For anyone looking for a summer project to stay cool, this is for you then! Cascade Caverns is a cool 58 degrees and I'm not sure what the humidity is, but its comfortable in there.
This isn't your typical Texas cave. Scott, thanks for having me this weekend, I had a blast and am looking forward to the next trip out there. Charles On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Scott Kyle <sk...@cascadecaverns.com>wrote: > Thanks to the efforts of many cavers (Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San > Antonio) during May we have made a good first stab at lighting and > restoration work in the cave. We started the new lighting in the most > difficult portion of the cave to light (Storm Canyon) that starts at 8' high > and expands to 50' high over its 200' length with mud waist deep in parts. > There are 9 lighting/tour "zones" in the cave and we have one complete as of > today. There is also much restoration work to be done. Rock debris needs to > be moved to areas where new walls will be built. Some mud needs to be taken > out and some can be stored. Lighting and restoration can happen > concurrently. Depending on interest, I think we can get lighting and the > most pressing restoration efforts completed by the summer's end. > > We have a full service campground with tent to full hookups with shower > room and laundry and a 105 acre site with 5 documented caves, and others > (likely) still to discover. Some parts of the main show cave (Cascade > Caverns) have not been documented - we found one nice new passage during > lighting efforts and there is another visible one near the main entrance > that is not on TSS surveys either. > > We'll provide *free camping and lunch* for those spending at least a full > day working in the cave. We'll also let folks who are putting time into the > lighting/restoration spend time on site doing some caving on the rest of the > site. > > Please email me of your interest for JUNE, JULY, and AUGUST and then I can > put a scheduler out there for you to sign up on once there is enough > interest. > > Thanks again to all of those who have generously given of their time and > care (In no particular order - Edwin, Martin, Lydia, Chris, Charles, Andy Z, > Daniel, Gerry, Monica, Rune, Orion, Linda, Allan, Ryan, & Heather). It has > been great working with you all and getting to know you. > > Best, Scott > > Scott Kyle, AIA, LEED > Vice President > *(830) 755-8080 office, (804) 402-8985 cell* > > * > > www.cascadecaverns.com > See Texas Downunder: RV & Tent Camping and Cave Tours Daily* > 226 Cascade Caverns Rd, Boerne, Texas 78015 > > > > >
