Andy and Bill,
Andy, you are correct in that due to liability exposure and those who
disrespect the land and landowners, in most cases, "what was, ain't no mo."
Fritz Holt
fritz...@gmail.com
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> On Sep 16, 2014, at 8:10 AM, Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers
> wrote:
>
> Bill
Bill, in case you didn't notice, landowner attitudes have changed dramatically
since the 1950's. Rather than speculate, why don't you consider the access
situation on other properties in the area and compare them to the gilded age of
caving?
Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D.
700 Billie Brooks
Yes, the sinkhole did just fine without management when owned by rancher
brothers. They gave me and two buddies permission to enter it in the summer of
1955. We had an exciting trip exploring the cave after climbing down the
existent 165 foot steel cable ladder which terminated about 15 feet dow
While Gluesenkamp won't remember it, Devil's Sinkhole did just fine
without "management," which always seems to mean managing cavers. And
access was open even to scientists, although that cuts no mustard with
me. Scientists are not a privileged class of people, and their claim
to a resource