[Texascavers] Tom Iliffe receives Smithsonian appointment :
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[Texascavers] Discover Texas Dinosaurs at Fossil Fest!
The have cool rocks, too. I bet some of the fossils may have been found in cave somewhere. julia -Original Message- From: Paleontological Society of Austin paleontological_society_of_au...@mail.vresp.com To: germanyj germa...@aol.com Sent: Tue, Nov 19, 2013 9:02 am Subject: Discover Texas Dinosaurs at Fossil Fest! Dear Julia, Discover Texas Dinosaurs at the Paleontological Society of Austin's 23rd Annual Fossil Fest on Saturday Sunday, December 7 8 (9 am to 5 pm) at Old Settlers Association Headquarters, 3300 Palm Valley Blvd. in Round Rock, TX (intersection of Hwy 79 Harrell Pkwy, next to the Dell Diamond). What's in your backyard? Discover Texas Dinosaurs! Our show theme this year highlights fossils from the Austin area and Texas. A fun and educational event for the entire family with door prizes, demos, displays, a spin the Wheel of Fossils, a fossil Dig Pit and dealers from around the country selling fossils and fossil related material from around the world. Admission is $3.00 for Adults, $2.00 for Students and Children under 6 are free. More detailed info at www.austinpaleo.org/fest. Teachers - Learn about our educational program, Extra Credit for your students and how to earn a free fossil kit for your classroom at www.austinpaleo.org/Fest/2013/FlyerTeacher.pdf. Homeschoolers - Learn about our educational program at www.austinpaleo.org/Fest/2013/FlyerHomeschool.pdf. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts Youth Groups - Boy Scouts, are you working toward your Geology Belt Loop / Academic Pin? Girl Scouts, do you dream that I can be... a Paleontologist? Our special educational presentations can focus on fulfilling badge requirements. Learn about our educational program at www.austinpaleo.org/Fest/2013/FlyerScout.pdf. Fieldtrips (School / Scout / Youth Group) - Groups of 10 or more receive special educational support reduced admission by pre-registering at www.austinpaleo.org/signup. Please FORWARD this to your Friends, Teachers, Scout/Youth Leaders and Nature Enthusiasts! We look forward to seeing you there in December! Paleontological Society of Austin www.facebook.com/austinpaleo www.austinpaleo.org The Paleontological Society of Austin is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with Unsubscribe in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Click here to forward this email to a friend Paleontological Society of Austin P. O. Box 90791 Austin, Texas 78749 US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy.
texascavers Digest 19 Nov 2013 16:08:26 -0000 Issue 1886
texascavers Digest 19 Nov 2013 16:08:26 - Issue 1886 Topics (messages 23056 through 23071): Re: Never go to Mexico- Kurt Caselli killed in Baja 1000 23056 by: Jim Kennedy 23057 by: Frank Binney 23059 by: Sheryl Rieck 23060 by: Ted Samsel 23061 by: Nico Escamilla 23062 by: Joe Ranzau 23063 by: Ted Samsel Bringing caving to the masses 23058 by: Lee H. Skinner Re: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies â new open access journal coming soon 23064 by: Julia Germany Off-topic, for Austin area cavers: The Wildest Dream, Everest documentary film tonight 7 pm 23065 by: Logan McNatt UT Grotto Meeting November 20th 23066 by: Andrea Croskrey Caving in Mexico is fun 23067 by: David Interesting clip on Indiana Caverns 23068 by: Louise Power Winter Solstice Celebration 23069 by: pstrickland1.austin.rr.com Tom Iliffe receives Smithsonian appointment : 23070 by: jerryatkin.aol.com Discover Texas Dinosaurs at Fossil Fest! 23071 by: Julia Germany 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--- Tragic and sad, but not really a reason to stop going to Mexico. -- Jim From: Jon [mailto:cavefa...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:31 AM To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fw: Never go to Mexico- Kurt Caselli killed in Baja 1000 FYI ... http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/Off-road/2013/November/ nov1613-kurt-caselli KTM rider Kurt Caselli has lost his life while competing in the famous Baja 1000 race through Mexico's Baja California peninsula, after sustaining serious injuries while leading the 883 mile long race. Early and unconfirmed reports indicate that the thirty year old hit a manmade booby trap at the 796-mile marker of the course. Sabotage to the rugged and remote off road course is common by spectators, who dig jumps and obstacles to provide more exciting viewing. The widely liked American made his debut in the Dakar Rally last year, impressing from the off by winning two stages of the tough SouthAmerican race in his rookie year to finish 31st overall. Caselli had said in the press conference after qualifying that winning the Baja was one of his big remaining goals. Baja has always been on my list. A win (by KTM) is something that's not just myself but a lot of other people have wanted to see it for a long time, and I will be very happy if I can be a part of that. I'm not trying to take any glory. I just want to be able to say that I was part of a winning team. Motorcycle News sends our deepest condolences to Kurt's family and friends. He will be sorely missed. ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- This has given me reason to swear off competing in 883 mile long motorcycle races! On 11/17/13 7:37 AM, Jim Kennedy cavercr...@gmail.com wrote: Tragic and sad, but not really a reason to stop going to Mexico. -- Jim From: Jon [mailto:cavefa...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:31 AM To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fw: Never go to Mexico- Kurt Caselli killed in Baja 1000 FYI ... http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/Off-road/2013/November/no v1613-kurt-caselli KTM rider Kurt Caselli has lost his life while competing in the famous Baja 1000 race through Mexico's Baja California peninsula, after sustaining serious injuries while leading the 883 mile long race. Early and unconfirmed reports indicate that the thirty year old hit a manmade booby trap at the 796-mile marker of the course. Sabotage to the rugged and remote off road course is common by spectators, who dig jumps and obstacles to provide more exciting viewing. The widely liked American made his debut in the Dakar Rally last year, impressing from the off by winning two stages of the tough SouthAmerican race in his rookie year to finish 31st overall. Caselli had said in the press conference after qualifying that winning the Baja was one of his big remaining goals. Baja has always been on my list. A win (by KTM) is something that's not just myself but a lot of other people have wanted to see it for a long time, and I will be very happy if I can be a part of that. I'm not trying to take any glory. I just want to be able to say that I was part of a winning team. Motorcycle News sends our deepest condolences to Kurt's family and friends. He will be sorely missed. ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- I agree it is no reason to never go to Mexico. Things like this happen even here. It is horrible. Sheryl ---End
