[Texascavers] Related to reddit web service

2018-01-17 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear I decided to tinker with reddit today for the first time. My quest to teach myself Linux has stagnated, and it appears there are quite a few Linux nerds on reddit, that might can maybe point me in the right direction. So while on reddit, I looked around and joined 2 of the

Re: [Texascavers] Texas prisons

2018-01-11 Thread David via Texascavers
They have also banned certified process servers from delivering any kind of court document, ( at least in east Texas ). This is so ludicrous. It takes the county constable weeks, what I should be able to do in 15 minutes.It is bad, because it often involves rush court orders involving

[Texascavers] Another cheap LED head-lamp

2018-01-11 Thread David via Texascavers
The link below is a head-lamp that I just saw at an Academy Store. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1018272812/smith-and-wesson-delta-force-hl-10-headlamp-led-with-3-aaa-batteries-aluminum-black I would call it a good caving lamp for small kids. The headpiece part is rugged, but the plastic

[Texascavers] Plate-tectonics related

2018-01-11 Thread David via Texascavers
Could someone please confirm the new cooordinates for The Center of The Caving Universe ?? 30.155083,-97.980538 It appears they may have shifted slightly southwest ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com |

[Texascavers] Cavers in Bertram ?

2018-01-09 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear I am brainstorming a road-trip from Houston to Bertram and back. Sometime in the next 4 days. Probably leaving from Brenham and going thru Georgetown dlocklea...@gmail.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Open House

2018-01-08 Thread David via Texascavers
I looked the new TSC place up on Google Maps. Is that the building down a gravel road. What is with the fortress like house across the street ? I would like to someday attend an open house at the TSC, but I would like to also unload a car-load some of items there for any future yard sale.

[Texascavers] Sort of Facebook related

2018-01-07 Thread David via Texascavers
I hope to stay off of Facebook in 2018. So I was going thru my account and cleaning stuff. I stumbled on to Tinker Bucksnort. That was Jim McLane's secret page. He has only been gone 2 years, but I just could not hit the delete button. As much as I hate Facebook, there are things it does that

[Texascavers] Caver music

2018-01-05 Thread David via Texascavers
For those of you that missed the incredible caver band GFB perform NYE, the video below is a comparison of how awesome it was: https://youtu.be/sGOUuWBFca8 Imagine that sound, but in a basement like garage with 20 people, mostly semi-old cavers and a few old-timers, and going till 1 in the

[Texascavers] LED light - long term review

2018-01-05 Thread David via Texascavers
I think I mentioned about 2 years ago that I had purchased the light in the link below. It is still going strong and really comes in handy. I highly recommend it. https://www.ebay.com/p/Energizer-Water-Resistant-Adjustable-Pivot-115-Lumens-Floating-LED-Light/2136834966 Yesterday, I dropped it

[Texascavers] Potential cave lead on Mars

2018-01-03 Thread David via Texascavers
The attached photos shows a potential talus cave on Mars. The dark abyss is allegedly at least 1/4 inch in diameter. But if you look carefully at the grains of sand something is blowing or sucking them. Right ? If you see the sagging-p*nis like formation, I feel a caver should name this lead

[Texascavers] Soda-straws on Mars ?

2018-01-03 Thread David via Texascavers
The crystal in the attached photo is allegedly 1/4 inch long and allegedly formed on the surface of Mars. Dr. Halliday would call this a speleothem because it likely formed by a similar process - gravity, capillary-pressure, mineralization from solid to liquid back to solid, etc..

Re: [Texascavers] Frozen Gorman Falls

2018-01-03 Thread David via Texascavers
I motion that Heather's post be named 2nd best post in Cavetex history. Anybody second the motion ? ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] NYE photos

2018-01-02 Thread David via Texascavers
Here are some random photos from NYE. There is at least 4 T3xas cavers in the photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/d4wNtTyw2L6GIRvA2 I am purposely being vague here, as I do not know if the people in these photos want the photos published. But somebody else was also taking photos and videos.

