texascavers Digest 7 May 2012 00:41:48 -0000 Issue 1542
Topics (messages 19951 through 19955):
Karst Exploration opportunity near Buda and Driftwood Texas
19951 by: Gary Franklin
19952 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
Pittman Sighting
19953 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
19954 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
cave and caving pix
19955 by: Mixon Bill
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THe City of Austin is offering an opportunity to help opening Karst
features to increase recharge and look for caves. See the info below and
the link to sign up.
Call me with any questions,
Gary Franklin
UT Grotto
512-585-6057
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Karst Exploration
Project Name and Location: Karst Exploration, Little Bear Management Area,
central Hays County.
Date and Time: Saturday, May 5, 2012 9a.m. to 1pm
Register at:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/wildland/onlineregistration/EcoWebEvents.cfm
Logistics: Participants will meet at the Little Bear gate between Buda and
Driftwood and then drive to the work location on the property. Directions
will be sent upon registration. Gates will be locked once work day begins,
so please be prompt. This property is not open to the public except for
volunteer or educational events.
Age and Physical Limits: Participants must be physically able to dig, move
large amounts of material, and/or work in tight spaces underground.
Participants must be at least 18 years of age.
Activity Goal: To remove debris and large rocks from depressions and
openings to determine the presence or absence of karst features.
Activity Background: The Water Quality Protection Lands are located in the
Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. These properties contain many karst
features, some as yet undiscovered. The City of Austin is working to
explore features of unknown depth to determine their ability to return
water to the aquifer.
Activity Details: Volunteers will meet at the front gate for a brief
orientation at which they will be required to sign liability release forms.
They will then drive from gate to the site. Volunteers will use shovels,
rock bars, and buckets to move material. City staff will provide all tools,
and have water and Gatorade coolers on site. Participants will want to
bring bottles or canteens that they can refill from these coolers.
Clothing Required: Participants must wear closed toed shoes or boots for
hiking on rugged terrain, ankle support is vital. Long-sleeved shirts,
lightweight in warm weather, are recommended but not required for sun
protection and from potential scratches when walking near vines and uncut
trees.
Participants Need to Bring: water bottle that will last them through the
morning. We also ask that volunteers bring their personal cave gear if they
have it.
Essential Project Needs and Safety Considerations:
Activity will occur in cloudy or drizzly conditions, but will be cancelled
in the event of heavy rain, or lightning.
Bathroom facilities are unavailable on site. Those with allergies to bee
stings or fire ants should be prepared as necessary. Nearest medical
facility is approximately 25 minutes away. A first aid kit will be
available on site. There is the possibility participants may encounter
snakes, spiders, scorpions and other wildlife.
Work gloves will be provided.
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If anybody attends this, please think about sending me a trip report, if
you could.
I freakin' need submissions!
Thanks,
Mark
Frustrated TC Editor
From: Gary Franklin [mailto:caver.g...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 1:22 PM
To: Cavers Texas
Subject: [Texascavers] Karst Exploration opportunity near Buda and
Driftwood Texas
THe City of Austin is offering an opportunity to help opening Karst
features to increase recharge and look for caves. See the info below
and the link to sign up.
Call me with any questions,
Gary Franklin
UT Grotto
512-585-6057
------------------------------------------------
Karst Exploration
Project Name and Location: Karst Exploration, Little Bear Management
Area, central Hays County.
Date and Time: Saturday, May 5, 2012 9a.m. to 1pm
Register at:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/wildland/onlineregistration/EcoWebEvent
s.cfm
Logistics: Participants will meet at the Little Bear gate between Buda
and Driftwood and then drive to the work location on the property.
Directions will be sent upon registration. Gates will be locked once
work day begins, so please be prompt. This property is not open to the
public except for volunteer or educational events.
Age and Physical Limits: Participants must be physically able to dig,
move large amounts of material, and/or work in tight spaces underground.
Participants must be at least 18 years of age.
Activity Goal: To remove debris and large rocks from depressions and
openings to determine the presence or absence of karst features.
