[Texascavers] papers on Texas karst

2014-11-12 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
There are a number of papers on karst in Texas and adjacent states in the U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Groups Proceedings, Carlsbad, New Mexico, April 29–May 2, 2014. The 162-page publication may be downloaded from http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2014/5035/sir2014-5035.pdf --Mixon

Re: [Texascavers] Carrizal

2014-11-12 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
Thanks Stefan! I was wondering the same. A few years ago we went with the Monterrey Tec caving group to Carrizal, checked both the water and dry levels and had a blast. We figured it would be an awesome cave to bring newer cavers since it was so cool to have a both hot and cold streams in a

Re: [Texascavers] Las Grutas de Carrizal

2014-11-12 Thread David via Texascavers
I first went to Carrizal in December of 1984 with 5 other newbie Aggie Cavers, and was the least experienced of the group.There was a large sign posted out front warning of danger in the cave that was old and faded. I once had a picture of the sign, but it is probably lost.Didn't it say

[Texascavers] Texas Cavers magazine archive

2014-11-12 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Many thanks to the people at the Karst Information Portal for making image files of old Texas Cavers and to Mike what's-his-name for assembling them into a manageable number of large ZIP files for us to download. I have done that. My own collection of paper copies goes back to 1972. In the

[Texascavers] Ridgewalking on comets

2014-11-12 Thread David via Texascavers
This may be the closest we ever get to ridgewalking on comets. This image was just released by ESA a few minutes ago. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2Q7tdNIMAAYbTe.jpg:large I do not see any karst.A wild guess is the lander took this photo 100 meters above the surface. Hopefully it did

Re: [Texascavers] Las Grutas de Carrizal

2014-11-12 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers
I logged 700km in the rural Andes of Ecuador driving a Fiat Uno and a Suzuki that was even smaller. (Small) size matters! Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com From: David via

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers magazine archive

2014-11-12 Thread Mark Minton via Texascavers
Bill, Many thanks for your careful perusal of the Texas Caver archive and fixing some errors. Was the missing issue you were looking for 1986 no. 2? It was not in the archive I downloaded, but it is in KIP, although in a strange fashion. Their issues for 1986 are not all in numerical order,

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers magazine archive

2014-11-12 Thread George Veni via Texascavers
Mark, I've passed your message and Bill's. We appreciate such notes that help us fix errors and improve the Portal's operation. George Sent from my mobile phone George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue

[Texascavers] Lechuguilla Cave in 3D exhibit Nov 22 - Jan 10 :

2014-11-12 Thread Jerry via Texascavers
Underground of Enchantment: Lechuguilla Cave -- experience the natural wonder of Lechuguilla Cave in 3D Carlsbad Museum and Art Center, Carlsbad, NM This excellent photo exhibit will be returning to the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center beginning on November 22nd. It was on display at the

[Texascavers] A new cave

2014-11-12 Thread David via Texascavers
I would like to claim title to an extraterrestrial cave - a talus cave on the comet in the news today. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9wi5kqdh7fhwz5p/IMG_20141112_173900_1.jpg?dl=0 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers magazine archive

2014-11-12 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Yes, it was #2. It was not in the set that Mike provided links to, I'm pretty sure. It stands out pretty well in a folder display because it is the one with color cover. Perhaps Mike had not downloaded it, seeing it as a duplicate. But also it was a membership list issue, and I see

[Texascavers] extraterrestrial speleothems

2014-11-12 Thread David via Texascavers
I believe it was Dr. Halliday, that had a discussion about speleothems outside of caves. Here appears to be something that resembles a shield formation on the surface of the comet, comet 67p/churyumov-gerasimenko: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3yxp9fp2ykz6psx/shield.jpg?dl=0 My guess is that it is

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers magazine archive

2014-11-12 Thread Jerry via Texascavers
Bill, If you have some maps that you need scanned for the AMCS, I have a complete set of TxCvrs that is essentially unbound. Jerry Atkinson jerryat...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Mixon Bill via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers magazine archive

2014-11-12 Thread George Veni via Texascavers
The Karst Information Portal crew went to the trouble of redacting certain information requested by TSA when TSA gave permission for the Texas Cavers to be posted. If the current officers wish the unredacted issues to be posted, that can be arranged but please note that this all takes effort

[Texascavers] Carrizal

2014-11-12 Thread via Texascavers
Sorry, that first Carrizal post was Pete Strickland, (I forgot I had to sign now). Fofo- What time of year did the Monterrey nubies get Histo? ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

Re: [Texascavers] Carrizal

2014-11-12 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
Hey Pete! Oh, I can't remember, but it was probably during the summer since we had no newer cavers with us (and if we had gone during the time of eithe the spring or fall semester we would have had more people tagging along). - Fofo On 12/11/14 20:28, via Texascavers wrote: Sorry,

[Texascavers] the comet photos

2014-11-12 Thread David via Texascavers
I believe the photos that I posted were not taken by the lander but taken earlier by the orbiter. Here is another odd formation, which also appears to have been taken by the orbiter. Feel free to correct me. https://www.dropbox.com/s/l16im2nul01023x/formation.jpg?dl=0 Note the rectangular

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers magazine archive

2014-11-12 Thread Jerry via Texascavers
For those of you wondering if you have a complete set of Texas Cavers, attached is an Excel spreadsheet that documents all issues that were published. Also, if you are looking for information on a specific cave or caving area, the Texas Speleological Survey provides a downloadable and

[Texascavers] Austrian cave researchers find skeleton of skier :

2014-11-12 Thread Jerry via Texascavers
Austrian cave researchers find skeleton of skier VIENNA Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:17am EST VIENNA (Reuters) - Cave researchers in Austria have stumbled across the skeleton of a skier who apparently fell to his death many decades ago. Geologist Georg Zagler made the grisly discovery last