[Texascavers] A great party

2018-01-01 Thread David via Texascavers
I assume that all the cavers that wanted to party on NYE found a party somewhere. I stumbled onto a party of cavers on the far east side of Austin. I was not formally invited, but I was told of the party at the last minute by someone who could have chosen not to tell me had they felt inclined

Re: [Texascavers] Happy New Years

2017-12-31 Thread David via Texascavers
1:58 a.m. 01-01-18 GFB playing "Black Magic Woman" live ( a song by Santana ) https://www.dropbox.com/s/xf0835dyu7tve30/20180101_015539.jpg?dl=0 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Happy New Years

2017-12-31 Thread David via Texascavers
1:12 a.m. 01-01-18 GFB playing "Red House" live ( a song by Jimi Hendrix ) https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ifnbg6dca89ft7/20180101_010758.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/m1x9w4o90i3n5xo/20180101_010028.jpg?dl=0 ___ Texascavers mailing list |

[Texascavers] New Year's festivities in Austin or Houston ?

2017-12-31 Thread David via Texascavers
I still have no plans to party NYE. Up to about 5 p.m., I am frolicking in my rental storage unit in Brenham. I doubt I will sleep in it tonight. I have the house to myself in Arcola for the next 2 days, but I expect to be thrown out by Wednesday ( hopefully for good this time ). [ I should

Re: [Texascavers] Resumideros del estado Guerrero

2017-12-31 Thread David via Texascavers
and maps in AMCS Activities Newsletter no. 25 (2002). Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Sun, 31 Dec, 2017 at 12:32 AM, David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: the Number One cave on my bucket list is just 2 hours from there - "Resumidero de Mixtlacingo." Imagine the

[Texascavers] tourist in the news

2017-12-30 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear There is a tragic story in the news about an American tourist shot and killed near Zihuatanejo. The media is just trying to show that Mexico has gone crazy. There is something very fishy about this story. First, he was allegedly outside at 4 in the morning. Second, he

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Speleology Center

2017-12-29 Thread David via Texascavers
I can definitely clean out my rental storage unit and find something that might be worthy of donating. I have some old furniture, a nice old wood gun cabinet, some nature books, an old small camp stove, lots of metal serving plates. 2 white-gas lanterns, an old coffee table. 2 respectable old

[Texascavers] Spanish 103

2017-12-29 Thread David via Texascavers
I have not learned any new Spanish in over a year. Next time you are in a Mexican restaurant, and the waiter first ask you what you want to drink say, "El coctel Monterrey, por favor," or with a group, "unos cocteles Monterrey, por favor." ___

[Texascavers] A mobile-camp-kitchen idea.

2017-12-29 Thread David via Texascavers
LOEW's Store has a large heavy-duty plastic box on wheels that has a unique feature. Upon opening it, it transforms into a small workbench. A creative caver could modify this in such a way that it would make a super-quick fold-out kitchen. All the metal pots and pans and utensils would be

[Texascavers] 2018 NSS Convention

2017-12-28 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com The link below supposedly updates several times per day offering a view of the town where the next NSS Convention will take place. ( They are expecting a big snow tomorrow - a storm named "Frankie." )

[Texascavers] NSS Party ?

2017-12-28 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Anybody from central Texas or Houston area going to the NSS Party ? Getting to the party is not that crazy.It is the drive back, that would kill me. I could possibly leave Thursday after lunch from Houston. However, I am pretty sure I have maxxed out my credit card.

[Texascavers] Just reminscing - part 2 of 3

2017-12-24 Thread David via Texascavers
I left out the part that I was renting a room in Wild Bill Rupley's townhome in west Houston. I am sure he regrets that. Wild Bill was still working in his grandfather's fur-coat business ( yes, In Houston if you can fathom that ) That is his story to tell. It is my theory, that he helped

[Texascavers] Just reminiscing - part 1 of 3

2017-12-24 Thread David via Texascavers
A personal story from David Locklear from December of 1989. ( a very fuzzy memory from 18 years ago) I have ever told this whole story - at least not in detail - just in parts. Background: Australian caver Rolf Adams ( who would later drown in Florida scuba training for a caving expedition )

[Texascavers] Gloves related

2017-12-23 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear There are some gloves that I have been wanting for months at Northern Tool Company store - brand "Premium Defense." But they are $ 30 plus tax. They are on sale for $ 5 plus tax now till supplies run out. www.bigtimeproducts.net The store also has moving blankets on

[Texascavers] NSS Party ?

2017-12-22 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear I am just starting to brainstorm ideas since my Sierra Madre road-trip appears to have imploded. I have to be in Sugarland at 1 a.m. on Sunday ( meaning that is when I will be off work and ready for bed ) So I can leave Sugarland in my Sequoia on Sunday morning. Here is a

[Texascavers] Sierra Madre Road-trip ?

