Please post this for me. We are traveling and do not have a Real Coputer
Dwight
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I got rid of a whole passel of historical and hysterical (and some just plane
odd) ones at the recent NSS convention in Missouri. Texas cavers who shunned
the event missed out. Many of the better ones were gone in the first 10
minutes to discerning (or deranged) individuals.
Dirt Doc
24 September 2014
Another post to the group
The Ghejar Karst Plateau is another part of the Western Apusini Mountains of
central Romania. Underlain by slightly metamorphosed limestone and complexity
faulted, it is topographically relatively high. Summits over 1,800 meters and
close to tree
20 September 2014
Again, my intention is to post this to the group.
We are now in Romania. With the help of some Romanian cavers (both local and
living in the USA -Bogdan Onac and Gheorghe Ponta ---THANKS Bogdan and
Gheorghe) and lots of sign language, we are having a great time (even
I'm having trouble posting from Romania. Please post this to the group.
Thanks, Dwight
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From DirtDoc dirt...@comcast.net
Date: 09/24/2014 8:00 AM (GMT-07:00)
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Cc Jacob Vargish varg...@gmail.com,Tara Vargish tvarg...@gmail.com,Craig
Deal cd
are
excavated but some are abandoned feeders to the thermal springs.
To be continued
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drove up from Alpine, Texas. Our kids were both small
and were tremulously impressed with the flying dragons roaring fire in the
sky over our heads. So were most of the symposium attendees. I remember Pete
and Karen Lindsley, Will White, Jack Hess, and all the CRF leadership present.
DirtDoc
.
Gebhie Cave System - Miao Chamber
Ziyun Getu He Chuan Dong National Park
Located between Guiyang and Leye, South of Guiyang
The Karsts of China
This is a climber's video
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/ngm-china-caves-climbing?source=relatedvideo
DirtDoc
Although we did not actually get into this biggest section, we were in part of
the cave system in October-November 2011 and again in 2012 with our SE Asia
Karst Tour. In 2012 we also had an evening with Howard Limbert and listened to
him talk about the history or 20 years of cave exploration in
.
DirtDoc
that I was not yet unsubscribed automatically from SWR, but it
appears that I was from Texas Cavers. I will wait to see if I get more posts
from SWR and will go back in and try to re-subscribe to Texas cavers.
DirtDoc
Thanks Charles, Pete.
Is there anything more I need to do?
I did (I think) re-subscribe automatically, but if that last post of mine
actually went through to everybody else then the server must still think I am a
subscriber??
Dwight
OK. Thanks. I can probably live without the flood -
Dwight
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From: Charles Goldsmith ad...@caves.org
To: 2 - Dwight on COMCAST dirt...@comcast.net
Cc: Charles Goldsmith ad...@caves.org, Lindsley, Pete
caverp...@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
in Snohomish County, Washington, in March — astonished Colorado
officials who surveyed the area by air.
DirtDoc
I was in on the rebuild job. They said it had been a great idea but it didn't
work right.
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From: JAMES D EVATT nmca...@centurylink.net
Cc: 2 - Dwight on COMCAST dirt...@comcast.net
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 5:17:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [SWR] Ringing
to plan for the
long run -. The caves, after all, are being preserved for the next
generation of cavers. THAT is good.
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Human migration into North America
I have missed a number of the discussions on SW Cavers and the Texas remailer,
but this is largely a response to Donald. Hope I am not stepping on some
previous posts that I have missed.
Donald, this has been a side interest of mine since my anthro
Louise:
NetFlix is another choice.
DirtDoc
The film IS quite good and moving. We highly recommend seeing it, whether you
sit next to Mixon or not.
It is also available from NetFlix for home viewing
DirtDoc
copy of Ian Bishop's Cave Guide to Slovenia which I
purchased from him in 2006. Ian has passed on and the publication is out of
print. Let me know if you would be interested in obtaining that extra copy.
