DD and all, Sounds like all the more reason to have the next one in Oregon. This year it's in the hi 70s to mid 80s. We had rain over the weekend and it's in the 50s at nite. Not every year, mind you, but this year. Of course the first of July, it goes to 90 and higher until the end of fire season (some time in Aug or Sep). Isn't the NSS slogan: Be prepared, but have fun! ? Sounds like an interesting time was had by all. Louise
List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 11:34:10 +0000 From: dirt...@comcast.net To: lmcn...@austin.rr.com CC: s...@caver.net; Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Aftermath of the NSS Convention - one experience Yes, Logan, it was quite chaotic. I don't think any cavers were hurt but there must have been a fair amount of camping equipment damaged. We ended up being both resourceful and a little lucky, and enjoyed two excellent days touring the cave country of Virginia and West Virginia, showing Mary some of the places of one of my miss-spent youths. One of the bigger problems driving around in the powerless areas was that few had credit card capabilities, so if you did not have real cash you were out of luck. I saw that one gas station with a generator was limiting gas to $25 per customer, but it was cash only. I seemed that quite a number did not have the $25 that they could spare. DirtDoc From: "Logan McNatt" <lmcn...@austin.rr.com> To: dirt...@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2012 9:15:09 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Aftermath of the NSS Convention - one experience Thanks for the update, Dwight. We've been getting spotty reports and photos through Facebook and from cavers who left early and missed the storm. Just talked to Geoff Hoese. Fortunately, he and Aimee Beveridge left on Thurs in his private plane.