2017-12-20 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear My tentative road-trip next week is unraveling into tiny pieces - not that anyone probably cares. I have decided to take Mr. Loving's advice. It is painful. I am hyper-ventilating. I have decided only to purchase an annual Mexican car insurance policy, or otherwise I am

[Texascavers] Oztotl helmet for sale

2017-12-17 Thread David via Texascavers
Whose helmet was this ?? https://picclick.com/Vintage-Climb-High-Rock-Climber-Helmet-Climbing-Caving-232480906772.html ( The old white helmet ) ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Speleo-vehicles - part 2

2017-12-16 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear, This is just a small follow-up to my last irrelevant post As our good friend Mr. Kunath pointed out, my post about the upcoming new Jeep Wrangler was beyond lame. I was mostly curious about the size of the JL vs. an old full-size Bronco. Below is a link to a forum

[Texascavers] Interesting story in the news

2017-12-13 Thread David via Texascavers
This is old news to most of you, but this article was in the news this week. https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/fleet-auv-explore-oceans-on-other-planets/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Speleo-vehicle related

2017-12-13 Thread David via Texascavers
The 2018 Jeep Wrangler will soon be at the dealers. The minimum price for a 4-door Rubicon is $ 41,000. Of course, the dealers will mark that up. And no respectable off-road enthusiast would purchace the Rubicon version. This is a disposable car. The automatic transmission has no dip-stick,

[Texascavers] 2018 Related

2017-12-12 Thread David via Texascavers
Thank you very much Geary, but that was the old me. The new me is a cranky curmudgeon, just like my good friend Mr. Loving. But I do hope to go in a cave again. There is a 2% chance I will blow off my Sierra Madre Christmas trip, and instead go to the big NSS party. I do need to lay off the

[Texascavers] potential caving area

2017-12-11 Thread David via Texascavers
The lady in this picture in the link below claims there are 30 such sinkholes on her ranch. https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/enidnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/68/068a0d7f-8403-5a1f-b9d4-6b82e6b8667f/5a2dc3b31ac7c.image.jpg The ranch is down the road from Alabaster

[Texascavers] 2017 related

2017-12-10 Thread David via Texascavers
This post is just an off-topic commentary, and probably is totally irrelevant, but I think some of it will affect caving in 2018 and beyond. 2017 is starting to look like 2016 - just a faded memory. There are just 21 days until the big New Year's Eve parties. The NSS is having one. [

[Texascavers] A cave painting in the news

2017-12-09 Thread David via Texascavers
https://m.phys.org/news/2017-11-scientists-upper-paleolithic-cave-camel.html ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] Caves / Cavers in the News, and other stuff

2017-12-08 Thread David via Texascavers
The article below appeared this week in several news sources, all of which had so many advertisements that it was difficult to read the article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5148001/ Creepy-Bronze-Age-cave-brought-life-3D-model.html

[Texascavers] YouTube Video of the Month

2017-12-08 Thread David via Texascavers
You are going to want to watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kny0PieKas ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] Interesting images

2017-12-08 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear It is my hope that by clicking on the link below you will find dozens of interesting images, and clicking on those images may lead to more interesting images. I do not know how to condense the link. Sorry. This should pull up "Google Images" and have mostly cave related

[Texascavers] Tom Meador related

2017-12-08 Thread David via Texascavers
My Google settings notified me today that someone named Cecil Meador passed away. I thought that was worth looking into, and assumed it must somehow be related to Tom Meador. According to his obituary he was the father of noted speleologist Tom Meador

[Texascavers] more cavepearls on Mars

2017-12-06 Thread David via Texascavers
One researcher alleged that they believed it to composed of calcium-sulfate, sodium and magnesium. My guess is that it rolled to this spot, pushed by wind, or was uplifted by wind or both from the dry pool where it was originally created in a liqueous environment. My bet is that there will be

[Texascavers] LED Flashlight review

2017-12-02 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com The flashlight described below was purchased by me tonight at Fry's Store. There was a near full moon so I could not find a good spot to properly test it. However, there were 3 aspects of this flashlight that caught my eye and may or may not separate