DirtDoc
More likely it's the heavy metals from all those cans of Skinner brand
spaghetti -
DirtDoc
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From: Lee H. Skinner skin...@thuntek.net
To: s...@caver.net, John Corcoran john_j_corcoran_...@msn.com, texascavers
list texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Sunday
shocked, I guess.
I was young and naïve when I heard the DirtDoc say that “No True Caver Wears
Kneepads.” This impressed me greatly, until I found out that some people, who
shall remain nameless, sewed kneepads into the INSIDE of their coverall pant
legs. You can imagine how devastated I
.
The good thought is that we did do it once, just to get here!
Although I have been very cautious of tight crawlways ever since, none have
been as daunting nor filled me with as much horrifying anticipation since.
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Damn it Pete!! You are getting OLD! (I should talk)
I give David kudos for this idea. It does have something vaguely related to
caves and karst.
Oh --- I won't do Facebook, either.
Doctor of Dirt
.
It will be interesting to see who comes up with the correct answer, and THEN
find out if they actually have been there -.
DirtDoc
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gcyxfeo87ogpjnj/Mystery%20cave%20%232.jpg
Ron:
Jerks. Perhaps College of Unnatural Sciences??
Send me the petition to sign, if it will still do any good. Your E-mail said
January 15, which was two days ago.
Send it via e-mail, we are not at the moment in Terlingua. We are on our way to
the karst of Cuba - back in Feb.
Dwight
That's not it. I have THE THREE BURIALS and have been on the ranch before Tommy
Lee bought it. That is also a modern film. Rim was filmed back in the late
60s and involved some Sul Ross cavers. Even Mike Cusack (who filmed it and
lives today outside of Fredricksburg) does not have a copy.
But
, and certainly remember the Lady Archaeologist who
did field work in the nude.
DirtDoc
out that the video is providing lots of publicity
for the Leye-Fengshan Geopark, which is likely to make it easier (but probably
more expensive) for future expeditions to get permission to cave in those
areas.
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Jewel Cave
A rather nice article on Jewel Cave today (Sunday 8 Dec 2013) in the Rapid City
Journal.
http://web.mail.comcast.net/service/home/~/jewel%20cave%20article%20-%20rc%20journal%20dec%208%202013.pdf?auth=coloc=en_USid=640314part=2
DirtDoc
Most of the readers aren't either --
(I wonder if their grammar is as good as mine?)
DirtDoc
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Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2013 11:03:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [SWR
Tienkengs
National Geographic - Mystery Caves Of Guangxi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiYn-DeQjL8
A production of the National Geographic Channel in conjunction with Chinese
television CCTV-9
I have been asked to provide some clarification for the US caving community
about the
mystery it was for their 2013 expedition!
DirtDoc
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I have described halitetites from underground excavations in rock salt. But
they are pure saltcicles from saturated brine.
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-tunnel-vision, newbie Texas Cavers.
DirtDoc
So Ediger wins, right?
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On Sep 30, 2013, at 1:28 PM, Logan McNatt lmcn...@austin.rr.com wrote:
A thorough analysis reveals that all of these recent accidents had one thing
in common: gender.
Alex Sproul, Sept 2013: falls off ladder
Gill Ediger,
figured it out.
DirtDoc
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To: Dwight Deal dirt...@comcast.net , Denis Breining dg...@att.net ,
Ron Fieseler mana...@blancocountygroundwater.org , Ron Miller
rons...@yahoo.com , Katherine McClure katmccl...@me.com
Woops, sorry about that. I did not mean for that to go out to the whole list.
Dirtdoc.
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To: Cave Texas Texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 5:17:37 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] Concrete Arrows mark Transcontinental
Solo
I have found this to be a rather interesting thread.
James' question, which started all this, was What is the general feeling
regarding solo caving?
That seems to have morphed into Why would anyone go caving alone? And
finally into folks actually describing some
There is a certain peacefulness. And quiet satisfaction.
