Re: [Texascavers] LaChance Sinkhole Dig on Sunday, August 28 at 9 am

Geary If there is room I'd like to go Kurt Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2016, at 1:53 PM, Geary Schindel via Texascavers mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> wrote: Folks, The Bexar Grotto has a monthly dig project at the LaChance Sinkhole on Sunday, August 28 at 9 am. Location is near Ne

[Texascavers] HC Road work canceled

I've been working with the owner since early last week about our road work trip and all was well until she checked with the hunters (today). Bow season stated last weekend, and they're already into their hunt. The last thing they need or want is a bunch of heavy equipment running around there

[Texascavers] Honey Creek Project

For those of you who haven't heard all trips at Honey Creek Cave are on hold until we can repair the ranch roads that were damaged this past January. The tank haul trips earlier this year had about 100 cavers in attendance two weekends in a row to get the dive gear for a 4 person dive team into

[Texascavers] TSA officer nominations open

I'd like to get the TSA officer nominations underway so we can be done with the election process prior to TCR. Since I'm not running for office next year I volunteered, as did Ellie to work on the election committee this year. Please forward nominations to me. I'll get back with those who are

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

Charles, Bring it to TCR this year. There is a cavy looking lead high up in the cliff that the owner has seen coyotes coming and going. He wants us to check it out. We could do the drone first, then try to reach it from above. Kurt -Original Message- From: Texascavers [mailto:texasc

[Texascavers] Honey Creek photo album

I'm putting together a coffee table type photo album about the past 35 years of exploration of Honey Creek Cave to present as a gift to the owner of the cave. I know there are much better photographers than me out there with some exceptional photos of Honey Creek. If you'd be willing to contrib

[Texascavers] Scott Harden

Scott Harden, and active Caver, Geologist, Biologist, Mountain climber, and a friend passed away last week. He was a graduate from UT and a very active caver in the 70-80's. He spent a few years caving in the Austin area, made numerous trips to Mexico, then moved back to San Antonio, and was a

[Texascavers] Looking for

I'm looking for contact info for Bob Oakley and Bob Lloyd. Please contact me off list. Kurt ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://l

Re: [Texascavers] Colorado Bend Project This Weekend!

Kris, I’m coming Friday nite. I can bring eggs, sausage, and tortillas for breakfast, if you tell me how much to bring. Kurt From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Kris Pena via Texascavers Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 10:19 AM To: cbsp-...@googlegrou

[Texascavers] Honeycreek

Does anyone have a refrigerator they can bring to Honeycreek for the two tank haul weekends. It needs to be least the 3' high dorm fridge or a larger one. Space is not a major issue, but it will sit outside for the two weekends. Kurt ___ Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] TCR 2015 Survey

My wife and I just spent a few days in the lodge at Paradise Canyon. We keep in regular contact with the owners, and even help them out from time to time when they need someone to run the place for a day or two. So we know there is actually a spring fed pool in the riverbed that is about 200' x

[Texascavers] TSA winter meeting

The TSA winter meeting for 2015 will be at Colorado Bend State Park Feb 15th, at 9am. Please come out for caving on Saturday as part of the ongoing CBSP project. Then stick around Sunday morning for the meeting. Hope to see lots of Texas cavers there. Kurt __

[Texascavers] TSA officer nominations

TSA is soliciting nominations for officer positions for the 2015 year. We need to get nominations for Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer. Please forward your nominations to Randy Baker at randy...@gmail.com . Please include the email address of those you

Re: [Texascavers] Mertens Ranch dig trip

Jim, I’d like to come out on Saturday, but can’t make it Sunday. Kurt From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Crash Kennedy via Texascavers Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 8:55 PM To: CaveTex Subject: [Texascavers] Mertens Ranch dig trip If anyone is not go

Re: [Texascavers] [BexarGrotto] Honey Creek Cave in the news

I did talk to the reporter, but he obviously didn’t get all the quotes right. (do they ever?) And much of his numbers, text, and photos came from his own web searches. And by the way I’m not the chairman of the TSS. All of the caves we discussed were 100% underground. I’ve never surveyed und

Re: [Texascavers] The Texas Caver

I appreciate all the comments regarding the TSA, and the Texas Caver publication. I believe both are important part of Texas caving. Their roles may be diminishing over time, and in time they may well not longer serve a purpose. At the moment The Texas Caver provides the best archive of cavin

[Texascavers] RE: Caver's worst nightmare

Looks to me like the Aggies need to make a new redesigned squeeze box. Kurt From: Frank Binney [mailto:fr...@frankbinney.com] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 12:55 PM To: Texas Cavers Subject: [Texascavers] Caver's worst nightmare Just learned of another "cave" rescue in Germany: a US student who be

RE: [Texascavers] a Boerne area cave

: Thursday, February 20, 2014 10:08 AM To: Jon Cradit; Preston Forsythe; Kurt L. Menking; David Cc: CaveTex Subject: RE: [Texascavers] a Boerne area cave Anyone else have stories they can share via the Texas Caver? ;-) Perhaps we could have a "gun' issue? Cheers, Stefan

RE: [Texascavers] a Boerne area cave

David, I helped survey in several of the Klar caves back in the 80's and later. I expect there are maps for some of them, but I don't recall seeing any of them. The most memorable trip was one where we didn't even get into the cave. We drove up to the house, to ask permission to go in one o

[Texascavers] Re: Paradise Canyon Trip

If you intend to use a cabin bring your own sheets and towels. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:40 AM, "Kurt L. Menking" mailto:kmenk...@bcad.org>> wrote: The owner opened up all 6 cabins for our use. Each one has 3 beds. Kitty and claim one the others are availab

[Texascavers] Re: Paradise Canyon Trip

The owner opened up all 6 cabins for our use. Each one has 3 beds. Kitty and claim one the others are available. Come on out. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 21, 2013, at 10:01 PM, "Kurt L. Menking" mailto:kmenk...@bcad.org>> wrote: I've had a few cancellations so I h

[Texascavers] RE: Paradise Canyon Trip

I've had a few cancellations so I have space for about 6 additional people. Saturday & Sunday morning tacos and or pancakes will be provided. Saturday evening is okra, chicken and shrimp gumbo with rice. Please remember to bring your own plate, utensils and cups. Anyone interested in coming

[Texascavers] Paradise Canyon caving trip

The Paradise Canyon trip is still on for the weekend of Nov 22-24. The good news is, I have plenty of folks signed up to help, but the bad news is I need to say we now have enough. If you haven't signed up yet I can put you on a waiting list. If you have said you were coming and need to canc

[Texascavers] Paradise Canyon Caving

I have set up a trip for November 22-24 to search for and map any caves in the cliff across from Paradise Canyon. During TCR Myself, Fran Hutchins, and Rob Bissett, surveyed a 120' long cave I found several years ago. There are numerous shelters visible, some of which I've checked out that hav

RE: [Texascavers] Poison-ivy

I also have a small patch of it from TCR this weekend. For many years I was immune, but while clearing our campsite with a weed eater for the first TCR near Luling I was super exposed. I was in shorts, sandals, etc. I had no idea there was poison ivy around but came down with it all over. Af

[Texascavers] Fish pond

This is not cave related, but it is caver related. I bought an in ground 15 x 10 Koi pond in Belton, and I'm going up there Saturday morning to disassemble the pump, filter, liner, etc. Then bring the fish, plants, and equipment back to my house. I have someone to help get the fish ready for

[Texascavers] Fish pond

This is not cave related, but it is caver related. I bought an in ground 15 x 10 Koi pond in Belton, and I'm going up there Saturday morning to disassemble the pump, filter, liner, etc. Then bring the fish, plants, and equipment back to my house. I have someone to help get the fish ready for

RE: [Texascavers] News report on threat to Bracken Bat Cave

I agree we should let Jim weigh in on the bat biology issues... or the impact the people could have on the bats. But there are many other issues: 1. As George mentioned the subdivision is on the Edwards aquifer recharge zone. Much of the runoff will wind up in the Cibolo creek, which is