[Texascavers] Road-trippin 102 - 2018 Gangnam Style

2017-12-02 Thread David via Texascavers
There is an opportunity for an experienced traveler to write an article describing technique and procedure tips for a 2018 road-trip aimed at Millenials. It is my opinion that things are much different than they were in the 1980s, when I was doing most of my travelling. Unlike Mr. Loving's

[Texascavers] My Bucket List

2017-12-02 Thread David via Texascavers
In my various travels in the Sierra Madres, there was one place I had numerous opportunities to visit, and each time I failed to make it there, mostly because we chose to go somewhere else. There were so many places to see that we had not seen, and so we thought we could easily visit this place

[Texascavers] Sierra Madres related

2017-12-01 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Below is just some opinions and thoughts about YouTube videos related to things that sparked my interest this week. I am just reminiscing here. Background: In December of 1985, I fell in love with the east face of the Eastern Sierra Madres.

[Texascavers] Tentative road-trip

2017-11-30 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear I hope to re-attempt the road-trip that I had hoped to do over Thanksgiving. Similar itinerary. Leaving Sugarland on December 23. Driving south of Monterrey. Possibly as far as Cueva del Abra. Hope to get underground in a cave that I have not been in. Preferably one

[Texascavers] Wikipedia related

2017-11-28 Thread David via Texascavers
Back about 4 years ago when I was still regularly posting stuff, I mentioned there were several articles on Wikipedia related specifically to caves and caving in Texas. After a brief look at all that today, I do not see anything new. There is an opportunity for a young caver to put info on

[Texascavers] Consumer tip - cheap phones

2017-11-28 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Many cavers need to find ways to save money. I switched to MetroPCS last night. I would advise against this if you are a T-Mobile customer. Also, unless you need 4 phone lines, you are probably better off with Cricket. My initial impression after about 5 hours of use,

[Texascavers] Round Rock brunch ?

2017-11-25 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear I plan to eat an early lunch somewhere in the vicinity of Round Rock around 11:30 a.m. today, the 25th, Saturday. dlocklea...@gmail.com 281-995-8487 ( text okay ) Probably heading north after that. ___ Texascavers mailing list |

[Texascavers] Palmetto State Park

2017-11-24 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear After all my hoopla about tires and Thanksgiving in Mexico, it looks like I will be pitching the creaky cot at Palmetto State Park around 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, the 25th. ( assuming the gate is not locked, or that there is a safe area to sleep near the gate ) I

[Texascavers] Pandale ?

2017-11-24 Thread David via Texascavers
According to Google, I could be in Pandale by lunch-time Saturday. I have not been there in 20 years. I remember it was a quite remote place with some desert scenery ( big limestone rocks and dry riverbeds and cactus ). And there was absolutely nothing there, except maybe some kind of seasonal

[Texascavers] LED light related

2017-11-24 Thread David via Texascavers
Academy Store has a one-day sale today ( just 2 hours left ) on a tiny LED lantern branded by Nite-Ize for $ 30. I was drooling all over it. I looked around the store for any thing I thought I needed for a road trip, and didn't buy anything. However, I did cut myself good enough to file a

[Texascavers] Ammo can question ??

2017-11-24 Thread David via Texascavers
This is for you real road-trippers: Do you travel with a metal or plastic ammo can ? Or both ? How many ? And what do you organize in them ? I have a fancy aluminum one, and keep most of my small flashlights batteries, leatherman-tool, etc. I have a smaller plastic one that I keep small

[Texascavers] The speleo-blues

2017-11-22 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Have you ever had to back out of trip at the last minute after you put your heart and soul into making trip preparations ? I call it the speleo-blues. Or in this case, just the road-trip-blues. It is Wednesday night. 10 p.m., and my 4x4 vehicle is packed ready to pull out

[Texascavers] a personal story

2017-11-22 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear This post has no merit whatsoever You will regret not hitting the delete button. It looks like I am stuck in the Houston area today, Wednesday, the 22nd and postponing my road-trip another 12 hours. My beloved wife is driving alone south of Refugio on Hwy 59. heading

[Texascavers] Mexican vehicle permit related

2017-11-19 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Hit delete button now, please. I am posting this here because someone might have had some vague intangible interest. This post is only for U.S.A. people wanting to drive their car deep into Mexici, and who do not live near a bordertown, nor want to have vehicle

[Texascavers] sort of humor related

2017-11-18 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear good time to hit the delete button if you have not already I hope you can at least get a giggle out of my predicament In 72 hours, I hope to be southbound heading in the direction of Ol' Mexico. As I mentioned in my last post, I have tweaked my Sequoia, and spent a lot of

[Texascavers] Speleo-truck question

2017-11-18 Thread David via Texascavers
For you old-timers: My spare tire under my SUV has probably been hanging there for 10 years, never used.If you were going into the backcountry, would you replace it with a new tire ? or with a slightly used newer tire. ( A new tire is over $ 200. ) Also, I have an additional spare tire

[Texascavers] Cuatro Cienagas question

2017-11-18 Thread David via Texascavers
Could someone who has been to Cuatro Cienagas in the past 5 years please email me privately any travel tips or suggestions in that area. dlocklea...@gmail.com I heard swimming is no longer permitted there. If so, what else is there to do ? I am just daydreaming at the moment wondering if a

[Texascavers] Ride Offer - part 2

2017-11-17 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Hit delete button now My beloved 4x4 Sequoia is officially permitted to drive to anywhere in Mexico till May 19th. I changed the oil.The tires and brakes are fair. I just spent nearly 2 stressful hours at the Mexican Consulate Office in Houston. What a hassle ! But

[Texascavers] A story about an Aggie caver

2017-11-16 Thread David via Texascavers
The first caver that I ever met was a student at A in College Station named Ashley Glennon. It was early October of 1984. He was the son of Bob Glennon, an old-timer with the DFW Grotto. Ashley and I made several road-trips in 1985 together on weekends poking around, mostly ridge walking. He

[Texascavers] Netflix

2017-11-16 Thread David via Texascavers
At an NSS Convention around 2004 or 2005, a caver showed a first look at the work that cavers had done helping the film-crew of the BBC special on caves Planet Earth - Season One - Episode 4 It was on a large projection screen in front of about 50 cavers ( probably 720p ), run daily thru the

[Texascavers] Thousands of bats killed in Texas

2017-11-15 Thread David via Texascavers
That was click-bait, but it is partly true https://www.click2houston.com/news/waugh-bridge-bat-colony-impacted-by-hurricane-harvey It is plausible some of the bats flew away to safety before the storm. However, I think the flood at the bridge happened after the storm had long passed, so they

[Texascavers] How to paint a cave entrance 101

2017-11-15 Thread David via Texascavers
Here is an interesting video to play at a grotto meeting or party. https://youtu.be/VuuvUgbfVMI skip to 21:22 if you are impatient ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Related to darkness ?

2017-11-15 Thread David via Texascavers
The link below is not worth watching however it features an upcoming movie or tv show that features a paranormal story that at some point must involve a murder clue to be found in a cave as there is a scene of a caver rappelling inside a small pit filmed from below in a large passage, and

[Texascavers] Ride offer

2017-11-15 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Please hit delete button now Tentative Road-trip in my Sequoia I am leaving from Sugarland, Texas Tuesday night, driving to Laredo, Texas, getting a motel and then driving to Monterrey, Mexico on Wednesday. Destination: Senda de La Paz 6000 Villa Las Fuentes 64890

[Texascavers] November related

2017-11-10 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear ( please hit delete button now ) I am just wondering or curious what other cavers in Texas are doing this weekend. On a different note, it has been 10 years since the owner of Honeycreek Cave, Johnny Gass, passed away. And 6 years since caver, Rod Goke, passed. And 10

[Texascavers] Cavers helping cavers

2017-11-09 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Numerous cavers helped me by looking at my experimental website and now I have my first proto-type. I finally have a basic grasp of how SQUARESPACE works and how ro make a web-page by yourself. You need a good computer and a very fast internet connection. David Locklear

[Texascavers] picture of caver ?

2017-11-08 Thread David via Texascavers
If you can not find a picture of Doug, My recollection is he looked sort of like the guy in the link below back in 1989. http://gentlemint-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2012/02/22/f673b02c.jpg.757x975_q85.jpg ___ Texascavers mailing list |

Re: [Texascavers] Doug Allen

2017-11-08 Thread David via Texascavers
I met Doug around 1985 at several TSA related functions. I called him a few times to invite him to go caving and probably once mailed a letter or post card. I am pretty sure we poked around in some passages in Powell's Cave once, or some small Hill Country caves. Sometime in the fall of 1989 (