[Texascavers] In Quest of the Rim of Hell
I have seemingly exhausted most other possibilities and so I ask the august body of older Texas Cavers if one of you might have either an arcane memory and an actual hard or digital copy of something from the late 60s. This DOES have a tie to Texas caves and cavers, albeit a bit tangential. Less so that other topics that drive folks away from this forum. At least this involves Real Cavers and an almost-real cave (at least it is a collapse into one that once was: Terlingua Sinkhole). The quest: For a copy of a movie titled Rim Of Hell . This may have been filmed on 16 mm film, I am not sure. It was written and directed by Frank Dobbs (of later greater fame, including Lonesome Dove and a series of later movies filmed in the Lajitas-Terlingua area); Mike Cusack Producer and Cinematographer (also of Greater Fame). This was filmed sometime around 1966-1968 in Terlingua, and involved at least three cavers: Ring Huggins, Bill Wright, and Fred Meyer, at that time caving with the Sul Ross Cave Club. The story I have from Ring and Fred, told and retold over the years and repeated to me last week in Terlingua (with only slight variations): Ring was the Snake Wrangler who, after innumerable tries finally succeeded in pissing off a reasonably-sized rattled enough to strike at him; Fred and Bill were technical support who tried to get the actors to rappel into Terlingua Sink, without success. You gotta be kidding!, the actors said. The story I hear is that Fred then successfully got the cinematographer down to the bottom of the sink (Mike Cusack), and Bill was recruited on the spot as the stunt double to rappel so he could be photographed from below. Bill rappelled in, zipping down the rope as was his normal fashion, to the horror of the producer and director. They made both Fred and Bill climb out and do it a few more times in a much more hesitant and unsure fashion. Geeze! You're supposed to be SCARED! This is not to be confused with the later film Disciples of Death (distributed at least in part under the title Enter the Devil in 1972), by the same producer and director. I have a poor copy of that: a VHS which is supposed to have been made from a 16-mm version that I digitized (if anyone is interested) some time ago. That was a Grade Z horror movie filmed at the old Waldron Mine shortly after Glen Pepper started to develop the Villa de la Mina and is fun to watch for those that knew the Villa in the early daze. That's when the alter was built in the big room in the mine but before Glen had built much of the outbuildings and guest quarters. Now-historic images of the old steel bridge on the county road, the gas pump (then still functional) at the Lajitas Trading Post, Brewster County Courthouse, and more. Sandy and I actually watched what was claimed to be the world premier of Disciples of Death at a drive in movie theater in San Antonio. Backed Tortuga One in, honky chairs and a cooler. A Hoot and a half-!. I have copies of more than 10 films made using some locations in the Terlingua-Lajitas area and would like to add this (supposedly that first one, but not sure I believe that). Includes Uphill all the Way (great fun with Roy Clark, Mel Tillis, Glen Campbell, Burl Ives), John Sayles' 1996 movie Lone Star; as well as Dead Man’s Walk and Streets of Laredo, which were part of the Lonesome Dove series, part of Kenny Rogers The Gambler series, and a couple of Willie Nelson productions. I have been in contact with both Mike Cusack and Frank Binney on this quest, so far with no luck. I would appreciate it if anyone could point the way to actually obtaining a copy of Rim of Hell , or have stories from their involvement or knowledge of the filming (Carl Kunath, Bob Oakley?). Please share with me. Probably best off-line so as not to irritate the serious, cave-tunnel-vision, newbie Texas Cavers. DirtDoc
[Texascavers] Fwd: A look at Caverns newly discovered room
Two short videos on the new room in Carlsbad... Begin forwarded message: From: Karen Lindsley karen4ca...@gmail.com Date: November 19, 2013 1:57:55 AM MST To: Lindsley Pete caverp...@gmail.com Subject: A look at Caverns newly discovered room I saw this story on KRQE.com and wanted to share it: A look at Caverns newly discovered room Tourists in southeastern New Mexico are getting their first glimpse at the newest discovery at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. http://j.krqe.com/zvf94 http://www.krqe.com/news/local/new-room-discovered-in-carlsbad-caverns
[SWR] Fwd: Fwd: A look at Caverns newly discovered room
Original Message Subject:Fwd: A look at Caverns newly discovered room Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:25:28 -0700 From: Pete Lindsley caverp...@gmail.com To: Texas Cavers List Texascavers@texascavers.com, New Mexico Caver Mailing List nmca...@caver.net Two short videos on the new room in Carlsbad... Begin forwarded message: *From: *Karen Lindsley karen4ca...@gmail.com mailto:karen4ca...@gmail.com *Date: *November 19, 2013 1:57:55 AM MST *To: *Lindsley Pete caverp...@gmail.com mailto:caverp...@gmail.com *Subject: **A look at Caverns newly discovered room* I saw this story on KRQE.com http://KRQE.com and wanted to share it: A look at Caverns newly discovered room Tourists in southeastern New Mexico are getting their first glimpse at the newest discovery at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. http://j.krqe.com/zvf94 http://www.krqe.com/news/local/new-room-discovered-in-carlsbad-caverns ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
