[Texascavers] Greater Houston Grotto meeting tonight!
Hello Houston cavers! Just wanted to remind everyone that GHG does have a meeting tonight (and yes, I am back in town and am reassuming my duties as chairwoman so I will be leading the meeting, yay!) The meeting will focus on a couple of different things. The first thing is, we will set a caving schedule for the winter months. We discussed a deep/punkin trip in November and a trip to Jester Cave in Oklahoma in January or Feb. but have not solidified dates for those trips. We will also show a short educational video on White-nose syndrome, a disease affecting bats, and review decon procedures since GHG is starting to travel a bit more to go caving. And last but not least, anyone with questions about TCR should attend tonight and ask away! I encourage everyone to try and attend tonight's meeting. I look forward to seeing all of you again! Mallory Mayeux GHG President Sent from my iPhone
Re: [Texascavers] Greater Houston Grotto meeting tonight!
It is really good to see your name pop back up on the mailing list! I hope you are doing well. On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Mallory Mayeux mmay...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Houston cavers! Just wanted to remind everyone that GHG does have a meeting tonight (and yes, I am back in town and am reassuming my duties as chairwoman so I will be leading the meeting, yay!) The meeting will focus on a couple of different things. The first thing is, we will set a caving schedule for the winter months. We discussed a deep/punkin trip in November and a trip to Jester Cave in Oklahoma in January or Feb. but have not solidified dates for those trips. We will also show a short educational video on White-nose syndrome, a disease affecting bats, and review decon procedures since GHG is starting to travel a bit more to go caving. And last but not least, anyone with questions about TCR should attend tonight and ask away! I encourage everyone to try and attend tonight's meeting. I look forward to seeing all of you again! Mallory Mayeux GHG President Sent from my iPhone
Re: [Texascavers] TSA Election Results
So do I! Roger Moore -Original Message- From: Stefan Creaser stefan.crea...@arm.com To: Ann Scott mayaca...@mail.utexas.edu; ellie watson ellie.tho...@gmail.com Cc: texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Mon, Oct 14, 2013 11:35 pm Subject: RE: [Texascavers] TSA Election Results I demand a recount! ;-) -Stefan From: Ann Scott [mayaca...@mail.utexas.edu] Sent: 14 October 2013 23:24 To: ellie watson Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Election Results Thank you for the 87 votes of confidence!! I look forward to serving the TSA!! Ann On Oct 14, 2013, at 11:13 AM, ellie watson ellie.tho...@gmail.com wrote: President # Votes Kurt Menking 87 Don Arburn (write-in) 2 Jim Kennedy (write-in)1 Vice-President# Votes Roger Moore 89 Mark Gee (write-in) 1 Treasurer # Votes Anne Scott87 Secretary # Votes Heather Tucek 90 On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Julia Germany germa...@aol.com wrote: I ditto that request. Thanks! julia -Original Message- From: Jim Kennedy cavercr...@gmail.com To: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com Cc: Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com; ellie.thoene ellie.tho...@gmail.com; texas cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Sun, Oct 13, 2013 11:21 pm Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Election Results I, for one, would like to see the total elections results, including write-ins, invalid votes, etc. Jim Mobile email from my iPhone On Oct 9, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Does this come as a big surprise to anyone, since there was only one candidate for each office? CC: texascavers@texascavers.com From: donarb...@mac.com Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 16:40:00 -0500 To: ellie.tho...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Election Results Congratulations!! Sent cellularly. -Don On Oct 7, 2013, at 9:19 AM, ellie.tho...@gmail.com wrote: TSA Members, TSA Annual Officer Elections closed October 4th and I am happy to announce the following winners: Chairman- Kurt Menking Vice-Chairman - Roger Moore Secretary -Heather Tucek Treasurer- Anne Scott Elected officers will take office on the first day of the New Year 2014. We had a 49% voter participation of all registered members with email addresses on file. Thank you for voting and thanks for your support of TSA! - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. ARM Limited, Registered office 110 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge CB1 9NJ, Registered in England Wales, Company No: 2557590 ARM Holdings plc, Registered office 110 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge CB1 9NJ, Registered in England Wales, Company No: 2548782 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] European version of Satellite Imagery viewer (Google Earth)
