Edwards Aquifer Philosophical Society -
aka brown bag luncheon Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Noon Edwards Aquifer Authority Conference Room 1615 N. St. Mary's Street, San Antonio, TX Mr. Peter Jones will be making a presentation titled: "A Lifetime of Caving in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico." Peter has won numerous awards for his cave photography and has had his photos exhibited across the U.S. including a traveling exhibit for the Smithsonian Museum. Peter has had the rare opportunity to be in on the initial discovery and exploration of some of the largest and most beautiful caves in U.S. Peter will be exhibiting photographs from some of the rarely visited portions of caves in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Guadalupe Mountains. The Guadalupe Mountains exhibit some of the same processes for cave and karst development which we believe is occurring in the Edwards Aquifer. The presentation will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at high noon in the conference room at the Edwards Aquifer Authority. These are informal presentations so please feel free to bring your lunch. For directions or further information, the Authority may be contacted at 210.222.2204 or www.edwardsaquifer.org<http://www.edwardsaquifer.org/> If you are traveling a long distance to the talk, I would recommend that you call our receptionist that morning to make sure that the talk is still scheduled at the number below. On very rare occasions, we have had to cancel or move the talk. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you. Geary Schindel Chief Technical Officer Edwards Aquifer Authority 210.222.2204 A Lifetime Caving in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico Peter Jones, from Camden, Maine, has been caving and photographing in the Guadalupe Mountains for 42 years. Home to Carlsbad Cavern and Lechuguilla Cave, Peter has explored, discovered and photographed in these and many more of the hundreds of caves within that mountain range. Learn about the history, geology and people who explore these incredible caves. Peter may also have some of his wonderful pottery on display. Biography Peter Jones is a potter in Camden, Maine and cave photographer in many places. He is currently photographing for Cave Without a Name in Boerne, TX. His work has been published worldwide. Several of his prints hang alongside those of Ansel Adams in the Cavern Arts Project Gallery in the Carlsbad Caverns National Park Visitors Center He has photographed for National Geographic Television and helped coordinate a NOVA filming project in Lechuguilla Cave. In 2003, he spent three weeks photographing Carlsbad Cavern and several other caves within the Park for their Public Domain Photo Gallery. He is currently photographing caves for the BLM and US Forest Service offices in Carlsbad, NM to document their caves. He has taught numerous cave photography workshops at Carlsbad Caverns National Park and around the country. He is married to architect Sarah Holland and has one daughter, Aspen, a dancer and actor.