DirtDoc
Yes, Pete, I certainly do remember the Turtle Hurdles!
I figured Max must have come down out of a crack in the ceiling somewhere, and
finally gave up searching. I was doubting that even if I found a traveled
route, I still would not know how to get to a main tourist trail and
across a mint copy of IE #1. Unharmed!
DirtDoc
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You can read Mike’s captivating account of his solo trip in Inside Earth #3,
available for free download via the link below. (Thank you Bill Mixon for
scanning all the long out-of-print Inside Earth issues
and knowledgeable individuals also know that shit sometimes happens
and have included that awareness into their assessment of the real risk that
they are taking - at any given moment.
DirtDoc
Here is an edited and updated link to my comments about the entertaining
Huffington Post (we don't have a clue) report on the developing adventure
tourism trips into Hang Son Doong, Vietnam, proclaimed to be The World's
Biggest Cave by National Geographic.
News Releases from Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
First foreign tourist group explores Son Doong Cave
Thursday, 29 August 2013 06:02 This is the first foreign tourist group to
have fully explored the world's largest cave. The group comprised of six
members from
It's pretty clear that he was a Spee-dunker and not a caver.
DirtDoc
were doing poking around the karst of SE Asia,
you might review the Cave Chat Blog:
http://www.forums.caves.org/viewtopic.php?f=8t=13148
DirtDoc
I had forgotten that Donald pointed out that having sex in a cave increased
the risk of de-dilation.
DirtDoc
NSS Members can also view this article directly on our website:
http://www.caves.org
Login into the member's area (yellow bat sticker
Cotton rope?? That true?
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I ran across a couple of them when I was working on a seismograph crew in
southern Wyoming the winter of 1959-60. None of us knew what they were, but
our landman figured it out.
DirtDoc
I ran across a couple of them when I was working on a seismograph crew in
southern Wyoming the winter of 1959-60. None of us knew what they were, but
our landman figured it out.
DirtDoc
You shoulda bought the Moby Dick I had for sale when you had the chance !!
DirtDoc
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From: Jim Kennedy cavercr...@gmail.com
To: Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com
Cc: Oztotl d...@oztotl.com, June Levy kittymr...@aol.com, Mandy holt
mandy.h...@ers.state.tx.us, Jenny
. That
should be cheap enough even for cavers.
DirtDoc
- Original Message -
From: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com
in your home you can use diatomaceous earth to kill ants among other insects.
It's not toxic to humans or pets, but it is to things like ants, weevils (they
use
. That
should be cheap enough even for cavers.
DirtDoc
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From: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com
in your home you can use diatomaceous earth to kill ants among other insects.
It's not toxic to humans or pets, but it is to things like ants, weevils (they
use
FYI - it is now available from Netflix. My copy just came.
DirtDoc
FYI - it is now available from Netflix. My copy just came.
DirtDoc
No Place On Earth
The DVD is now scheduled for release on NetFlix in August.
DirtDoc
No Place On Earth
The DVD is now scheduled for release on NetFlix in August.
DirtDoc
No Place On Earth
The DVD is now scheduled for release on NetFlix in August.
DirtDoc
sometimes miserable air .
It is estimated to cost $900+ to put the original, rather worthless, smog
stuff back on to Moby Dick and it would not clean up the emissions that much.
1988 technology was just not that good.
DirtDoc
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From: Logan McNatt lmcn
sometimes miserable air .
It is estimated to cost $900+ to put the original, rather worthless, smog
stuff back on to Moby Dick and it would not clean up the emissions that much.
1988 technology was just not that good.
DirtDoc
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From: Logan McNatt lmcn
sometimes miserable air .
It is estimated to cost $900+ to put the original, rather worthless, smog
stuff back on to Moby Dick and it would not clean up the emissions that much.
1988 technology was just not that good.