I found the following article after reading Roger's link: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Caves/Astronauts_exploring_the_depths Jesse On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:16 AM, caverarch cavera...@aol.com wrote: Probably most useful for international expeditions. http://miravi.eo.esa.int/en/ Roger G. Moore
[Texascavers] ride needed from SA airport to TCR on Thursday
San Antonio cavers, is anyone heading out to Paradise Canyon on Thursday around 7 pm? Danger (of Highline Ropes fame) flies in to SAT at that time and needs picked up from the airport and a ride out to TCR. Please let me know and I will pass the word along to him. Thanks! Crash 512-663-2287
[Texascavers] Directions to TCR, October 17-20 @ Paradise Canyon
Texas Cavers, TCR is upon us! Follow the signs to Paradise Canyon, 2220 County Road 2615, Rio Medina, TX 78066 Directions: http://www.cavetexas.org/events/TCR/images/TCR%202013_Paradise%20Canyon%20Directions_Look%20for%20Signs.jpg . TCR page: http://www.cavetexas.org/events/TCR/index.html Please dont hesitate to ask me any questions, Ellie
[Texascavers] Need coolers for transporting food to TCR...
I really need to borrow some coolers to take food to TCR. I swear I put a bunch of the cube ones in the cooks trailer but they seem to have gone AWOL. Let me know, or bring large ones, to Posse tomorrow if you can please! Msg me first if you like. Cheers, Stefan -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. ARM Limited, Registered office 110 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge CB1 9NJ, Registered in England Wales, Company No: 2557590 ARM Holdings plc, Registered office 110 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge CB1 9NJ, Registered in England Wales, Company No: 2548782 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting October 16th
Howdy Texas Cavers! Join us at the UT Grotto meeting this Wednesday, October 16th, to hear about two great caving trips. Saj Zappitello will share tales from pre-ICS caving in Slovenia, bouncing deep pits in the karst mecca for hydrogeologists, with contributions from Matt Zappitello; and Ellie Watson and Galen Falgout will have photos and stories from their outing to Arkansas. See you there! I'd also like to remind people that the room location for the UT Grotto meetings has changed. We will now be in *Burdine 134*. Follow this link to a map of where the building is located on the University of Texas campus: http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/bur.html For information on Underground Texas Grotto activities, please see www.utgrotto.org Before the meeting, take advantage of Sao Paulo www.saopaulos.net for happy hour specials. This area is the best place to park and meet folks walking over to the meeting. Then after the official meeting, we continue with the decades long tradition to reconvene for burgers, beer, and tall tales of caving at Posse East. www.posse-east.com Cavingly, Andrea Croskrey UT Grotto Vice Chair
texascavers Digest 16 Oct 2013 02:14:56 -0000 Issue 1864
texascavers Digest 16 Oct 2013 02:14:56 - Issue 1864 Topics (messages 22874 through 22893): From the TCC - Mike Walsh 22874 by: Charles Goldsmith Government Canyon Karst Project 22875 by: Marvin and Lisa TCR firewood volunteers 22876 by: pstrickland1.austin.rr.com 22879 by: Nancy Weaver 22880 by: Geary Schindel 22884 by: Don Arburn Re: TSA Election Results 22877 by: Jim Kennedy 22878 by: Julia Germany 22882 by: ellie watson 22885 by: Mimi Jasek 22886 by: Ann Scott 22887 by: Stefan Creaser 22890 by: caverarch Re: 65th Birthday party for Bill Steele at the Texas Caver's Reunion next Friday 22881 by: Diana Tomchick TSA election 22883 by: Mixon Bill UT Grotto Meeting October 16th 22888 by: Andrea Croskrey Greater Houston Grotto meeting tonight! 22889 by: Mallory Mayeux European version of Satellite Imagery viewer (Google Earth) 22891 by: caverarch 22892 by: Jesse Walker October CBSP Project Trip Report 22893 by: Kris Pena Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-unsubscr...