Not quite under a river, but under a pool... There is a small, gnarly vertically-oriented crawl underneath the terminal pool at Harrell's Cave in San Saba Co. I am sure that when the pool fills the water spills over into the passage and drains away, so it is probably not always air-filled.
-----Original Message----- From: David [mailto:dlocklea...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:40 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Explore a cave? Is this your definition of "explore a cave?" http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=20080611_mammoth_cave_exploration.htm The article briefly describes 7 commercial caves - 2 of which have expensive off-trail tours led by guides. You have to give the author credit though. How often do you read the phrase: "advanced spelunking" in the public media. or the phrase: "utter darkness?" How many of you have been in a cave that is: "located under a river?" Do "crystals" in caves really take a "millions years to shape and develop"? ( dogtooth spar - for example ) I guess she just means the whole conglomerate of crystals and not an individual crystal by itself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar_(mineralogy) The article was written for its intended audience - non-cavers who are looking for something new to do if planning a vacation. So I will give some kudos to the author, Shari Hearn for her effort to get a little deeper into the topic than most travel writers do. I just wonder how many caves she actually went in to write the article. It sounded like she went in 2 or 3 and really liked it. 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
