Charles, I've been needing to fix the settings on my Blackberry so it will allow me to post messages directly to the list, but in the meantime you are welcome to post this reply. Cascade Caverns is simply a cold trap. The size and shape of the entrance allows it to capture and retain the winter's cold far better than most caves. I don't know if there has been any research that quantifies the effect of size and shape, but I plan to find out soon. I'm in Austria for the 4th International Ice in Caves Conference where I expect cold traps to be a hot topic. If you feel inclined, search for the conference website and post it to the list. The abstracts of the talks have just been posted and people on TexasCavers may find them interesting. The abstracts will soon, if not already be available on the Karst Information Portal too, www.karstportal.org.
George Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:30:02 To: Carl Kunath<[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Cascade Caverns Lighting and Restoration Carl, I don't think so, Scott told me this weekend that some studies were done of it, trying to figure out why it is cooler. I only broke a sweat in there once, the temp was perfect for working in there. The mud is another story :) Charles On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Carl Kunath <[email protected]>wrote: > Cascade is 58°F? Really? That's 10°F less than other nearby caves. > Atypical, indeed. > > Typo? > > ===Carl Kunath > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> > *To:* Scott Kyle <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:06 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Cascade Caverns Lighting and Restoration > > 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 > > >> >> > >
