[Texascavers] NPR.org - South African

2015-09-11 Thread DirtDoc via Texascavers
Please post this for me.   We are traveling and do not have a Real Coputer Dwight Sent from Samsung tablet Original message From David Riskind Date: 09/11/2015 10:07 AM (GMT-05:00) To "'dirt...@comcast.net'" Subject

[Texascavers] T-shirts

2015-09-08 Thread DirtDoc via Texascavers
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

[Texascavers] Apusini Mountains, Romania Part 2

2014-09-28 Thread DirtDoc via Texascavers
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

[Texascavers] Apusini Karst, Romania #1

2014-09-26 Thread DirtDoc via Texascavers
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

[Texascavers] Fwd: Hungarian Kast

2014-09-25 Thread DirtDoc via Texascavers
I'm having trouble posting from Romania.   Please post this to the group.  Thanks,  Dwight Sent from Samsung tablet Original message From DirtDoc dirt...@comcast.net Date: 09/24/2014 8:04 AM (GMT-07:00) To Bill Bentley ca...@caver.net,via Texascavers texascavers

[Texascavers] Fwd: Hungarian Kast

2014-09-23 Thread DirtDoc via Texascavers
Sent from Samsung tablet Original message From DirtDoc dirt...@comcast.net Date: 09/24/2014 8:00 AM (GMT-07:00) To White, William B. w...@psu.edu,Palmer, Arthur arthur.pal...@oneonta.edu Cc Jacob Vargish varg...@gmail.com,Tara Vargish tvarg...@gmail.com,Craig Deal cd

[Texascavers] Word from the katst of Eastern Europe

2014-09-14 Thread DirtDoc via Texascavers
are excavated but some are abandoned feeders to the thermal springs.  To be continued Dirtdoc Sent from Samsung tablet___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers

[SWR] Daughters of Radon

2014-07-25 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] China Caves

2014-07-05 Thread 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

The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is open for business

2014-06-29 Thread 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

[Texascavers] Comcast has bounced me off

2014-06-10 Thread dirtdoc
. DirtDoc

Fwd: Comcast has bounced me off

2014-06-10 Thread 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

Re: [Texascavers] Comcast has bounced me off

2014-06-10 Thread 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

Re: [Texascavers] Comcast has bounced me off

2014-06-10 Thread dirtdoc
OK. Thanks. I can probably live without the flood - Dwight - Original Message - 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

[Texascavers] Off topic - the Colorado earth flow.

2014-05-27 Thread dirtdoc
in Snohomish County, Washington, in March — astonished Colorado officials who surveyed the area by air. DirtDoc

Re: [Texascavers] Re: [SWR] Ringing stones

2014-05-26 Thread dirtdoc
I was in on the rebuild job. They said it had been a great idea but it didn't work right. - Original Message - 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

Re: [SWR] Background on the FOIA request to BLM

2014-05-22 Thread dirtdoc
to plan for the long run -. The caves, after all, are being preserved for the next generation of cavers. THAT is good. DirtDoc ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr

[SWR] Human migration into North America

2014-05-19 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] No Place On Earth airing

2014-04-23 Thread dirtdoc
Louise: NetFlix is another choice. DirtDoc

Re: [Texascavers] No Place On Earth airing

2014-04-22 Thread 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

Re: [Texascavers] Looking for contacts in Croatia and neighboring countries

2014-04-17 Thread 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

[SWR] thoughts during insomnia

2014-04-13 Thread dirtdoc
More likely it's the heavy metals from all those cans of Skinner brand spaghetti - DirtDoc - Original Message - 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

[SWR] True cavers

2014-04-13 Thread dirtdoc
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

[SWR] A New Thread: Crawlways

2014-03-12 Thread dirtdoc
. 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. DirtDoc ___ SWR mailing list s

[Texascavers] Mystery cave

2014-02-22 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Mystery Cave #2

2014-02-21 Thread dirtdoc
. 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

[Texascavers] Texas Memorial Museum demise

2014-01-17 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] In Quest of the Rim of Hell

2013-12-13 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] Jacob's Well

2013-12-11 Thread dirtdoc
, and certainly remember the Lady Archaeologist who did field work in the nude. DirtDoc

[SWR] Follow-up on the NGS Film: Mystery Caves Of Guangxi

2013-12-08 Thread 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. DirtDoc ___ SWR mailing list s

[SWR] Jewel Cave

2013-12-08 Thread dirtdoc
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

[SWR] Jewel Cave

2013-12-08 Thread dirtdoc
Most of the readers aren't either -- (I wonder if their grammar is as good as mine?) DirtDoc - Original Message - From: Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net To: s...@caver.net, texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2013 11:03:54 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [SWR

[SWR] Tienkengs

2013-11-26 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [SWR] Tienkengs

2013-11-26 Thread dirtdoc
mystery it was for their 2013 expedition! DirtDoc ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET

Re: [SWR] Fwd: icicles and stal

2013-11-25 Thread dirtdoc
I have described halitetites from underground excavations in rock salt. But they are pure saltcicles from saturated brine. DirtDoc ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr

[Texascavers] In Quest of the Rim of Hell

2013-11-19 Thread dirtdoc
-tunnel-vision, newbie Texas Cavers. DirtDoc

Re: [Texascavers] Recent accidents

2013-09-30 Thread dirtdoc
So Ediger wins, right? - Original Message - 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,

