I have only attended about 10 TSA Spring Conventions, and I was probably only there for 1/2 the program, so I can't claim any expertise on this event.
I enjoyed going in Steam Cave and Chinaberry Cave in 1985. That was my 1st introduction to the TSA, and I thought that it was fun. I enjoyed a convention in Uvalde, when they showed for the 1st time a slideshow of the Chandelier Room in Lech. I enjoyed swimming at the Knox ranch. After that, my memory is pretty fuzzy. I heard there was once one on the campus in College Station or was that a Winter BOG meeting ? Based on yesterday's feedback, the camp I proposed is not acceptable. But I would like to add something: There are probably hundreds of people in East Texas that would be interested in caving if they knew about it. I believe some kind of outdoor event could be held someday to attract these people. There are cavers in Nacogdoches, Galveston, and lots of colleges have the potential to attract young new cavers, Rice, St. Thomas, Sam Houston, etc. There is probably potential to attract cavers from Lake Charles. There are over 2 million people in the Houston area, and the population growth is expected to rise. I strongly feel there is a great job waiting in this area for an enthusiastic caver to explore the potential of finding people that love caves and caving here. At the moment, I am not in any kind of position to do that. I live in a county that is mostly rural - Ft. Bend County. But we have at least 5 NSS members here. I would like to someday plan a caving related event at Camp Happy Hollow near the town of Burton. I think this event could make a profit, and the money could be donated to the TCMA or the TCC or some other caving fund. As far as my emphasis on non-caving activities, many of the spouses and kids that might attend the event are not interested in it all, and want to get away to do fun stuff. That is why I mention hiking, bicycling and touring the place where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the bluebonnets, and the BlueBell IceCream Factory, etc. but, also, because there are no caves within 80 miles to explore on Sunday. Also, I do have a contact at the Blue Lagoon, but that is farther east near Huntsville. http://www.bluelagoonscuba.net/images/lagoon%20021.jpg Also, I believe Texas is big enough to hold some kind of caving event in the Panhandle or in Far West, Texas, for example, near Cornudas ( o.k. maybe not Cornudas ). http://www.texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/CornudasTexas/CornudasTxCityLimit0607BG.jpg Cheers, David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
