[Texascavers] And why is Zacaton so deep?

2017-01-16 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
> And why is Zacaton so deep? ... is sulphuric acid rising up from Hell? Yes, more or less. Mainly, CO2 and H2S, though. http://www.mexicancaves.org/bul/bul21.pdf -- Mixon Nature is a hanging judge. You may

Re: [Texascavers] lava caves

2017-01-16 Thread David via Texascavers
It seems someone should double check to make sure that Luray Caverns doesn't go under the Pacific Ocean On Jan 16, 2017 4:28 PM, "Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers" < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > This article uses a public domain photo of a decorated limestone cave, nut > the article

[Texascavers] about Mount Fuji's lava caves

2017-01-16 Thread Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers
This article uses a public domain photo of a decorated limestone cave, nut the article refers to lava tubes! http://bit.ly/2iF7CIW Lee Skinner ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico (Skinner Lee via Texascavers)

2017-01-16 Thread R D Milhollin via Texascavers
Gastón Santos sounds like a pretty interesting dude. Here is the Spanish Wiki for him: Gastón Santos - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre | | | | || | | | | | Gastón Santos - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre | | | | RD Milhollin From: Charles

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico (Skinner Lee via Texascavers)

2017-01-16 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
Gaston Santos father was the Gov. of SLP and owned the ranch across the street from the hotel in Tamuin. We had his permission to cave but had to extra careful because he raised Toros for the corrida. He also had student protestors shot in SLP and was fired. Gaston Jr was a bull fighter and a pal

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico (Skinner Lee via Texascavers)

2017-01-16 Thread via Texascavers
Now we are getting somewhere! Aside from the Zetas, etc, why is the place so unpopulated? Bad dirt? Wretched vegetation? Thorn scrub never stopped a Mexican or a cow, and neither does cloud forest. Are these mountains older than the Sierra Madre Oriental? Different orogeny? Subsequent

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico (Skinner Lee via Texascavers)

2017-01-16 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
There is, or was remnant cloud forest there. On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 11:50 AM, Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > On 1/15/2017 10:00 AM, Bill Mixon via Texascavers wrote: > > That valley El Picharo is certainly a curious feature. I wonder if it is an > old

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

2017-01-16 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
Bill Johnson, Dennis Sustare,myself and a few others explored Cuveacillas near there. On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 9:54 PM, via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Watch out. The Gulf Cartel is still considered a big threat in > Tamaulipas. > Mixon Bill via Texascavers

[Texascavers] caves in the news

2017-01-16 Thread David via Texascavers
If you set your Google News to personalize certain cave related phrases, you will see in the last 2 or 3 weeks numerous interesting articles that made news channels from cavers. Below are some examples: