texascavers Digest 13 Nov 2011 13:38:04 -0000 Issue 1435
Topics (messages 19061 through 19067):
Re: Longhorn Wrap Up-Saturday, November 5th
19061 by: Mallory Mayeux
19062 by: Stefan Creaser
Re: Introducing National Geographic All Access -- now just $15!
19063 by: Chris Vreeland
geotourism conference
19064 by: Mixon Bill
Erin Lynch in GSA Today
19065 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
Cave Art on Display
19066 by: Orion Knox
Re: 16th International Congress of Speleology
19067 by: Michael Cicherski
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Angela is UT grotto...GHG grotto stole Andy long ago. :)
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Natasha Glasgow
<[email protected]>wrote:
> Don't forget the UT Grotto......I believe that Angela and Andy are UT.
> Natasha
>
> *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2011 2:22 PM
> *Subject:* [Texascavers] Longhorn Wrap Up-Saturday, November 5th
>
> It’s been awfully quiet here on CaveTex, so I thought I would send along
> a project report from last weekend.
> I know there were other projects going on last weekend (Deep/Punkin, Robber
> Baron Open House, Gov’t Canyon), so post away!
> The next Longhorn Cavern project will be next month, Saturday, December 3
> rd.
> *From Gerry Geletzke*
> Of the 19 that went in through the Crownover entrance, 17 made it to the
> second sump, two stayed at the first sump. The low air at the first sump
> provided about six or seven inches of air at its lowest point, a little
> more than Summer 2009. The second sump water level looked like it was down
> about three to four feet from Summer 2009 but it didn't provide any real
> additional passage only a larger terminal room. Mallory took several
> pictures of the second sump to document its current state. (One
> interesting note; Caleb found his initials and '2009' still clearly legible
> in the lower dirt sidewall of the passage between the two sumps.) On the
> way back to the Crownover passage Caleb, Mallory and I looked for and
> partially explored a couple of already identified leads but we did not want
> to get too far behind the rest of the group. All 19 of us took the Water
> Trail passage on the way back to the Crownover passage also. After
> regaining the Crownover passage, 13 exited the cave and six of us went over
> the dams and down the main passage to intersect with the Wigglies pit
> entrance. Your rope and carpet at the dams seemed to have weathered the
> last two years fine. We then entered the Wigglies and exited back in the
> Crownover passage. There was some water in the Wigglies but at the deepest
> point it was less that one foot deep. We then proceeded to exit the cave.
> I look forward to the next Longhorn work trip.
> Participants:
> Mallory and Caleb Mayeux
> Andy and Angela Edwards
> Zach Broussard
> -Chelsea Bergoine
> -Cruz St. Peters
> -Chelsea Small
> -Kyle Leonard
> -Will Schievelbein
> -Tori Dunbar
> -James Kancewick
> -Sam Kancewick
> -Jerome Cap
> -Scott Grimes
> -Valerie Bowen
> -Jared Lingo
> -Natasha Glasgow
> Sincerely,
> Gerry Geletzke – Team Leader
> *From yours truly:*
> It was pretty brisk camping out Friday night and the direct opposite
> Saturday night. Weird!
> We had a total turnout of 24 folks and a dog attend. GHG, A.S.S., TSA, and
> DFW Grottos well represented.
> Met Jim Sheets, the new Park Host. A very nice and accommodating gentleman
> and who will be very easy to work with. The LCSP staff is also very excited
> and welcoming and looking forward to having us down in the future.
> Julia Germany, Edwin Lehr, Natasha’s son, Peyton, and myself worked in the
> Lovers Lane area.
> We moved a lot of dirt and rock and began on the area directly below a
> pool of water (!) called the Pigs Trough. Julia and Peyton visited this
> area and took pix.
> We got a good start at rebuilding this area, covering the large drainage
> pipe, and obscuring the manmade dam that forms this area.
> We still have a lot to do and they gave us a thorough tour of the cave
> showing what other tasks they would like to see done and where fill can be
> located or relocated.
> Some of the items were:
> Fill in washed areas near both entrances to LL.
> Did out the encrusted mud on the trail near the Pig Trough.
> Complete rebuilding the drainage pipe are below the Pig Trough.
> Did out the mud filled trenches in the LL area and area leading
> to Frozen Waterfall area.
> Unclog drainage pipe in Frozen Waterfall area.
> Fill in some other washed out areas.
> Ridge walk areas of the park, including a few new karst features
> that may/may not connect with the cave.
> These last two items are pretty exciting:
> Discussed with Christina and Brad about forming a 501C non-profit
> called “The Friends of Longhorn Caverns” that could do fundraising, etc.
> in order to pay for projects in the cave, much like Colorado Bend SP and
> other State Parks have. Julia is much more knowledgeable on this that me
> and knows all the how to’s and details. LCSP folks very excited about this.
> There is an area near Lumbago Alley, towards the
> Turnaround/Catfish Lake jump off that takes a LOT of water, according to
> Brad. They would love for us to dig this out and see if there are
> additional levels of the cave. The tube is filled in with loose gravel and
> looks pretty similar to the Crownover Causeway and would be easy to dig out.
