Re: [Texascavers] Devils Sinkhole trip

2016-03-31 Thread Mark Minton via Texascavers
As the inimitable Mike Boon once said in his old age, "the mind is willing but the body ain't." Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Thu, March 31, 2016 8:44 pm, Charles Loving via Texascavers wrote: > Good idea. It has been a long, long time since I even considered > descending into a pit. The

Re: [Texascavers] Devils Sinkhole trip

2016-03-31 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
Good idea. It has been a long, long time since I even considered descending into a pit. The knees refuse to cooperate any more. The youthful mind is deterred by the aged body. Getting old is not for sissies is it. And hey 25 times 3 aint that bad... I can still walk and possibly crawl. On Thu,

[Texascavers] Fwd: [SWR] WNS issues and the NSS 75th Anniversary Convention

2016-03-31 Thread Julia Germany via Texascavers
Howdy Texas Cavers! Please read the email below regarding caving and WNS while you are in Nevada for the 75th NSS Convention. Please forward the message below to other Texas grottos, off-list cavers, as well as the various FB accounts that exist for Texas and other cavers. And, don't forget

[Texascavers] More on WNS

2016-03-31 Thread Jacqui Thomas via Texascavers
Link to the USGS Press Release: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article_pf.asp?ID=4496 J. LaRue Thomas jlrtho...@verizon.net ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Fwd: [NSSwest] WNS Reported in Washington State

2016-03-31 Thread Jacqui Thomas via Texascavers
More, from the USFS facebook page. J. LaRue Thomas jlrtho...@verizon.net According to the USFWS' Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/usfwswns/ It is with heavy hearts that we announce today the confirmation of white-nose syndrome in the state of

[Texascavers] Devils Sinkhole trip

2016-03-31 Thread Crash Kennedy via Texascavers
Special announcement! After much work, we have arranged for a very limited trip on Sunday of the Convention into the Devils Sinkhole. You MUST have your own gear and be proficient in it's use, including passing rebelays and performing changeovers. Preference is being given to cavers who have NEVER

[Texascavers] Fwd: The greatest scientist you've never heard of

2016-03-31 Thread Nancy Weaver via Texascavers
If this account of Schultes’s life by Wade Davis isn’t one of the most fascinating stories you’ve ever heard, I’d be very surprised. He was one of the greatest ethno botanical explorers and experimenters. Includes descriptions of the first outside visit to Huautla searching for mushrooms.