This man is the ULTIMATE, CONSUMMATE CAVER! For those who don't know, Marion O. has kept a diary of every cave he's ever been in and it would put most cavers to shame!
I am so privileged to know him - if only thru NSS conventions. Be sure to wish him a happy birthday. I had no doubt he would spend it in a cave :) BTW: He's on FB. julia -----Original Message----- From: Speleosteele <speleoste...@aol.com> To: Texascavers <Texascavers@texascavers.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 25, 2012 7:18 am Subject: [Texascavers] Tennessee's Marion O. Smith is officially an old man Many Texas cavers have met and have gone caving with Marion O. Smith. He's done a lot of caving in Mexico. The first time I went caving with him, in 1969, he was 26 years old and I was 20. He said he was old, and he sure seemed a lot older, even then. But look at him now. Yesterday was Marion's 70th birthday. Not only did he go caving on his birthday, but he took a hard trip to dig in a cave. Here's a video shot of the trip: http://vimeo.com/50114281 Bill Steele
