Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news

[Fritz Holt via Texascavers]

As many of you (Texas Cavers) know, we have a Fountain Cave near Vance, north 
of Camp Wood. You have to climb partially up a small mountain to the entrance. 
Not easy to find due to the small entrance and vegetation. A nice easy walking 
cave. My daughters (Mandy & Jenny) along with their friend, Janice, and I were 
in it in the early 70's. I hope to visit it again before I croak. 
Kermit (aka Fritz)

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Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news

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Given their advertising budget, a free review is a good thing. Carol

  From: Alex Sproul via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
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Hey, that's right next door to me, David! I'd give the reporter an B- for the 
article,mostly because 6 of the 10 photos were of their lunch, as was much of 
thepiece. But the description of the nation's oldest commercial cave was better 
thanaverage, which isn't saying much; we see some pretty hideous ones... 
Especiallyfrom flat-lander types like those Richmond folks. I doubt that it was 
directorGarrison who misspelled 'stalagtite' and 'stalacmite,' and he certainly 
wouldn'tdescribe the cave as 'gigantic.' George Washington surveyed nearby 
FountainCave on the property, and left his signature on the wall.
We locals are happy that the town of Grottoes has taken over management ofthe 
cave from the state, which wasn't doing much for it. Virginia Region cavershave 
an annual event there to help maintain the cave and the property.
Alex

On 2 Aug 2017 at 7:49, David wrote:
What grade would you give this reporter for the new story below ?  An "A+" 
??    Or an "F -" ??

http://wric.com/2017/08/02/its-a-completely-different-world-morgan-dean-explores-the-grand-caverns/___
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Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news

[Alex Sproul via Texascavers]

Hey, that's right next door to me, David! I'd give the reporter an B- for the 
article,
mostly because 6 of the 10 photos were of their lunch, as was much of the
piece. But the description of the nation's oldest commercial cave was better 
than
average, which isn't saying much; we see some pretty hideous ones... Especially
from flat-lander types like those Richmond folks. I doubt that it was director
Garrison who misspelled 'stalagtite' and 'stalacmite,' and he certainly wouldn't
describe the cave as 'gigantic.' George Washington surveyed nearby Fountain
Cave on the property, and left his signature on the wall.

We locals are happy that the town of Grottoes has taken over management of
the cave from the state, which wasn't doing much for it. Virginia Region cavers
have an annual event there to help maintain the cave and the property.

Alex



On 2 Aug 2017 at 7:49, David wrote:

What grade would you give this reporter for the new story below ?  An "A+" 
??    Or an "F -" ??

http://wric.com/2017/08/02/its-a-completely-different-world-morgan-dean-explores-the-grand-cave
rns/
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Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news

[Mark Minton via Texascavers]

It's pretty bad, IMHO. For example:

>Visitors will see thousands of stalactites, stalagmites and rare shield 
>formations throughout the gigantic cave. They were created when water rushing 
>through the cave, washed away the softer rock. Minerals in the dripping water 
>are left behind, creating the dramatic formations during a very slow process

Makes it sound like caves are formed by mechanical erosion rather than 
dissolution.

>"Stalacmite or stalagtite, average is it takes 125 years for one inch to 
>grow." Garrison said.


Nice spelling, even though he got it right in the preceding paragraph.

Interestingly, local cavers are resurveying Grand and Fountain Caves. There's a 
trip this coming weekend. Grand does have spectacular shields.

Mark Minton
mmin...@caver.net


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What grade would you give this reporter for the new story below ?  An "A+" 
??    Or an "F -" ??

http://wric.com/2017/08/02/its-a-completely-different-world-morgan-dean-explores-the-grand-caverns/
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[Texascavers] cave tours in the news

[David via Texascavers]

What grade would you give this reporter for the new story below ?  An
"A+" ??Or an "F -" ??

http://wric.com/2017/08/02/its-a-completely-different-world-morgan-dean-explores-the-grand-caverns/
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