Mark Minton mentions El Potrero... ... which had been open and closed to access at one time or another. In 1980 I went with a group (Justin Speleological Society) out of Ft Worth including Bob Lloyd and Katherine McClure to hike up to the western ridge. It was a beautiful, forested place with lots of cave leads, little pits (some strongly blowing air) and some caves modified as mine adits with limited sources of water. It's the same mountain range as at Bustamante but the anticline is breached (down through the Mesozoic section to Permian strata) and an interior valley runs parallel to the range. It's a neat place. At the time, locals from El Alamo hunted up there. 'Hope it's okay these days.
T Byrd -----Original Message----- From: Mark Minton [mailto:mmin...@caver.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:31 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Re: Hunters being the hunted in Mexico David Locklear said: >I stopped by one of these lodges about 8 years ago, in the off season, to see if there were any good deals for staying over-night. ( I didn't want to stay in a road-side motel on the way back north to San Fernando. ) >The lodge was very plain and very expensive. >I didn't see any reason to stay at the one I visited, unless you were a rich hunter. Not all of those hunting lodges are plain, although I suspect all are indeed expensive. Many years ago we visited one called Paloma Blanca south of Sabinas Hidalgo. It was like a classic Mexican Hacienda. The owner was an American who also owned land near El Potrero (south of Bustamante) with caves and mines on it, which Brian Burton had learned of. We stopped at the lodge to ask permission to explore his caves. I don't know how much it cost to stay there, but the owner was incredibly gracious, inviting us in for margaritas and giving us free reign at his place in Potrero, including use of the fancy house there. We only went to Potrero a couple of times but still had some good leads. Unfortunately Paloma Blanca closed down and we lost track of the owner. Potrero would be a good place to go back to. Mark Minton You may 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