@texascavers.com To post to the list, e-mail: texascavers@texascavers.com -- ---BeginMessage--- Once Last Note As some of you may have heard, I have been experiencing a number of personal problems for almost a year. I do not choose to involve the Texas Caving Community with these problems. For that reason, I am making this announcement. I will be “going underground” and I will not send out any e-mails to cavers concerning myself, Mike Walsh or the Texas Cave Conservancy. Fake addresses are being used to create problems, please disregard them. I will only communicate on the telephone at 512-249-2283. Please feel free to give me a call. Thank you for your consideration. Mike Walsh ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- The November Government Canyon Karst Project will not be held on the first weekend of the month as is usual. Instead the project date will be Sunday, Nov. 10. This will be a Sunday only project. Camping is available for Saturday and Sunday night. Contact me to arrange that, or with any other project-related questions. We meet at 9:00 at the Volunteer/Research Station. After entering the park at the main gate, take the first right. Go through the closed gate (make sure to close it again behind you) and proceed approximately 1 mile to the VRS. We usually meet in the parking lot to the right. Marvin Miller ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- Just talked to Don Arburn. He just talked to the owner of P, Canyon, and he reports that there is plenty of dead cedar and oak, on the hillside above the road, that can be cut for TCR use. The owner would prefer that we burn his wood rather than bring in suspect oak. I am looking for volunteers to cut wood Thursday or Friday. Cutting after dark Friday or anytime Saturday makes too much noise. Having an open bed pickup would be helpful, as I would prefer to keep mine with me while I am working. It's a big job as we need wood for the hot tub, the sauna, the fire there, and a main campfire. I will have two saws available as soon as I get there on Thursday. Let me know if you can help. Pete 512-897-9235 ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- what does anyone hear about water levels? USGS site is down of course, tho the House gym is fully up and functional.---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- The USGS stream gauges are up and running but they are not being calibrated. However, they should be pretty close unless there are issues with individual gauges. We got good rains across the region ranging from 10 or more inches north (Austin area) and south (Crystal Springs) of San Antonio but Medina County and Bexar counties only received from one to 1.5 inches of rain. Geary -Original Message- From: Nancy Weaver [mailto:nan...@prismnet.com] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 9:38 AM Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TCR firewood volunteers what does anyone hear about water levels? USGS site is down of course, tho the House gym is fully up and functional. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- They won't let any water into the lower dam area until Medina is 1/3 full. The riverbed is mostly dry, with a couple of ponds between the dam and the bridge at the ends of the park. Sent cellularly. -Don On Oct 14, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org wrote: The USGS stream gauges are up and running but
[Texascavers] October CBSP Project Trip Report
Project Date: October 11-13, 2013 VOLUNTEERS: Lori Karker, William Quast, Anthony Garot, Yazmin Avila, Jim Kennedy, Gerry Geletzke, Vivian Loftin, Lydia Hernandez, Aubri Jenson, Nicole Goodman, Justin Shaw, Galen Falgout, Ellie Watson, Davey Siddors, Heather Tucek, David Moore, Diana Tomchick, Jason Cook, Jessica Smith, Kasey Irons, Jessica Aguilar, Neil Buckman HOURS: 102 hours drive + 121 volunteer hours SUMMARY: Jessica, Neil and Gerry surveyed SAB 314 (Spider Web Cave) and reported that a VERY small, experienced caver should return and attempt to push the lead. They also visited SAB 272 (Hard Wedge Cave), SAB 797 (LIVC01 Karst Feature) which could use some additional digging, and SAB 798. They were unable to locate SAB 350. Lydia, David, and Kasey’s team and Jessica, Vivian, and Nicole’s team crossed the river in search of unknown features. Together they found several promising features that could use some digging and two