RE: [Texascavers] News report on threat to Bracken Bat Cave

I agree we should let Jim weigh in on the bat biology issues... or the impact the people could have on the bats. But there are many other issues: 1. As George mentioned the subdivision is on the Edwards aquifer recharge zone. Much of the runoff will wind up in the Cibolo creek, which is

RE: [Texascavers] News report on threat to Bracken Bat Cave

I agree we should let Jim weigh in on the bat biology issues... or the impact the people could have on the bats. But there are many other issues: 1. As George mentioned the subdivision is on the Edwards aquifer recharge zone. Much of the runoff will wind up in the Cibolo creek, which is

[Texascavers] Honeycreek March 23

There is a Honeycreek trip scheduled for March 23-24. Andy G will be continuing his Salamander studies at the spring area, and David O plans to do a dive at the Downstream sump which we hope will be more accessible due to the lower water flows. I'll also be looking for a few teams to survey se

[Texascavers] Honeycreek March 23

There is a Honeycreek trip scheduled for March 23-24. Andy G will be continuing his Salamander studies at the spring area, and David O plans to do a dive at the Downstream sump which we hope will be more accessible due to the lower water flows. I'll also be looking for a few teams to survey se

[Texascavers] Honeycreek March 23

There is a Honeycreek trip scheduled for March 23-24. Andy G will be continuing his Salamander studies at the spring area, and David O plans to do a dive at the Downstream sump which we hope will be more accessible due to the lower water flows. I'll also be looking for a few teams to survey se

[Texascavers] Mexico trip

This isn't exactly caving related, but it's a firsthand update on Mexico travel. My wife and I went on a rock collecting trip to Mexico. We were looking for a specific kind of rock for the exterior of our house. We arrived in Nuevo Laredo about 9:30pm Wednesday. We were the only customers i

[Texascavers] Mexico trip

This isn't exactly caving related, but it's a firsthand update on Mexico travel. My wife and I went on a rock collecting trip to Mexico. We were looking for a specific kind of rock for the exterior of our house. We arrived in Nuevo Laredo about 9:30pm Wednesday. We were the only customers i

[Texascavers] Mexico trip

This isn't exactly caving related, but it's a firsthand update on Mexico travel. My wife and I went on a rock collecting trip to Mexico. We were looking for a specific kind of rock for the exterior of our house. We arrived in Nuevo Laredo about 9:30pm Wednesday. We were the only customers i

RE: [Texascavers] Bracken spiders halt SA road construction

Randy showed me the entrance to Braken Bat cave 30+ years ago and told me the story of how it got its name. He'd be happy it has again created confusion with the much larger and well known Bracken bat cave. But even he could not have guessed the significance this tiny cave would have all these

RE: [Texascavers] Bracken spiders halt SA road construction

Randy showed me the entrance to Braken Bat cave 30+ years ago and told me the story of how it got its name. He'd be happy it has again created confusion with the much larger and well known Bracken bat cave. But even he could not have guessed the significance this tiny cave would have all these

RE: [Texascavers] Bracken spiders halt SA road construction

Randy showed me the entrance to Braken Bat cave 30+ years ago and told me the story of how it got its name. He'd be happy it has again created confusion with the much larger and well known Bracken bat cave. But even he could not have guessed the significance this tiny cave would have all these

RE: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland broke his femur

Just to be safe we should all evacuate our homes this weekend… and go caving. And don’t forget to send trip reports / articles / photos to the Texas Caver. Kurt From: Roger Moore [mailto:cavera...@aol.com] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 2:46 PM To: Tim Stich Cc: Herman Miller; Mailing List Subje

RE: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland broke his femur

Just to be safe we should all evacuate our homes this weekend… and go caving. And don’t forget to send trip reports / articles / photos to the Texas Caver. Kurt From: Roger Moore [mailto:cavera...@aol.com] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 2:46 PM To: Tim Stich Cc: Herman Miller; Mailing List Subje

RE: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland broke his femur

Just to be safe we should all evacuate our homes this weekend… and go caving. And don’t forget to send trip reports / articles / photos to the Texas Caver. Kurt From: Roger Moore [mailto:cavera...@aol.com] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 2:46 PM To: Tim Stich Cc: Herman Miller; Mailing List Subje

