The roads were terrible and the first day they were wet! Bill Sherborne's van had a big motor and a positive-traction rear axle, plus it was nearly empty. Nevertheless the van had to drive up some grades quite rapidly to make it. Bill rode his motorcycle and Tom Iliffe (from Galveston) drove the van. This may have been Tom's first caving trip to Mexico. As you may know, Dr. Iliffe has become quite famous for his underwater cave biology studies. Jim McLane
> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:56:36 -0400 > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > From: mmin...@caver.net > Subject: [Texascavers] Re: Ralph Batsche -Mexico 1974 > > Jim, > > Thanks for the old photos of > Purificación! I'm amazed you were able to drive > that (presumably 2WD) van up those roads. Maybe > they were better then... Most everything looks > about the same today, although I noticed in your > photo 44 that the bridge over Arroyo Rillitos > where it joins Arroyo Luna has wooden decking and > supports. That has been a concrete bridge ever > since I can remember. The stone abutments look > new in your photo - maybe that bridge had just > been built but not yet paved. I can't imagine > that wooden scaffolding would survive the rainy season! > > Mark Minton > > Please reply to mmin...@caver.net > Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >
