Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

Since everybody is all excited about Mexico, all of the sudden, I thought this would be a good time to bring up the tiny-iddy-bitty fued going on between the Trump administration and the Pen~a administration. What impact do you think this new tension could have on the safety of tourist in the

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

Cuchillo de Picacho is indeed an igneous intrusive that is dated at 28.8 Ma. There is an associated mineralization region surrounding it that has been mined. It's located in the SW part of the Sierra de Tamaulipas that does have known caves as others have pointed out. One of the more famous

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

Watch out. The Gulf Cartel is still considered a big threat in Tamaulipas. Mixon Bill via Texascavers wrote: > From Association for Mexican Cave Studies Newsletter vol 4, pp. 55-56 report > on trip by a number of French cavers led by Bill Russell (OCR of

[Texascavers] 2017 KWI Karst Award

Don't forget to reserve your seat soon for the 2017 KWI Karst Award Banquet where renowned TX Biospeleologist James Reddell will receive the annual award and speak about biospeleology in TX. http://karstwaters.org/1179-2/ Cavingly, Benjamin Schwartz

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Jan 18

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday we will hear from Jim "Crash" Kennedy, who will talk about recent exploration in Nuevo Leon, Mexico and the discoveries that were made over a week long expedition in November 2016. Rancho Minas Viejas is a 2800 hectare (11-square-mile) ranch in the Sierra de

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

From Association for Mexican Cave Studies Newsletter vol 4, pp. 55-56 report on trip by a number of French cavers led by Bill Russell (OCR of scan will have errors): > Le 10 au soir, nous etablissons Ie campement > pres du Rio de Jaumave dans la Sierra de Tamaulipas. Le 11 est notre premiere >

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

AND NOW HE’S ROLLIN’ DOWN THE MOUNTAIN GOING FAST, FAST, FAST AND IF HE BLOWS IT THIS ONE’S GONNA BE HIS LAST RUN TO ACAPUCO TO TURN THE GOLDEN KEYS HENRY KEEP THE BRAKES ON FOR THIS CORNER IF YOU PLEASE! But what is the name of the mountain range? What is the jungle like? Rainforest or

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

Went there in the sixties. Land Rovered up to some caves near there. Terrible road, steep and narly. Found some interesting caves in the jungle. Had a real thrill coming down with the brakes over heating. Made it back to Tamuin and Valles and mapped Arroyo and a cave across the road form the hot

[Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

While cruising around on Google earth the Weazel noticed an interesting looking mountain range that I think is in Tamaulipas and is east of the main range. The peak (actually a valley) that piqued my interest is called El Picacho and is located at 23.397613, -98.563586 about 45 miles SE of