RE: [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes

Just for the sake of multiple complaints, I reported a problem regarding Ess Cave as well. I know several us GIS'ers locally have submitted errors and other problems to Google maps over the past few years. By in large they have been very responsive, and have in every instance resolved the issu

RE: [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes

Just for the sake of multiple complaints, I reported a problem regarding Ess Cave as well. I know several us GIS'ers locally have submitted errors and other problems to Google maps over the past few years. By in large they have been very responsive, and have in every instance resolved the issu

RE: [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes

Just for the sake of multiple complaints, I reported a problem regarding Ess Cave as well. I know several us GIS'ers locally have submitted errors and other problems to Google maps over the past few years. By in large they have been very responsive, and have in every instance resolved the issu

[Texascavers] Paradise Canyon

An article in the San Antonio paper says they closed the gates at Medina dam: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Medina-Lake-dam-gates-shut-in-effort-to-keep-some-3854566.php Check out the pictures and you'll see a large sinkhole that is normally underwater. There is also a ver

[Texascavers] Paradise Canyon

An article in the San Antonio paper says they closed the gates at Medina dam: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Medina-Lake-dam-gates-shut-in-effort-to-keep-some-3854566.php Check out the pictures and you'll see a large sinkhole that is normally underwater. There is also a ver

[Texascavers] Paradise Canyon

An article in the San Antonio paper says they closed the gates at Medina dam: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Medina-Lake-dam-gates-shut-in-effort-to-keep-some-3854566.php Check out the pictures and you'll see a large sinkhole that is normally underwater. There is also a ver

[Texascavers] Honeycreek trip Oct 6-7

Sorry to compete against Marvin's Government Canyon trip, but I Yesterday I received the OK from the Honeycreek property owner to have a trip October 6-7. There are several objectives including surveying a few of the other caves on the property. Two are fairly small, and the other is a series

[Texascavers] Honeycreek trip Oct 6-7

Sorry to compete against Marvin's Government Canyon trip, but I Yesterday I received the OK from the Honeycreek property owner to have a trip October 6-7. There are several objectives including surveying a few of the other caves on the property. Two are fairly small, and the other is a series

[Texascavers] Honeycreek trip Oct 6-7

Sorry to compete against Marvin's Government Canyon trip, but I Yesterday I received the OK from the Honeycreek property owner to have a trip October 6-7. There are several objectives including surveying a few of the other caves on the property. Two are fairly small, and the other is a series

RE: [Texascavers] Fairy Cave is for sale

The appraisal District say's it's worth $68K. Sounds like there should be some wiggle room there on the price. Kurt -Original Message- From: Mike Burrell [mailto:mbc...@oztotl.com] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 9:53 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fairy Cave i

RE: [Texascavers] Fairy Cave is for sale

The appraisal District say's it's worth $68K. Sounds like there should be some wiggle room there on the price. Kurt -Original Message- From: Mike Burrell [mailto:mbc...@oztotl.com] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 9:53 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fairy Cave i

RE: [Texascavers] Fairy Cave is for sale

The appraisal District say's it's worth $68K. Sounds like there should be some wiggle room there on the price. Kurt -Original Message- From: Mike Burrell [mailto:mbc...@oztotl.com] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 9:53 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fairy Cave i

[Texascavers] FW: Cascade Caverns, Boerne, TX

Looks like Cascade Caverns is for sale. Or at least the last 40 years of the 99 year lease is for sale. [http://www.loopnet.com/premiumemail/header_propalert_gray2.jpg] Property Match: my multi-family search in Boerne, TX [http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/6/2/A/xy_62AEDC22-7354-4D

[Texascavers] FW: Cascade Caverns, Boerne, TX

Looks like Cascade Caverns is for sale. Or at least the last 40 years of the 99 year lease is for sale. [http://www.loopnet.com/premiumemail/header_propalert_gray2.jpg] Property Match: my multi-family search in Boerne, TX [http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/6/2/A/xy_62AEDC22-7354-4D

