > > http://www.traveltex.com/images/database_images/big/2003/pg15089.jpg > > Probably easier border crossing than Ciudad Acun~a. > > [ I passed thru this town once, but have never stopped there. ] > > > Ciudad Acuña > > ( 152 miles away - ~ 2 hours 45 minutes ) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Acu%C3%B1a > > > > http://www.jstottphotography.com/2003/2003-09-03_-_usa/texas,_mexico_and_new > _orleans/slides_l/dscn2085.jpg > > There are lots of good cantinas and a few good restaurants. > > "Hunter's Ranch" is rumored to be a whole lot of fun. > ( easy to find - on top of the hill where the cities antennas > are. on Hwy 2 ) > > You can get maps on-line of these cities on MapQuest. > > [ My grandparents took me to Acuña at the age of 5 in 1969.The > A.S.S. used to go there for dinner ( Crosby's - I think )after > several trips to > Langtry around 1985. I have only been back a few times since > then. > ] > > The movies Desparado and El Mariachi with Antonio Banderas had bar > scenes filmed in the "Corona Club" in Acuña. > > > I don't know what the closest Mexican cave is to the Congress. > > In my opinion, "iIlusive Pit" is just too difficult to get to for a quick > trip > across the border. Grutas de Carrizal has so much guano and > bats in it that some people may not think it is worth a quick trip from > Kerrville just to see that cave. The hike to Precipicio in July is > not a good idea. And the trip up to Minas Viajes is kind of hard > on a passenger van. And going all the way to Monterrey to see > a commercial cave, may be too much driving. Are some cavers > planning on going to Palmito "during" the Congress? Since I can > theoreticaly go to Palmito just about any weekend, I am not going > to do that during the Congress. > > > Here is a list of rock-art sites that may be worth visiting: > > 1.San Rafael de los Milagros > 2.El Pelillal > 3.Narihua > > > > In summary, if you are interested in trips to Mexico, there is > a ton of information on the web and many old-timers have a lot > of stories to tell about trips there. So don't be afraid to ask some > one before venturing off down there. And there are some Cavetex > readers from Mexico who can probably answer any questions you > might have. > > > > > David Locklear > > - > 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 > >
RE: [Texascavers] ICS border trip suggestions
Trips for the ICS are well into the planning stages. As I type, the trip descriptions are being reviewed and translated for posting on the website and printing in the 2nd Circular, which will be out in June. Keep checking the website over the next couple of months and you'll see details get posted periodically on a great variety of caving, family, and technical trips. George -Original Message- From: David Locklear [mailto:dlocklea...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:03 PM To: Texas Cavers Subject: [Texascavers] ICS border trip suggestions There are 2 border towns in Mexico close to the International Congress of Speleology. Piedras Negras ( 164 miles away - ~ 3 hours 15 minutes ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedras_Negras%2C_Coahuila http://www.traveltex.com/images/database_images/big/2003/pg15089.jpg Probably easier border crossing than Ciudad Acun~a. [ I passed thru this town once, but have never stopped there. ] Ciudad Acuña ( 152 miles away - ~ 2 hours 45 minutes ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Acu%C3%B1a http://www.jstottphotography.com/2003/2003-09-03_-_usa/texas,_mexico_and_new _orleans/slides_l/dscn2085.jpg There are lots of good cantinas and a few good restaurants. "Hunter's Ranch" is rumored to be a whole lot of fun. ( easy to find - on top of the hill where the cities antennas are. on Hwy 2 ) You can get maps on-line of these cities on MapQuest. [ My grandparents took me to Acuña at the age of 5 in 1969.The A.S.S. used to go there for dinner ( Crosby's - I think )after several trips to Langtry around 1985. I have only been back a few times since then. ] The movies Desparado and El Mariachi with Antonio Banderas had bar scenes filmed in the "Corona Club" in Acuña. I don't know what the closest Mexican cave is to the Congress. In my opinion, "iIlusive Pit" is just too difficult to get to for a quick trip across the border. Grutas de Carrizal has so much guano and bats in it that some people may not think it is worth a quick trip from Kerrville just to see that cave. The hike to Precipicio in July is not a good idea. And the trip up to Minas Viajes is kind of hard on a passenger van. And going all the way to Monterrey to see a commercial cave, may be too much driving. Are some cavers planning on going to Palmito "during" the Congress? Since I can theoreticaly go to Palmito just about any weekend, I am not going to do that during the Congress. Here is a list of rock-art sites that may be worth visiting: 1.San Rafael de los Milagros 2.El Pelillal 3.Narihua In summary, if you are interested in trips to Mexico, there is a ton of information on the web and many old-timers have a lot of stories to tell about trips there. So don't be afraid to ask some one before venturing off down there. And there are some Cavetex readers from Mexico who can probably answer any questions you might have. David Locklear - 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