caves were tentatively named (Rack Cave) and (Minor Mishap Cave). Justin, Galen, Ellie and Diana set out to continue the dig on SAB 199 (Don’t Fit Pit) and SAB 718 (Two Burnt Ropes Cave). They were unable to locate (Don’t Fit Pit). They did find and begin digging on (Two Burnt Ropes Cave), only to find that the cave continues as a tiny crack that would require endless digging. Will, Laura, Aubri, and Lori completed a survey of SAB 599 (Cody’s Well) and explored SAB 769 (Deep Dream Cave). A subsequent trip is required to complete that survey. Heather and David explored an area labeled “new karst area” and confirmed that it requires a larger karst walking team. They successfully located SAB 338 and tentatively named it (Fred’s Cave), but they were unable to survey it as it requires additional digging. They were also able to locate and describe (French Press Karst Feature) and to survey SAB 245 (Slumps Below Cave). Caver Camp was full of gnats, making sitting and eating difficult. Saturday night had thunderstorms on the way. The combination of these factors led some to leave Saturday night while others embraced them and had a great night watching the lightning roll in. FULL TRIP REPORTS: Team 1: Jessica, Neil, Gerry Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. total hours: 18 Data: Pouch #4 Objectives: to survey caves and describe karst features. (SAB 314, SAB272, SAB273, SAB797, SAB798, SAB350) Report: SAB 314 (Spiderweb Cave): survey (see pack number 4). A more experienced and very small experienced caver should retry. If you head toward the fence in the cave you have to travel on your side on the ground. A helmet barely fits through. Ahead you can see a tiny room with a column and stalactite formations. Beyond that, another tight crawl space exists. This one is horizontally formed. It looks to be 10 feet long and beyond that is unknown. SAB 272 (Hard Wedge Cave): the tight fissure entrance dropped about 12 feet to the first ledge. The entire drop is about 20 feet. This cave is extremely narrow. Could not see beyond. SAB 797 (LIVC01 karst feature): the entrance was covered in overgrown shrubbery. Could not get around it or see inside. SAB 273 (coon scat cave): description given from 7/8/95 is correct except the entrance dropped about 10 feet down. SAB 798 (karst feature): 4 feet deep and very narrow. No way to fit beyond. SAB 350 (SABK001): could not locate. Next tasks: send screening, experienced cavers to investigate the type passage of spiderweb cave. Team 2: Lydia, David, Kasey Time 10:00 - 18:00. Total hours 24. Data: GPS Garman Ellie Watson Objectives: Ridge walk across the east side of the river and look for karst. Report: we ran across the river after walking down the trail to Gorman from the conference center. We hiked along the East Park boundary fence and fanned out looking for karst. We finally found something at the end of the hike 3.6 km from our start point (048). Karst feature was blowing air, needs modification (HEB). Then we swam in the river we cross and helped a scout leader back to her camp and went on a trip to Spicewood Springs. Then back to camp for food and fun. Team 3: Jessica, Vivian, Nicole Time 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Total hours 21. Data: GPS number #1 Objectives: search for new caves. Report: This was my first time out. We crossed the river followed the fence boundary until the turn and split into two groups. We came across one hole that looked promising then found a cave that we named rack cave. I had found a deer antler, so we wanted to name it something along those lines. We were able to climb in and saw a couple of passage ways. But they were too tight to continue too far. We found another promising sinkhole near here. Continued walking the rim, then decided to meet our other group. Then we ran out of water, so decided to head back. I got a little lost! Then we came across another large cave Vivian called this porcupine Cave because she thought one lived in it. We were getting tired at this point so continued back, removed
Re: [Texascavers] October CBSP Project Trip Report