[Texascavers] FW: Cascade Caverns, Boerne, TX

Looks like Cascade Caverns is for sale. Or at least the last 40 years of the 99 year lease is for sale. [http://www.loopnet.com/premiumemail/header_propalert_gray2.jpg] Property Match: my multi-family search in Boerne, TX [http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/6/2/A/xy_62AEDC22-7354-4D

RE: [Texascavers] leafcutter bees

The owner would be happy to have us back out there. Has anyone stepped up to the plate to do TCR this year? Kurt -Original Message- From: mark.al...@l-3com.com [mailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com] Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 2:44 PM To: Kurt L. Menking; Mixon Bill; Cavers Texas Subject

RE: [Texascavers] leafcutter bees

The owner would be happy to have us back out there. Has anyone stepped up to the plate to do TCR this year? Kurt -Original Message- From: mark.al...@l-3com.com [mailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com] Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 2:44 PM To: Kurt L. Menking; Mixon Bill; Cavers Texas Subject

RE: [Texascavers] leafcutter bees

The owner would be happy to have us back out there. Has anyone stepped up to the plate to do TCR this year? Kurt -Original Message- From: mark.al...@l-3com.com [mailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com] Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 2:44 PM To: Kurt L. Menking; Mixon Bill; Cavers Texas Subject

RE: [Texascavers] leafcutter bees

Paradise Canyon, the home to several TCR events has several large colonies of leaf cutter ants. They're all in the newer developed areas. They seem to have declined in the past few years, probably due to the drought. It will be interesting to see if they rebound with the decent rains in the p

RE: [Texascavers] leafcutter bees

Paradise Canyon, the home to several TCR events has several large colonies of leaf cutter ants. They're all in the newer developed areas. They seem to have declined in the past few years, probably due to the drought. It will be interesting to see if they rebound with the decent rains in the p

RE: [Texascavers] leafcutter bees

Paradise Canyon, the home to several TCR events has several large colonies of leaf cutter ants. They're all in the newer developed areas. They seem to have declined in the past few years, probably due to the drought. It will be interesting to see if they rebound with the decent rains in the p

RE: [Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip

Honeycreek, cave ice forms much quicker in winter months. Kurt From: Andy Gluesenkamp [mailto:andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 11:07 AM To: Texascavers@texascavers.com; Kurt L. Menking Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip Kudos to Kurt! We had a very enjoyable

RE: [Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip

Honeycreek, cave ice forms much quicker in winter months. Kurt From: Andy Gluesenkamp [mailto:andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 11:07 AM To: Texascavers@texascavers.com; Kurt L. Menking Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip Kudos to Kurt! We had a very enjoyable

RE: [Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip

Honeycreek, cave ice forms much quicker in winter months. Kurt From: Andy Gluesenkamp [mailto:andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 11:07 AM To: Texascavers@texascavers.com; Kurt L. Menking Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip Kudos to Kurt! We had a very enjoyable

[Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip

This weekend we managed to squeeze in a great trip despite the forecast for rain. Turns out the doom and gloom forecast for Wed-Friday last week never materialized. So I didn't have to cancel the trip. At least 62 people came out. Ellie Watson, Jill Orr, and Andy Edward surveyed a lead in th

[Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip

This weekend we managed to squeeze in a great trip despite the forecast for rain. Turns out the doom and gloom forecast for Wed-Friday last week never materialized. So I didn't have to cancel the trip. At least 62 people came out. Ellie Watson, Jill Orr, and Andy Edward surveyed a lead in th

[Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip

This weekend we managed to squeeze in a great trip despite the forecast for rain. Turns out the doom and gloom forecast for Wed-Friday last week never materialized. So I didn't have to cancel the trip. At least 62 people came out. Ellie Watson, Jill Orr, and Andy Edward surveyed a lead in th

[Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip Feb 11-12

I've set up a trip to Honeycreek Cave for Feb 11-12. No major dive trips or other projects planned yet, but all comers are welcome. Feel free to continue any survey leads you remember from years past, or just do a leisurely swim through. Camping will be available at the shaft entrance Friday

[Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip Feb 11-12

I've set up a trip to Honeycreek Cave for Feb 11-12. No major dive trips or other projects planned yet, but all comers are welcome. Feel free to continue any survey leads you remember from years past, or just do a leisurely swim through. Camping will be available at the shaft entrance Friday

[Texascavers] Honeycreek Trip Feb 11-12

I've set up a trip to Honeycreek Cave for Feb 11-12. No major dive trips or other projects planned yet, but all comers are welcome. Feel free to continue any survey leads you remember from years past, or just do a leisurely swim through. Camping will be available at the shaft entrance Friday

[Texascavers] Sanctum

Several local cavers went to an advanced screening of Sanctum last night. It was much more like a real caving movie than the other caving related movies in the last 10 years. At least they didn't have monsters chasing them around in the dark. It was of course over sensationalizing everything t

[Texascavers] Honeycreek

My hats off to Ellie for getting the word out and motivating cavers from all over the state to come out to Honeycreek cave this weekend. Don Brusard and Kitty, and others helped run the tractor to get everyone in and out safely. It was largely a cat hearding exercise Saturday morning, but once

RE: [Texascavers] Will new film "Sanctum" be the "Vertical Limit" of Caving?

When the IMAX Amazing Caves movie came out years ago several of the Bexar Grotto cavers met with the local IMAX theater and volunteered to do some rappelling or Tyrolean traverse stunts on the nearby buildings. Several options were discussed but ultimately the rope work was scratched. They did

RE: [Texascavers] They're not very good, by the way

It definitely a molly not a tetra. Here is a link to a photo. http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/S/Ingo.B.Schlupp-1/htm/martin.htm From: bmorgan...@aol.com [mailto:bmorgan...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 3:27 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers

[Texascavers] Honeycreek trip canceled

With much regret I am canceling the Honeycreek trip scheduled for Sept 18-19th. It's a damn shame since over 40 cavers from around the state said they were coming. Over the past few days Hermine has dumped 6-8 inches over the entire Honeycreek water shed, and some areas were even more. The Ci

[Texascavers] Honeycreek trip Sept 18th

A few cavers have asked me to set up another Honeycreek trip for this fall, and the owner just got back to me with the approval. The trip is planned for Sept 17-19 weekend. Camping is available Friday and Saturday nights at the shaft entrance. There is NO TANK HAUL scheduled so come out and h

[Texascavers] NSS convention

If anyone is still planning to pass through San Antonio on the way to NSS convention please email me off list. Kurt

RE: [Texascavers] Re: Almagre, TAMS sat image

I've worked with aerial mapping for years, and I'm pretty sure this is a common problem caused by the compression software used to reduce the file sizes on aerial imagery. When the compression software sees areas of nearly consistent color it tries to build rectangular blocks and store them as a s

RE: [Texascavers] Brehmer Cave

The Comal Cad web site shows Stephany Clifton still owns 39.4 acres with a market value of $477,870. I have no idea what she's asking for it. Kurt -Original Message- From: Travis Scott [mailto:tra...@oztotl.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:14 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subj

RE: [Texascavers] TCR-SAVE THE DATE-October 15-17th, 2010-Location TBA

Back when we had TCR in Sept we had several years in a row that were impacted by hurricanes so they moved it to mid October. We still get the occasional heavy rain event at TCR, but all in all I think the Mid October date is working well. Kurt From: Fritz Holt [mailto:fh...@townandcountryi

[Texascavers] RE: Spare tire found at Honeycreek

Someone who attended this past weekend's Honeycreek tank haul project lost a spare tire on the way out of the property. If it's yours, please let me know. Kurt From: ellie :) [mailto:ellie.tho...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 2:04 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Te

RE: [Texascavers] Yes

There are several hundred cavers in Texas, and if you're going to let the comments of 2 or 3 turn you away from caving then perhaps your skin is too thin for this sport. I'm not trying to offend you I'm only making a point that the opinions or comments on Texascavers have nothing to do with what y

RE: [Texascavers] Re: Cascade Caverns

Andy, I’ve heard lots of encouraging things about the new owner. I’m happy he fixed the lighting. We pressure washed the algae off of the walls more than once. I can also tell you that all the Bexar Grotto volunteers that worked there in past years have been shocked many times changing li