Activity Background: The Water Quality Protection Lands are located in
the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. These properties contain many karst
features, some as yet undiscovered. The City of Austin is working to
explore features of unknown depth to determine their ability to return
water to the aquifer.
Activity Details: Volunteers will meet at the front gate for a brief
orientation at which they will be required to sign liability release
forms. They will then drive from gate to the site. Volunteers will use
shovels, rock bars, and buckets to move material. City staff will
provide all tools, and have water and Gatorade coolers on site.
Participants will want to bring bottles or canteens that they can refill
from these coolers.
Clothing Required: Participants must wear closed toed shoes or boots for
hiking on rugged terrain, ankle support is vital. Long-sleeved shirts,
lightweight in warm weather, are recommended but not required for sun
protection and from potential scratches when walking near vines and
uncut trees.
Participants Need to Bring: water bottle that will last them through the
morning. We also ask that volunteers bring their personal cave gear if
they have it.
Essential Project Needs and Safety Considerations:
Activity will occur in cloudy or drizzly conditions, but will be
cancelled in the event of heavy rain, or lightning.
Bathroom facilities are unavailable on site. Those with allergies to
bee stings or fire ants should be prepared as necessary. Nearest medical
facility is approximately 25 minutes away. A first aid kit will be
available on site. There is the possibility participants may encounter
snakes, spiders, scorpions and other wildlife.
Work gloves will be provided.
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Pittman sighting on the Terlingua Porch 5/5/2012. Blair and Jean were present
this afternoon. Blair was signing books and delivering more copies of "Tales
from the Terlingua Porch" volumes 1 and 2 to vendors in the area. They
are staying in his house at the Villa de la Mina tonight, and returning north
on Sunday.
Blair continues a steady improvement. He has lost significant weight (GOOD)
but appears a bit gaunt to those who have known him in recent years. As a
result of the long term intubation required after his accident and subsequent
surgeries, his vocal cords have been damaged and his voice is reedy and weak -
so he is a bit hard to understand. What was great is that he was getting
around without assistance on the porch (which is rather irregular and uneven)
with only a 4-footed cane and without trailing an oxygen bottle.
He was recognizing the steady stream of friends. I mentioned that it appeared
that CWAN was up for sale and he talked for some time and detail about his past
involvement there. A very good sign of his memory and reasoning.
A major move of possessions from Jean's house in Marathon is planned for next
week. They expect to be living in the new Alpine house after that, although the
complete translocation of so many years of memories (and STUFF) will take quite
a while. Caver visitations are welcomed, although you should make prior
contact with Jean (you can reach her through her store: FRONT STREET BOOKS, in
Alpine) and set it up with her in advance. Jean has had an extremely difficult
and exhausting year, but has soldered on with great love and persistence.
DirtDoc
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Thanks, Carl for the correction. It does not matter much though, as the
important thing to me was testing Blair's memory. I'll correct the Cascade
Caverns/CWAN facts with him as I expect to see him again later today.
It has been sorta crazy down here the last few days so I don't make too many
apologies for my error. We are trying to get ready to head back north, say a
temporary goodbye to friends in the Big Bend, finalize the air arrangements for
Laos and Vietnam tour in November, and enjoy caver visitors from Wyoming and
Austin.
Blair's memory is still spotty and inconsistent, comes and goes, and probably
always will. It is still quite nice to see him functioning as well as he is.
Hope you did not sink too much Mayo yesterday ----
Dwight
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From: "Carl Kunath" <carl.kun...@suddenlink.net>
To: dirt...@comcast.net
Sent: Saturday, May 5, 2012 10:49:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Pittman Sighting
Actually, it is Cascade Caverns (or some portion of the property) that is for
sale. Not CWAN.
===ck
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There are a zillion--well, 873--of Stephen Alvarez's photos of caves
and caving at
http://print.alvarezphotography.com/-/galleries/stock-collections/caves/
Alvarez is National Geographic's favorite cave photographer. The web
site it a bit annoying in that you have to keep scrolling down to see
all the thumbnails. But once you figure out how to navigate the site,
it's worth it. -- Mixon
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