[Texascavers] ever seen a genuine stalagtite?

Thanks to George for explaining the Greek origins of the words "stalactite" and "stalagmite". No Greek explanation was given for the word "stalagtite", however, because it was not derived directly from Greek. Instead, it obviously is a conglomeration formed by concatenating the first 6 letters o

[Texascavers] Spelunker or Caver?

Wow! This is a subject that never seems to die. My perspective is strictly that of a Texas caver for nearly 50 years and it may be that regional differences are significant. All the 1950s and 1960s Texas cavers that I associated with were happy to be called spelunkers. There was absolutely N

[Texascavers] Government Canyon SNA

"A slow-moving weather system that dumped up to four inches of rain on some parts of Texas affected three state parks. Government Canyon State Natural Area at San Antonio was still closed to the public Monday due to the heavy rain that moved through much of the state Thursday through Saturday. H

[Texascavers] a former Texas caver in the news

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[Texascavers] spelunk

Actually, I always thought "spelunk" was the noise a caver makes when he falls in a pool of water. Spelunk is actually an old English word for cave. The OED has quotations for that meaning from 1377 to 1563, with spelling variations. -- Mixon I am w

Re: [Texascavers] spelunker again, etymology & folklore

It's really not surprising that media people and other non-cavers tend to think that "spelunker" is a technical term for "caver". They hear cavers refer to the scientific study of caves as "speleology" and to the scientists who do it as "speleologists". Similarly, they notice that cavers often f

Re: [PBSS] 5 Mouth

I will be there arriving either late Friday night or early Saturday morning... Bill - Original Message - From: "Charles Goldsmith" To: Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [PBSS] 5 Mouth Too much info is better than not enough :) Thanks for the update On Tue, A

Re: [PBSS] 5 Mouth

Too much info is better than not enough :) Thanks for the update On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 6:24 PM, wrote: > I apologize for the double post.  My bad. > Kel > ___ > PBSS mailing list > p...@caver.net > http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net >

[PBSS] 5 Mouth

I apologize for the double post. My bad. Kel ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net

Re: [PBSS] five mouth

Walter and everyone, Jacqui is out of town and away from email until Weds. morning, but has told me the dig is still on as far as she knows. She will go to 5Mouth when she gets back to town and will email a definative response. It did rain alot last Thursday in town and she wants to check the ca

Re: [PBSS] five mouth

Walter and everyone, Jacqui is out of town and away from email until Weds. morning, but has told me the dig is still on as far as she knows. She will go to 5Mouth when she gets back to town and will email a definative response. It did rain alot last Thursday in town and she wants to check the ca

[NMCAVER] Thanks!

HI all, On behalf of the Fort Stanton Cave Study Project, I want to thank all the cavers who showed up at the regional to help package and transport the concrete and water back to Don Sawyer Memorial Hall. This essential part of the dig shaft reconstruction project was virtually complete

[Texascavers] UT Grotto meeting - WEDNESDAY April 21

Underground Texas Grotto meeting on WEDNESDAY April 21, 2010 The meeting is on Wednesday from 7:45 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. on the University of Texas Campus 2.308 in Welch Hall. http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/wel.html Matt Turner will present the program, An Overview of Two Recent Caving

Re: [Texascavers] BOB = Big Old Battery

I've found in caving, one of those throws my helmet off-balance. On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Logan McNatt wrote: For cavers interested in batteries, check out the one that Presidio, Texas just installed. Just Google Big Old Battery Logan --

[Texascavers] Memories of Cascade Caverns Electrical Wiring

Sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s, the TSA had a winter business meeting/campout at Cascade Caverns. I attended along with my wife, Wayne Russell and Jerry Johnson (both deceased). As a benefit for attending, we were able to do an evening tour of the cave as well as some cave photo

[PBSS] five mouth?

Is the dig still on for this weekend? Walter ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net