RE: [Texascavers] Cascade Caverns article :

Just my $.02 about Cascade caverns. Decrepitude is probably an accurate description of what happened to the cave over the last 15-20 years. Part of the problem with Cascade Caverns is that the land is owned by one family / LP, and the cave operations was leased for 99 years (sometime around 19

[Texascavers] Honeycreek Canceled

I don't know how far the Oct 10-11 Honeycreek trip announcement traveled, but it has been canceled. We all forgot it was archery season beginning this weekend, and the hunters will be on the HC property. I did get the OK from the owner in mid Sept, but she forgot as well. Kurt

RE: [Texascavers] a Texas spelunker in the news ?

BT Price has been a member of the Bexar Grotto for many years. He lives in the spring branch area and has contacted many land owners in the area, and found several significant caves along with dozens of smaller more typical central Texas caves. Myself and my son Justin were surveying a new sectio

RE: [Texascavers] Paradise Canyon

I remember the 2002 flood as well. I had a caving trip planned to a property in Uvalde Co the weekend following the big rain. When I heard it was raining I started checking the USGS Concan stream gauge on the Frio. I watched it go from 5 feet above flood stage to 20, then 30, then 40, then it sai

[Texascavers] Paradise Canyon

I was at Paradise Canyon this past Friday visiting with the owner about some maps I made for him. The river is just like it was during last year's TCR. The flow is good, the river is clear, the grass is mostly green, and everything looks wonderful. The water is not flowing over the dam, but bec

RE: [Texascavers] Gold mines in Texas

A link to the mine article is http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth45391/m1/8/?q=Miranda It starts on page 8. Kurt From: Ron Ralph [mailto:ronra...@austin.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:04 PM To: 'Thomas Sitch' Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [

[Texascavers] HC & snakes

My favorite HC snake story is while fishing along the creek one day I stepped down into what I thought was a little mushy spot because it didn't feel like hard ground. Then I felt the ground move under my foot, when I looked down I could see cottonmouth snake coils and his tail protruding from und

[Texascavers] Honeycreek trip May 8-10

For those who haven't heard there is a Honeycreek work weekend scheduled for the weekend of May 8-10. We will be camping at the spring beginning Friday evening. The focus for the weekend will be taking down the cables, and some old fencing near the spring entrance. The owner also would like u

[Texascavers] paging Andy Grubbs

Evidently the emails I have are OK. There is some problem on my end. Thanks for the help. Kurt

[Texascavers] Paging Andy Grubbs

Can someone send me a current email for Andy Grubbs. The one I have isn't working. Kurt

RE: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers Reunion

Just a comment concerning getting to TCR. You might want to map out a route that avoids Loop 1604 from Bandera Rd (SH 16) to Culebra (471) if you'll be in that area between 4-6pm on Friday. There are several alternate routes that work much better than the 1604 rolling parking lot at that time

[Texascavers] FW: Camp Eagle - Ridge Walking Sept 19-21

al Message- From: m...@campeagle.org [mailto:m...@campeagle.org] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:27 AM To: Kurt L. Menking Subject: RE: Camp Eagle - Ridge Walking Kurt, That would be great! This time, I think I'll be able to hang out with you guys some more and go exploring too!

RE: [Texascavers] air cave below water

I'm familiar with the place Nancy's describing. At the end of the Grand Finale passage the floor drops over several abandoned travertine dams into a seasonal pool. I think it's more like 6-8 feet around. Then the passage drops again through a few squeezy areas then heads back under the area with

RE: [Texascavers] RE: foreign cave gear

My first rack was made by a high school kid in his shop class. He had been caving with us a few times, and could not afford a rack (neither could I at the time) so he made one. I liked his so much he made one for me as well. 20+ years later after I just finished my 700' rappel off of the Hemis

RE: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

I know the TSA Endowment Fund Trustees spent much time and discussion on this matter, and I say we should not muddy the water with a bunch of alternate suggestions, and proposals. I think we should schedule the vote at the next TCR as the trustees recommended. If their original motion is not appr

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