[Texascavers] a review of SQUARESPACE for cavers

2017-11-08 Thread David via Texascavers
,From David Locklear Please hit delete button This off-topic post is only a consumer tip for cavers curious about how to easily get their own web-page a first review of the SQUARESPACE web-site service I have never had a web-page nor do I know how to make one or get one. I am a

[Texascavers] Sort of related to Gunnel's Cave

2017-11-06 Thread David via Texascavers
http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.net/neuvillecave.htm The error in the height of the only room should read 20 feet. However the room is acute-trapezoid shaped with the top base being 3 feet, so there is only head-room for about 20 standing people in that room. Whatever trees they are

[Texascavers] The Proposed Texas Speleological Foundation Headquarters

2017-11-06 Thread David via Texascavers
In the event, such a structure were to ever be built, I am currently able to offer the following. 30 plus items for donation to be used there. 1) 1 bookshelf 2 ) 1 respectable speleo-library 3 ) old office furniture and equipment for a small office 4 ) old furniture ( coffee table, end table,

[Texascavers] Texas Tourist Traps

2017-11-05 Thread David via Texascavers
Next time you are in the piney woods of deep east Texas, Check out Billy Bob's Zip-line On Hwy. 79 at the Sabine River Bridge A few miles northeast of the town of Carthage This road-trip is the first time thar I have experienced the Fall season in 3 decades . It makes it even harder to

[Texascavers] First extra-terrestrial cavepearl discovered

2017-11-01 Thread David via Texascavers
NASA released this picture today of the Martian surface ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

Re: [Texascavers] Mystery Book Trivia

2017-11-01 Thread David via Texascavers
The hints given were not enough. The author's first name is either Byron or Warren or Sharon. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] Langtry Caves

2017-10-31 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear I have made contact with the daughter of the new ranch manager. My plan is, if and only if the stars all align on their own, that I will introduce a caver to the manager with the goal being to set up a landowner/caver relationship. I seriously doubt that person would be me.

[Texascavers] sort of TCR related

2017-10-30 Thread David via Texascavers
For those of you all that missed the evening rock concert on the porch of The Paradise Canyon Lodge. it sounded far better than the sound in the music video in the link below: https://youtu.be/TsOCQFRWUng ___ Texascavers mailing list |

[Texascavers] Cueva Cacibajagua

2017-10-30 Thread David via Texascavers
Who can tell us the fascinating mythology of this cave without looking it up ? ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] Photo of the Month

2017-10-26 Thread David via Texascavers
I believe this photo was uploaded recently: http://cdn2.alphr.com/sites/alphr/files/2017/09/titan_peak_cavern_from_above_the_event_horizon-photo_by_robbie_shone_www.shonephotography.com_.jpg In response to Charlie's post about sending fossil fuel vehicles to other planets, I would say that is a

[Texascavers] A photo of Mars

2017-10-25 Thread David via Texascavers
This very fuzzy photo is the latest released by NASA of the rover Curiosity's ridge-walking trip. Still no caves found, nor much of anything that the general public would be enthusiastic about. However, if you zoom in to the cracks of each rock, you can see thousands of years of erosion by a

Re: [Texascavers] Cave X

2017-10-21 Thread David via Texascavers
promise you your location is off. Close but off On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 7:38 PM David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Zoom in on this. > > Is it a tiny karst pond ? > > > Dropped Pin > > https://goo.gl/maps/XsUCuEok8NF2 > > Turn on satelli

[Texascavers] What is this ?

2017-10-21 Thread David via Texascavers
Zoom in on this. Is it a tiny karst pond ? Dropped Pin https://goo.gl/maps/XsUCuEok8NF2 Turn on satellite imagery. P.S. it does not seem to be bad idea to post a cave location on CaveTex when it is 100 yards from the front door of a school and behind a house. I bet more vandals have been

[Texascavers] Name that Cave

2017-10-21 Thread David via Texascavers
Who can tell us about this once popular cave ? Dropped Pin https://goo.gl/maps/xzjTddAKpZ72 If you zoom in all the way you can see the chain-link fence around the cave. Does the BCCP still have a key and grant access ? ___ Texascavers mailing list

Re: [Texascavers] Langtry Lead Cave

2017-10-21 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear At some time in 1983 or 1984 before I started caving, several Texas cavers ( maybe from U.T. Grotto ) arranged with the rancher to haul a ton of heavy trash ( mostly rusted metal ) out of the sinkhole with the big tree in it ( a.k.a. Big Tree Cave ). The tree is just a

