texascavers Digest 2 Feb 2014 06:41:56 -0000 Issue 1923

2014-02-01 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 2 Feb 2014 06:41:56 - Issue 1923 Topics (messages 23354 through 23357): an interesting video 23354 by: David KIWI 23355 by: Gill Edigar lava tubes book 23356 by: Mixon Bill 14th Sinkhole Conference: mark your calendars! 23357 by: George V

[Texascavers] 14th Sinkhole Conference: mark your calendars!

2014-02-01 Thread George Veni
Dear Friends, I am happy to announce that the 14th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, which is generally known as "The Sinkhole Conference," will be held in Rochester, Minnesota, on 5-9 October 2015. Mark your calendars! For 30 yea

[Texascavers] lava tubes book

2014-02-01 Thread Mixon Bill
Dave Bunnell's second edition of "Caves of Fire" about lava tubes is now available from the NSS bookstore (nssbookstore.org). I reviewed the first edition back in 2008, and I helped with some editing of the new edition, so I'm not disinterested and won't review the new one. But stats are 14

[Texascavers] KIWI

2014-02-01 Thread Gill Edigar
KXAN senior weatherman Jim Spencer said the Sunday temperature will not be above 48, maybe 44, and 50% chance of rain, and lots of wind. On account of that I'm gonna cancel the clean up and barrel resurrection I announced at the Grotto meeting. Sorry, but that's just too cold for Texas cavers. --E

[Texascavers] an interesting video

2014-02-01 Thread David
This parachuting video was uploaded today. I can't find anything caving related about it, but it is the best helmet-cam video I have ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYw4meRWGd4#t=464 - Visit our website: http://texasca