Very well done report, Preston. I'm envious, especially for the four hour
Salts Cave Trip led by Ranger Rick Olson. I've been all over that cave and
find it fascinating. I'm sure that the skinny wooden pole, set in place
thousands of years ago by Woodlands Indians, is still leaning where they
my favorite cave in northern Mexico. a glorious wild beauty, tricky and so
worthwhile to get to. spending the night in the upper level is worth the
effort of hauling bivouac gear. and the lower section is one of the loveliest,
most decorated caves I know of.
maybe its a blessing that
Nancy,
No one said Bustamante is not available for cavers. And Precipicio was never
part of our plan this year. Someday soon, though.
Jim
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On Nov 11, 2014, at 8:22 AM, Nancy Weaver via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
my favorite cave in
I strongly believe that the most constructive potential project for Mexican
and US cavers to work together on a long term project is at Las Grutas de
Carrizal.
Has anyone recently tried to push the leads ? How accurate and complete is
the map ? What other caves are within hiking distance ?
A
The last time I went to Grutas de Carrizal was 2008. We didn't go to the
dry upper level passage, because we knew there was Histoplasmosis there, but
three new cavers got histo anyway, (two seriously). It was May, and there were
bats in the big passage with the stream. maybe it was always
For those who don't know Carrizal, it is an unusual cave with two streams that
converge near its spring entrance. One stream is cool and the other warm.
Around 1980 I dove the sumps at the end of both streams. On the cool side Wayne
Russell and I surveyed through three sumps and a couple
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