The cave trip I made with Bill Russell I will always remember was to the very
back, read end, of Airman's. What I do not remember is any walking passage in
the cave. Zero, i.e., none. No walking passage. maybe a little stoop passage,
not much. And, the very worthwhile formation area, Selentites, (sp), long
crystal needles, the goal of the trip, was at the very end. Unfortunately, the
end was on the other side of the infamous----drum roll----WIRE WIGGLE.....
The tightest cave passage I have ever been thru.
Bill led the way throught that like a cave salamander. Not only was the long
crawl a Wire Wiggle in the truest sense of the word, but on the far side it had
a 120 degree bend. On the way out I learned one had to totally relax and flow
like a worm, as thoughts of being Trapped entered my head....The knees would
not bend around that sharp turn....I would not recommend that stunt again
unless one weighted 165 pounds or less, and shorter than 5 ft. 11 inches
tall.....The Wire Wiggle, which I bet Bill named, was even tighter than Dead
Dog Cave also in Austin, another "test piece," of limited space caving.
As for Dead Dog Cave, I think the Bittinger Brothers pioneered that one, but I
would not be surprised if Bill Russell did not have a hand in it, too. I did
that cave with Don Coons, on one of Don's first trips to Austin and "Onward
Thru the Fog" caving adventures to Mexico.....Again, do not try Dead Dog unless
you are 165 lbs. or less....I seem to recall Dead Dog was sealed by the city of
Austin??
When Bill Russell moved to Kirkwood Circle he lived upstairs and the Bittinger
Brothers lived downstairs. That was I believe the second caver house at
Kirkwood, and after Frank Binney established 1307 1/2 Kirkwood.
By the way changing the subject-if you were up one hour ago, before daylight,
hope you noticed--Reddish Antares in Scorpio, Jupiter, the Moon, Saturn, and
right above the eastern horizon-Venus. Great morning. That lineup will be
visible for several mornings before dawn, with the distances between these
migrating objects varying each day.
Preston Forsythe, Browder, KY
On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 4:18:16 PM CDT, Charles Loving
<lovingi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Time flies when you are having fun.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:21 AM <grub...@centurytel.net> wrote:
ps 1976 is only 43 years ago yer making me feel more ancient than I am
AGG'i
From: "Andy Gluesenkamp" <andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com>
To: "texascavers" <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 7:11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell, newspaper articles and magazine covers
I have been reading my cherished copy of Bill's BITE (Biological Investigations
of Troglobitic Eurycea) report and am ever amazed at the effort and
thoroughness he put into it. Even though it is almost 50 years old, it remains
a reference of singular value and it is the treasure map that will eventually
lead to the rediscovery of Eurycea robusta. I just wish Bill could be here
when we find it.
Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619
(512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com
On Monday, March 25, 2019, 3:34:19 PM CDT, Logan <lmcn...@austin.rr.com>
wrote:
Bill also appeared on the cover of the Texas Caver several times (e.g. March
1995), and in newspaper articles. I have copies of some of them, but not a
complete collection or list. Does anyone have those?
On 3/25/2019 1:11 PM, Katherine Arens wrote:
thanks, bill for reminding us katie
On Mar 25, 2019, at 1:07 PM, Bill Steele <cwilliamste...@gmail.com> wrote:
The two highest awards awarded by the National Speleological Society (NSS),
considered to be equally the highest, are the Honorary Member Award and the
William J. Stephenson Award for Outstanding Service. Bill Russell received the
Honorary Member Award in 1998. Other Texans, or cavers or cave scientists from
Texas or who moved to Texas, who have received it are Bill Elliott, Merlin
Tuttle and Jim Goodbar.
See this link for information about the award and a list of recipients.
http://caves.org/committee/award/honorary.shtml
Bill Steele speleoste...@aol.com
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