David writes, "The locust are making their summer sound. That may be something unique to our guest from out of state."
Do you really mean Cicada? I know folks say locust, but it always 'bugs' me. LOL :) >From Wiki: A cicada (pronounced /sɪˈkeɪdə/) is an insect of the order >Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the world, and many remain unclassified. Cicadas live in temperate to tropical climates where they are among the most widely recognized of all insects, mainly due to their large size and remarkable acoustic talents. Cicadas are sometimes colloquially called "locusts",[1] although they are unrelated to true locusts, which are a kind of grasshopper. They are also known as "jar flies". Cicadas are related to leafhoppers and spittlebugs. In parts of the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States they are known as "dry flies" because of the dry shell they leave behind. Andy Zenker Texas Caver --- On Mon, 7/13/09, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: From: David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> Subject: [Texascavers] the loud campground To: texascavers@texascavers.com List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 3:22 AM Sunday was my first chance to get a good look at the loud campground. Unless, you really need to have a quiet camp, this seems like the best place to camp on the campus. There are lots of big shade trees. However, they are along the creek banks and on an incline, so flat shaded area big enough for a large tent is going to be prime real estate. I saw about 20 places that a good hammock would really work nice. So every body bring their hammocks. It looked like to me that work had only just begun on the hot-tub area. I will let someone else describe that, but it looks like volunteers will be needed for that this weekend. The campground is scenic. I think it better than many other NSS Conventions that I have attended. There is at least one big and beautiful cypress tree to admire. The locust are making their summer sound. That may be something unique to our guest from out of state. I slept out Saturday night on a cot with just a cotton sheet and no tent. I did not get hot and the bugs were not too bad, and I was not wearing bug repellent. There was a good breeze. And the morning was pleasant until the sun came up. The camp showers are only about 200 feet away, depending on where you set your tent up at. The make-shift water spigets are only about 100 feet away, unless somebody brings some more garden hose. The grass is dead, so you don't have to worry about high grass. If you are sleeping on the hard ground, you will want some extra padding. The creek-bed is bone dry. It would be great if we got a big rain this week. I think it is worthy to note that this may be your only chance in life to camp out in such luxury on the Schreiner campus. Camping here with hundreds of other cavers should be lots of fun. Did I leave off anything ? David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
