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From:Bill Steele via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com
Date:Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 7:16 AM
Subject:[Texascavers] Scottsboro Mtn. closed
This is from Bill Steele, cwilliamste...@gmail.com
Texas cavers,
I have camped at the caver camp on Scottsboro Mountain above Scottsboro,
Alabama like many of you. It's also known as Tater Knob.
This is from TagNet:
1) Scottsboro Mountain closed for camping indefinitely
By: Andy Zellner (Marietta, Georgia)
andyzell...@gmail.com
I know many cavers have camped or stayed on Scottsboro Mountain (Melody
Mountain to locals) before. It seems that our access there has finally come to
an end. Not because of the actions of anyone in particular, it was just time.
A few days ago, a friend drove by the gate and noticed that the caver combo
lock had gone missing along with most of the other locks. I sent an email to
the Sheppard family, and learned that Mrs. Sheppard passed away a few weeks
ago. She had five daughters who are now in their 50s-60s and all have different
ideas of what to do with the
valuable property.
So at least for now, they have closed access to everyone. I do not forsee them
opening it back up again, though cavers at least had always been good stewards
there. They put up with our shenanigans for over 25 years, really. :)
So please pass the word, I'm afraid the end of an era has come in TAG. And
don't do anything dumb like taking the gate off the hinges and driving up there
anyway - we need to move on.
Thanks!
--Andy Zellner
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