DirtDoc
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From: Logan McNatt lmcn
that this is not quite as stout as the 1969 green 3/4 ton
that I drove over 480,000. GMC has slowly cheapened their light trucks.
DirtDoc
is about 6000
pounds, empty. You should read all the upgrades he has done to the thing -
on the DropBox link.
DirtDoc
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From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com
To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:51:00 PM
Subject
problem seemed to be that she damn near fell on her head trying to get
in and out of it.
License from Washington State is good through the end of the month.
DirtDoc
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From: Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com
Cc: Cave Texas Texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent
that this is not quite as stout as the 1969 green 3/4 ton
that I drove over 480,000. GMC has slowly cheapened their light trucks.
DirtDoc
I depends on how they require it, Jim. This is a 25 year old vehicle. a 1988.
What are your local emission testing requirements for something that age?
DirtDoc
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From: Jim Kennedy cavercr...@gmail.com
To: Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com, dirt
Know of anyone out there that might be interested? This is definitely a great
bargain and One Big Tough Truck. I have been driving it and I think Dan has
honestly advertised it.
.
Go to the Drop Box Link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ee5388v3338m6u7/1988%20Suburban.docx?m
is about 6000
pounds, empty. You should read all the upgrades he has done to the thing -
on the DropBox link.
DirtDoc
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From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com
To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:51:00 PM
Subject
problem seemed to be that she damn near fell on her head trying to get
in and out of it.
License from Washington State is good through the end of the month.
DirtDoc
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From: Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com
Cc: Cave Texas Texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent
that this is not quite as stout as the 1969 green 3/4 ton
that I drove over 480,000. GMC has slowly cheapened their light trucks.
DirtDoc
I depends on how they require it, Jim. This is a 25 year old vehicle. a 1988.
What are your local emission testing requirements for something that age?
DirtDoc
- Original Message -
From: Jim Kennedy cavercr...@gmail.com
To: Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com, dirt
Know of anyone out there that might be interested? This is definitely a great
bargain and One Big Tough Truck. I have been driving it and I think Dan has
honestly advertised it.
.
Go to the Drop Box Link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ee5388v3338m6u7/1988%20Suburban.docx?m
is about 6000
pounds, empty. You should read all the upgrades he has done to the thing -
on the DropBox link.
DirtDoc
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From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com
To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:51:00 PM
Subject
Thanks. Very appreciated images.
I see The Ladder, but not The Train --
DirtDoc
Thanks. Very appreciated images.
I see The Ladder, but not The Train --
DirtDoc
. That was all well and good, until
Verna's Mom (a very devout Amish woman) visited, and they had failed to put the
certificate away.
DirtDoc
x
Nice little video clip about the bat bomb scheme (but a pox on people
who put ads in front of videos
. That was all well and good, until
Verna's Mom (a very devout Amish woman) visited, and they had failed to put the
certificate away.
DirtDoc
x
Nice little video clip about the bat bomb scheme (but a pox on people
who put ads in front of videos
. That was all well and good, until
Verna's Mom (a very devout Amish woman) visited, and they had failed to put the
certificate away.
DirtDoc
x
Nice little video clip about the bat bomb scheme (but a pox on people
who put ads in front of videos
Monica:
This is not exactly what you are asking for, but is a piece of history of the
cave. I lived 20 years in Texas and was one of charter members of the AMCS.
I was in and out of Bustamante numerous times, but did not participative in
surveying the cave.
However, in
Monica:
This is not exactly what you are asking for, but is a piece of history of the
cave. I lived 20 years in Texas and was one of charter members of the AMCS.
I was in and out of Bustamante numerous times, but did not participative in
surveying the cave.
However, in
Monica:
This is not exactly what you are asking for, but is a piece of history of the
cave. I lived 20 years in Texas and was one of charter members of the AMCS.
I was in and out of Bustamante numerous times, but did not participative in
surveying the cave.