Re: [Texascavers] Mystery Cave of the Month

2017-10-20 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear That was "Little Brehmer Cave" just outside of New Braunfels. I have not heard if it is being protected, or if it is now in somebodies backyard. A fun cave you could easily spend an hour in. One could probably could win a map competition at 2018 TSA Spring Convention if

[Texascavers] Langtry caving

2017-10-19 Thread David via Texascavers
I mentioned last month that I had discovered that the landowner of the 3 big caves out at the big ranch north of the town of Langtry had passed away. I made a diligent effort to contact his large family and offer condolences. They are now aware of my intentions. I can only hope that someday one

Re: [Texascavers] [TCR 2017 Success!]

2017-10-17 Thread David via Texascavers
Charlie, Even I ( your imaginary arch-nemesis ) missed you greatly. There were likely some un-noticed records shattered this year. Most registered attendees who had grandchildren Most registered attendees who had great-grandchildren. Oldest active caver in attendance -the one and only Sir

[Texascavers] 424 meters - new world record

2017-10-15 Thread David via Texascavers
I do not believe this is bungee-jumping. https://youtu.be/iQ0qAW6CUK0 I believe it involves calculated loads of dynamic rope and swinging and a bit of gambling with one's life. I am pretty sure that two A.S.S. cavers did this off of a 30 foot bridge in 1987. Ask Lee Perry of Albuquerque.

[Texascavers] Sincere apology to Crystal

2017-10-15 Thread David via Texascavers
Upon arriving at my first campspot in the quiet area, I accidentally chose a spot in the heart of the Anti-David Locklear Grotto. ( The ADLG ) I strongly felt I should just accept fate and return to Houston. After taking a deep breath, I went as far from cavers as I possibly could. I think it

[Texascavers] Just reminiscing

2017-10-15 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear ( Part One is a venting rant. Part Two is about my experience at TCR, so please skip Part One, or just hit Delete al ltogether to save you from 5 minutes of your life that you will never get back. ) PART ONE ___ I am on I-10 passing the town Schulenburg heading

[Texascavers] Ride offer

2017-10-13 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear I am in the tiny town of Round Top heading west towards LaGrange It is 6:00 p.m. on Friday. I am in my Sequoia. I only have room for one person, as I am hauling some irrelevant junk. 281-995-8487 ( text me ) I will go to TCR if I find a rider. If not, I will probably

[Texascavers] Houston rideshare to TCR ?

2017-10-13 Thread David via Texascavers
Please hit Delete Button >From David Locklear As of Friday afternoon, I am in Cypress, Texas planning to be in Brenham around 4 p.m. I am still uncertain if I am going to drive any farther west before the year 2050, assuming I live that long. I have no lame excuses for skipping TCR, just

[Texascavers] Mystery Caver ??

2017-10-13 Thread David via Texascavers
Please hit Delete Button Only one person guessed and their guess was incorrect. http://www.utdailybeacon.com/news/campus_life/ut-geology-professor-encourages-students-to-explore-world/article_ab15595e-aeb3-11e7-8bb6-7b9ed8fb1ada.html ___

Re: [Texascavers] Just for fun

2017-10-12 Thread David via Texascavers
Hint: I believe it was the UT Geology professor that was in the news yesterday who told his students they should go caving to enhance their knowledge of the Earth. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com |

[Texascavers] Just for fun

2017-10-11 Thread David via Texascavers
Mystery Caver - October 2017 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers

[Texascavers] Facebook related

2017-10-11 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com I have started some off-topic venting about current news related events in the media. (on my private Facebook page) at: https://www.facebook.com/dlocklear01 I have been trying hard to stay off the internet for 2 months, but Facebook seems to be best

[Texascavers] a tentative nomination

2017-10-11 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear I would like to nominate someone for "The 2017 Lifetime Hodag Award," or something equivalent. Here is a list of just some of the person's accomplishments: 1 ) Did some caving in Missouri in the 70's. 2 ) Active socially in the Houston caving community from at least

[Texascavers] An invitation

2017-10-09 Thread David via Texascavers
I would like to invite you all to go on a virtual drive in Reynosa, Mexico. The link below is a Google Street View of Magdalena's house in Reynosa. Those images were taken at least 5 years ago and that is her brother sitting to the left. It is no where near this nice now.

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