We ran the numbers yesterday afternoon and had a total of about 460 visitors to Dies Ranch Treasure Cave alone.
The highest wait time was about two hours, but a good time was had by all and we received many compliments despite the wait. Special thanks go out to our volunteer crew for Dies Ranch, in alphabetical order: Yazmin Avila Laurie Culbert Nate Culbert Riley (cousin of Nate/niece of Laurie) Jason Ford Gerry Geletzke Anna Klis Vivian Loftin Bob Marshall Scott Serur Haylen Teel Eric Teel Shoshanna West Christopher Francke & Leslie Bell ________________________________ From: Michael Walsh <mikewaus...@austin.rr.com> To: texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 2:13 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Texas Cave Conservancy CAVE DAY Yesterday, Saturday September 14, we had approximately 600 visitors to Dies Ranch Indian Shelter, Discovery Well Cave Preserve, Dies Ranch Treasure Cave and the Avery Ranch Cave . We had cavers showing the visitors the various caver techniques such as rope climbing at the Dies Ranch Treasure Cave . A good muddy time was had by all. Over at Avery Ranch Cave we were able to speed up the lines where the longest wait was around twenty-thirty minutes. We would like to thank the Williamson County Constable Rob Chody for providing security for the event. The kids loved the big police car and the coloring book handouts. We will have security at both sites next year. A former employee of the TCC charged that the deck is unsafe in the Avery Ranch Cave . We repaired the minor problem and the deck is safe. If there is a caver with structural support experience out there that would be willing to inspect the deck, please contact us. We could use some paperwork from an expert to reassure the former TCC employee and anyone else, that the deck is safe. We are greatly enjoying our new TCC office and we even had pizza and beer for the cavers that worked with us CAVE DAY. Join us in one of the ongoing work projects and see our great new TCC Headquarters. Please contact us at: Mike Walsh TCC President 512-249-2283 mikewaus...@austin.rr.com