> The Aggies had a good time celebrating someone’s 21st birthday (I forgot
> who) Saturday night and the Bluebonnet Café in Marble Falls was
> excellent, as usual.
> Much pontificating accomplished at the top of the Observation Tower Friday
> and Saturday nights while enjoying the stars and a few adult beverages! A
> great place to relax after a busy day in the cave.
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
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Now, now, you two… fighting over the boys is un-becoming…
From: Mallory Mayeux [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 4:31 PM
To: Natasha Glasgow
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Longhorn Wrap Up-Saturday, November 5th
Angela is UT grotto...GHG grotto stole Andy long ago. :)
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Natasha Glasgow
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Don't forget the UT Grotto......I believe that Angela and Andy are UT.
Natasha
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 2:22 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] Longhorn Wrap Up-Saturday, November 5th
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I bought the CD set, and was really disappointed. The whole thing was
72-dpi jpegs, the text was barely legible, and the software quit
working many years ago, with no sort of update mechanism ever offered.
It was one of the weaker efforts that I've ever seen from what is
usually a very high quality organization.
On Nov 9, 2011, at 2:42 PM, caverarch wrote:
The freely accessible on-line issues may serve to keep people who
bought the entire magazine run on CD ROM,
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John Pint has put a nice writeup on the Third Global Geotourism
Conference, which was in Muscat, Oman, on his web site at
http://www.saudicaves.com/geotour/index.html
Toyota buffs will like the photo of a caravan of twenty-seven new
white Land Cruisers the government provided for the field trip. The
only cave they visited was closed due to rain (!), but the article is
interesting nevertheless. Oman does have some impressive caves,
including spectacular Majlis Al Jinn, a 14-acre room with three pit
entrances ranging from 118 to 158 meters deep. There is a report on a
trip to that cave at
http://home.kpn.nl/lilian_jan_schreurs/oman/Majlis.htm
--Mixon
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Those of you who are not members of the Geological Society of America probably
are unaware of the great picture of caver Erin Lynch, in cave armor and draped
with ropes, on page 18 of the November 2011 issue of GSA Today. She is shown
in Alaska as a GeoCorps participitant in the Tongass National Forest. Some of
you may be surprised to see her in Alaska, knowing Erin from her caving in
Virginia, California, and Mexico, and, of course, leading the exploration of
the great caves of China for the last decade. More of her Alaska caving was
mentioned in the Alaska Caving Issue, May 2011, NSS NEWS, supporting the work
of other long-term Alaskan cavers.
DirtDoc
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The East Austin Studio Tour (E.A.S.T.) is running this weekend (Nov. 12-13)
and next (Nov 19-20). There are over 300 artist, sculptures, photographers,
etc. exhibiting their work. My wife Jan, caver/artist, has drawn a series of
abstract pin and ink cave images which she is exhibiting. At this years
N.S.S. convention she won a Merit Award and a Honorable Mention for two of
them. She is located at the Smith Road Studios, 1406 Smith Road, Suite E &
F. See Yahoo map at the following address:
http://maps.yahoo.com/#tt=&q=1406+Smith+Rd%2C+Austin%2C+TX++78721-3537&start=1&lat=30.25749&lon=-97.678902&zoom=16&mvt=m&trf=0
To see a sample of the drawings check out her web site at
www.artbyjanknox.com.
If you are taking advantage of E.A.S.T., stop by and say hi and have a look
at the this cave art.
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Good morning everyone,
Last call on promotional t-shirts and ball caps before we open this up to
others not on Cave-Tex. I have 5 XL (White), 5 XXL (White), 4 XXL (Black) and
12 ball caps still available. If you are interested please drop me a note and
I will get you on the list.
For those who have already requested a shirt or cap I will be contacting you
shortly to arrange the distribution.
Michael
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> From: Michael Cicherski <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: 16th International Congress of Speleology
> Date: November 1, 2011 10:40:10 AM CDT
> To: [email protected]
>
> Just a quick update.
>
> The t-shirts will be sold for $15.00 and the hats will be sold for $5.00.
>
> If you have not taken advantage of this promotional shirt and cap please do
> so as soon as possible. They are moving fast!
>
>
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> On Oct 29, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Michael Cicherski wrote:
>
>> Evening Cavers,
>>
>> This afternoon I picked up a huge box from the USPS office that was shipped
>> from the Czech Republic. The box contains 50 t-shirts of varying size and 20
>> baseball-type caps that advertise the 16th International Congress of
>> Speleology. (yeah, I said 16th, not 15th ICS).
>>
>> The shirts are white or black and come in XXL, XL , L or Medium. They appear
>> to be of the highest quality in material and screening, and I think they
>> would be a wonderful addition to anyone's caving t-shirt collection. On the
>> front of the shirts and the cap is the logo for the Congress. Go to their
>> website if you wish to get an idea of the design.
>>
>> I do not yet have a price on the inventory, but as soon as I do I will
>> provide that information to everyone. First come, first sold - and no, I
>> have not figured out how we will distribute the items to you. You can
>> consider this a bit of a tease and as details become available I will update
>> via Cave Tex. If we do not sell out via Cave Tex I will send a similar note
>> to other forums.
>>
>> Stay tuned and Happy Caving,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael
>
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