Great report, Kris! On Oct 15, 2013, at 21:14, Kris Pena kapkanga...@gmail.com wrote: Project Date: October 11-13, 2013 VOLUNTEERS: Lori Karker, William Quast, Anthony Garot, Yazmin Avila, Jim Kennedy, Gerry Geletzke, Vivian Loftin, Lydia Hernandez, Aubri Jenson, Nicole Goodman, Justin Shaw, Galen Falgout, Ellie Watson, Davey Siddors, Heather Tucek, David Moore, Diana Tomchick, Jason Cook, Jessica Smith, Kasey Irons, Jessica Aguilar, Neil Buckman HOURS: 102 hours drive + 121 volunteer hours SUMMARY: Jessica, Neil and Gerry surveyed SAB 314 (Spider Web Cave) and reported that a VERY small, experienced caver should return and attempt to push the lead. They also visited SAB 272 (Hard Wedge Cave), SAB 797 (LIVC01 Karst Feature) which could use some additional digging, and SAB 798. They were unable to locate SAB 350. Lydia, David, and Kasey’s team and Jessica, Vivian, and Nicole’s team crossed the river in search of unknown features. Together they found several promising features that could use some digging and two caves were tentatively named (Rack Cave) and (Minor Mishap Cave). Justin, Galen, Ellie and Diana set out to continue the dig on SAB 199 (Don’t Fit Pit) and SAB 718 (Two Burnt Ropes Cave). They were unable to locate (Don’t Fit Pit). They did find and begin digging on (Two Burnt Ropes Cave), only to find that the cave continues as a tiny crack that would require endless digging. Will, Laura, Aubri, and Lori completed a survey of SAB 599 (Cody’s Well) and explored SAB 769 (Deep Dream Cave). A subsequent trip is required to complete that survey. Heather and David explored an area labeled “new karst area” and confirmed that it requires a larger karst walking team. They successfully located SAB 338 and tentatively named it (Fred’s Cave), but they were unable to survey it as it requires additional digging. They were also able to locate and describe (French Press Karst Feature) and to survey SAB 245 (Slumps Below Cave). Caver Camp was full of gnats, making sitting and eating difficult. Saturday night had thunderstorms on the way. The combination of these factors led some to leave Saturday night while others embraced them and had a great night watching the lightning roll in. FULL TRIP REPORTS: Team 1: Jessica, Neil, Gerry Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. total hours: 18 Data: Pouch #4 Objectives: to survey caves and describe karst features. (SAB 314, SAB272, SAB273, SAB797, SAB798, SAB350) Report: SAB 314 (Spiderweb Cave): survey (see pack number 4). A more experienced and very small experienced caver should retry. If you head toward the fence in the cave you have to travel on your side on the ground. A helmet barely fits through. Ahead you can see a tiny room with a column and stalactite formations. Beyond that, another tight crawl space exists. This one is horizontally formed. It looks to be 10 feet long and beyond that is unknown. SAB 272 (Hard Wedge Cave): the tight fissure entrance dropped about 12 feet to the first ledge. The entire drop is about 20 feet. This cave is extremely narrow. Could not see beyond. SAB 797 (LIVC01 karst feature): the entrance was covered in overgrown shrubbery. Could not get around it or see inside. SAB 273 (coon scat cave): description given from 7/8/95 is correct except the entrance dropped about 10 feet down. SAB 798 (karst feature): 4 feet deep and very narrow. No way to fit beyond. SAB 350 (SABK001): could not locate. Next tasks: send screening, experienced cavers to investigate the type passage of spiderweb cave. Team 2: Lydia, David, Kasey Time 10:00 - 18:00. Total hours 24. Data: GPS Garman Ellie Watson Objectives: Ridge walk across the east side of the river and look for karst. Report: we ran across the river after walking down the trail to Gorman from the conference center. We hiked along the East Park boundary fence and fanned out looking for karst. We finally found something at the end of the hike 3.6 km from our start point (048). Karst feature was blowing air, needs modification (HEB). Then we swam in the river we cross and helped a scout leader back to her camp and went on a trip to Spicewood Springs. Then back to camp for food and fun. Team 3: Jessica, Vivian, Nicole Time 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Total hours 21. Data: GPS number #1 Objectives: search for new caves. Report: This was my first time out. We crossed the river followed the fence boundary until the turn and split into two groups. We came across one hole that looked promising then found a cave that we named rack cave. I had found a deer antler, so we wanted to name it something along those lines. We were able to climb in and saw a couple of passage ways. But they were too tight to continue too far. We found another promising sinkhole near here. Continued walking the rim, then decided to meet our other group. Then we ran out of water, so