However, in
http://www.climbing.com/news/layton-kor-is-dead/
Layton has been sick for some time. As puppy, Crooked Thumb barfed inside his
day-pack. I was giving Layton a ride from the Tetons to Laramie -. The dog
was lucky to escape alive.
We used to sleep on his floor in Bolder when
http://www.climbing.com/news/layton-kor-is-dead/
Layton has been sick for some time. As puppy, Crooked Thumb barfed inside his
day-pack. I was giving Layton a ride from the Tetons to Laramie -. The dog
was lucky to escape alive.
We used to sleep on his floor in Bolder when
http://www.climbing.com/news/layton-kor-is-dead/
Layton has been sick for some time. As puppy, Crooked Thumb barfed inside his
day-pack. I was giving Layton a ride from the Tetons to Laramie -. The dog
was lucky to escape alive.
We used to sleep on his floor in Bolder when
. An important point is
made by the Diablo, Gabriel Oreste. We have been trying to tell the ICE
Testosterone-filled 20-somethings with heavy armament and little common local
sense that very thing for a number of years!
DirtDoc
Off-Limits Since Sept. 11, A Texas-Mexico Crossing Reopens
April 11
. But it is not your path to caving in
Mexico.
LInk:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Border-crossing-point-gets-put-back-on-the-map-4425193.php?cmpid=twitter#photo-4451888
DirtDoc
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From: Charles Loving lovingi...@gmail.com
. An important point is
made by the Diablo, Gabriel Oreste. We have been trying to tell the ICE
Testosterone-filled 20-somethings with heavy armament and little common local
sense that very thing for a number of years!
DirtDoc
Off-Limits Since Sept. 11, A Texas-Mexico Crossing Reopens
April 11
. But it is not your path to caving in
Mexico.
LInk:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Border-crossing-point-gets-put-back-on-the-map-4425193.php?cmpid=twitter#photo-4451888
DirtDoc
- Original Message -
From: Charles Loving lovingi...@gmail.com
. An important point is
made by the Diablo, Gabriel Oreste. We have been trying to tell the ICE
Testosterone-filled 20-somethings with heavy armament and little common local
sense that very thing for a number of years!
DirtDoc
Off-Limits Since Sept. 11, A Texas-Mexico Crossing Reopens
April 11
FYI ---
http://www.adventure-journal.com/2013/04/iranian-spelunkers-find-worlds-4th-largest-cave/
DirtDoc
FYI ---
http://www.adventure-journal.com/2013/04/iranian-spelunkers-find-worlds-4th-largest-cave/
DirtDoc
And a GREAT BIG THANKS to Alex Sproul for the many hours of work to scan those
in!!!
DirtDoc
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From: Phil Winkler pw...@dca.net
To: Cave Tex texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:01:37 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] Archived NSS News in PDF
And a GREAT BIG THANKS to Alex Sproul for the many hours of work to scan those
in!!!
DirtDoc
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From: Phil Winkler pw...@dca.net
To: Cave Tex texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:01:37 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] Archived NSS News in PDF
We are IN Terlingua, dealing with the things that became broken, loosened, or
not quite functional in our absence. (What do we have to fix THIS time!!).
We have yet to see Blair and Jean, but expect to, soon. They seem to be well
established in their new old house on the Creek in
We are IN Terlingua, dealing with the things that became broken, loosened, or
not quite functional in our absence. (What do we have to fix THIS time!!).
We have yet to see Blair and Jean, but expect to, soon. They seem to be well
established in their new old house on the Creek in
We are IN Terlingua, dealing with the things that became broken, loosened, or
not quite functional in our absence. (What do we have to fix THIS time!!).
We have yet to see Blair and Jean, but expect to, soon. They seem to be well
established in their new old house on the Creek in
FYI we are back in Terlingua, until early May. We have a scenic spot for
cavers to dry camp, but would appreciate knowing you are coming. The chance of
us actually being at the cabin when you show up is increased that way.
Dirt Doc.
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