Re: [NMCAVER] SWR & Lincoln National Forest Working Agreement

2010-10-18 Thread jen .
Most of the other "29 closures" have been that way since at least the 90's. Ken (and other people) were working towards getting 30 caves open, now he has a larger wishlist. Currently 9 caves in the LNF are open to recreational caving (maybe more soon). Some of the caves on the wishlist requi

Re: [NMCAVER] SWR & Lincoln National Forest Working Agreement

2010-10-18 Thread Stephen Fleming
Whoa, that's news! What are the details/reasons? On 10/18/2010 19:57, motoca...@comcast.net wrote: And now we here that the BLM is doing a blanket closure of all BLM managed caves starting on 1 Nov to recreational trips. Bob - Original Message - From: "Ray Keeler" To: "Ken Harringt

[Texascavers] Earth's birthday and Jill Orr Send Off Party

2010-10-18 Thread Geary Schindel
Party Announcement Friday, October 22, 2010 7:03 PM until whenever. Reason: Celebration of Earth's birthday (6,014 years young) and Jill Orr send off party. For those who don't know, Jill will be relocating to San Diego soon. We'll have the grill going and some drinks but feel free to bring a

Re: [NMCAVER] SWR & Lincoln National Forest Working Agreement

2010-10-18 Thread motocaver
And now we here that the BLM is doing a blanket closure of all BLM managed caves starting on 1 Nov to recreational trips.    Bob - Original Message - From: "Ray Keeler" To: "Ken Harrington" , "NM Cavers" Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 8:24:48 PM Subject: Re: [NMCAVER] SWR & L

texascavers Digest 19 Oct 2010 02:28:54 -0000 Issue 1171

2010-10-18 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 19 Oct 2010 02:28:54 - Issue 1171 Topics (messages 16332 through 16348): Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010 16332 by: Allan Cobb 16333 by: Amanda Scott 16334 by: Carl Kunath 16335 by: Nico Escamilla 16337 by: mark gee 1633

[Texascavers] UT Grotto meeting October 20, 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Gary Franklin
Greetings Caver, You are cordially invited to attend the Underground Texas Grotto meeting October 20, 2010 The meeting is on Wednesday from 7:45 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. University of Texas Campus in 4.42 Painter Hall NOTE: THE ROOM NUMBER CHANGE to 4.42 PAIXXX http://www.utexas.ed

Re: [NMCAVER] SWR & Lincoln National Forest Working Agreement

2010-10-18 Thread Ray Keeler
What happened to the 30 caves that were open to recreation, instead of nine? Sorry Ken, but it looks like the USFS is looking for an excuse for using unpaid labor ... again. Where is the documented, on-site criteria for the "closures"? Not blanket, cave-by-cave. If the SWR is regarded as the

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread caverarch
What's a little dust between friends, anyway? It all came off in the first shower. (The truck is next.) Roger -Original Message- From: Allan Cobb To: texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 8:47 am Subject: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010 Howdy y

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Gill Edigar
If one had walked around the campground as supper was being served probably another 50 or 60 or so without wrist bands would have been found eating supper at their own camp. They hadn't registered. TCR had to pay their use fee but didn't collect any registration fee to cover it. Try to discourage a

[Texascavers] World's Longest Tunnel

2010-10-18 Thread Mark Minton
Not exactly caving, but I just read that the world's longest tunnel has just broken through in Switzerland. It's 57 km long! Article below. Mark Joyous Swiss celebrate l

[Texascavers] RE: Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Mark Minton
At 04:13 PM 10/18/2010, Stefan Creaser wrote: But I’ve done the vast majority of my caving in England and Europe and the biggest problem has been the rain… Can’t seem to recall dust being a problem, but been in awe of seeing ‘dry’ riverbeds that were 3m deep in water just a couple of days bef

[Texascavers] RE: 41/10

2010-10-18 Thread Stefan Creaser
Oops, I guess you didn't want to see my timesheet for last week ;-) -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to an

[Texascavers] 41/10

2010-10-18 Thread Stefan Creaser
Week 41, 2010 Pr352 32.0 Hours,hols 8.0 -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for

RE: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Stefan Creaser
But I've done the vast majority of my caving in England and Europe and the biggest problem has been the rain... Can't seem to recall dust being a problem, but been in awe of seeing 'dry' riverbeds that were 3m deep in water just a couple of days before ;-) From: Don Cooper [mailto:wavyca...@gma

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Don Cooper
And I must add - if you've EVER been caving - you've probably camped in way dustier conditions!! -WaV On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Allan Cobb wrote: > The registration count was indeed 381 people. > > > Allan > > - > Visit

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Allan Cobb
The registration count was indeed 381 people. Allan - 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] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Don Cooper
I think I heard "381" -WaV On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:16 PM, mark gee wrote: > We want to know. How many showed up ?- not counting the unwanted guest from > the party up the hill. > Happy Caving!! > --- On *Mon, 10/18/10, Carl Kunath * wrote: > > > From: Carl Kunath > > Subject: [Texascavers] T

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread mark gee
We want to know. How many showed up ?- not counting the unwanted guest from the party up the hill. Happy Caving!! --- On Mon, 10/18/10, Carl Kunath wrote: From: Carl Kunath Subject: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010 To: texascavers@texascavers.com List-Post: texascavers@texas

RE: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010 - Need YOUR Photos!

2010-10-18 Thread Mark . Alman
Great job, yet again, Allan! Be sure to get those cards, letters, and PHOTOS sent in to Butch and me so we can memorialize this historic event. Butch's email for the TSA website is: bfra...@maverickgrotto.org My email for the full color (ooh, ahh

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Nico Escamilla
Indeed, what dust? I didnt notice either, albeit my car and my shoes did. Thanks everyone who worked to make it happen you know who you are, also thanks to all my old friends for their contribution to the great time I had this weekend and the new ones too. Im ready for next year, where's it going

[Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Carl Kunath
Dusty? What dust? Never noticed a thing. Too busy laughing with old friends and making new ones. Had a great time! Many thanks to Allan and all the other, mostly unsung, heroes who make this event possible! ===Carl Kunath

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Amanda Scott
Allan and everyone that helped make TCR possible, Thank You! We had a blast! On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Allan Cobb wrote: > Howdy y'all, > > TCR is a great event because it is attended by really great people. Thanks > to all those who came out. > > Yes, it was a little dusty. That happen

[Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion "Dust Bowl" 2010

2010-10-18 Thread Allan Cobb
Howdy y'all, TCR is a great event because it is attended by really great people. Thanks to all those who came out. Yes, it was a little dusty. That happens when it doesn't rain for a while. I did see lots and lots of people having fun and that is the whole point of TCR. I really want to t

texascavers Digest 18 Oct 2010 13:08:23 -0000 Issue 1170

2010-10-18 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 18 Oct 2010 13:08:23 - Issue 1170 Topics (messages 16331 through 16331): Re: TCMA Funraising Breakfast 16331 by: Butch Fralia Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mai

RE: [Texascavers] TCMA Funraising Breakfast

2010-10-18 Thread Butch Fralia
And a great breakfast it was! From: Allan B. Cobb [mailto:a...@oztotl.com] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:57 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] TCMA Funraising Breakfast TCMA will be serving a fundraising breakfast on Sunday morning. Come have breakfast tacos, c