Charles,
Were you able to finish the Storm Canyon? How does it look? Did you visit any
of the off trail passageways? I may try to get back the weekend of 12/13 June
if there are others going.
Hope all is well with you,
Gerry Geletzke
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Goldsmith
To: Scott Kyle
Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com
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
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