[Texascavers] Concrete Arrows mark Transcontinental Air Mail Route

2013-09-30 Thread dirtdoc
figured it out. DirtDoc - Forwarded Message - From: Logan McNatt lmcn...@austin.rr.com 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

Re: [Texascavers] Concrete Arrows mark Transcontinental Air Mail Route

2013-09-30 Thread dirtdoc
Woops, sorry about that. I did not mean for that to go out to the whole list. Dirtdoc. - Original Message - From: dirt...@comcast.net To: Cave Texas Texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 5:17:37 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Concrete Arrows mark Transcontinental

[Texascavers] Solo

2013-09-16 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] Solo caving

2013-09-13 Thread dirtdoc
There is a certain peacefulness.   And quiet satisfaction.   DirtDoc

Re: [Texascavers] Solo caving

2013-09-13 Thread 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

Re: [Texascavers] Solo caving in Castleguard: Mike Boon's epic trip

2013-09-13 Thread dirtdoc
across a mint copy of IE #1.  Unharmed! DirtDoc - Original Message - 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

[Texascavers] Solo Caving

2013-09-13 Thread dirtdoc
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

[SWR] Hang Son Doong, Vietnam

2013-09-11 Thread 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.  

[Texascavers] News Releases from Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam

2013-09-11 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] Caving question tip

2013-09-10 Thread dirtdoc
It's pretty clear that he was a Spee-dunker and not a caver. DirtDoc

[Texascavers] Son Doong - Prepping fo Tours

2013-09-09 Thread 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

[Texascavers] Re: [SWR] Dilation theory.

2013-09-08 Thread 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

Re: [SWR] LNF sinkhole accident link

2013-09-06 Thread dirtdoc
Cotton rope??  That true? ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET

Re: [SWR] LNF sinkhole accident link

2013-09-06 Thread dirtdoc
Cotton rope??  That true? ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET

Re: [Texascavers] FW: Non Cave related--Concrete arrows - interesting.....

2013-09-05 Thread 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

Re: [Texascavers] FW: Non Cave related--Concrete arrows - interesting.....

2013-09-05 Thread 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

[Texascavers] Re: [Texas Cavers Reunion 36]

2013-08-26 Thread dirtdoc
You shoulda bought the Moby Dick I had for sale when you had the chance !! DirtDoc - Original Message - 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

[Texascavers] Re:Carapace failure

2013-08-24 Thread dirtdoc
. 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

[Texascavers] Re:Carapace failure

2013-08-24 Thread dirtdoc
. 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

[Texascavers] No Place on Earth

2013-08-20 Thread dirtdoc
FYI - it is now available from Netflix. My copy just came. DirtDoc

[Texascavers] No Place on Earth

2013-08-20 Thread dirtdoc
FYI - it is now available from Netflix. My copy just came. DirtDoc

[Texascavers] No Place On Earth

2013-06-25 Thread dirtdoc
No Place On Earth   The DVD is now scheduled for release on NetFlix in August.   DirtDoc

[Texascavers] No Place On Earth

2013-06-25 Thread dirtdoc
No Place On Earth   The DVD is now scheduled for release on NetFlix in August.   DirtDoc

[Texascavers] No Place On Earth

2013-06-25 Thread dirtdoc
No Place On Earth   The DVD is now scheduled for release on NetFlix in August.   DirtDoc

Re: [Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-19 Thread 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 - Original Message - From: Logan McNatt lmcn

Re: [Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-19 Thread 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 - Original Message - From: Logan McNatt lmcn

Re: [Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-19 Thread 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 - Original Message - From: Logan McNatt lmcn

Re: [Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] Suburbans

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
is about 6000 pounds, empty.   You should read all the upgrades he has done to the thing -  on the DropBox link. DirtDoc - Original Message - From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:51:00 PM Subject

[Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
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   - Forwarded Message - From: Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com Cc: Cave Texas Texascavers@texascavers.com Sent

Re: [Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread 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

[SWR] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] Suburbans

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
is about 6000 pounds, empty.   You should read all the upgrades he has done to the thing -  on the DropBox link. DirtDoc - Original Message - From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:51:00 PM Subject

[Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
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   - Forwarded Message - From: Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com Cc: Cave Texas Texascavers@texascavers.com Sent

Re: [Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread 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

[SWR] Moby Dick: Supper truck for tough caving

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
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

Re: [Texascavers] Suburbans

2013-06-18 Thread dirtdoc
is about 6000 pounds, empty.   You should read all the upgrades he has done to the thing -  on the DropBox link. DirtDoc - Original Message - From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:51:00 PM Subject

Re: [Texascavers] Gin pole truck in action at Kiwi Sink

2013-05-21 Thread dirtdoc
Thanks.  Very appreciated images. I see The Ladder, but not The Train -- DirtDoc

Re: [Texascavers] Gin pole truck in action at Kiwi Sink

2013-05-21 Thread dirtdoc
Thanks.  Very appreciated images. I see The Ladder, but not The Train -- DirtDoc

[Texascavers] Bat Bomb

2013-05-14 Thread 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

[Texascavers] Bat Bomb

2013-05-14 Thread 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

[Texascavers] Bat Bomb

2013-05-14 Thread 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

[Texascavers] Bustamante

2013-05-06 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Bustamante

2013-05-06 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Bustamante

2013-05-06 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Layton Kor pased away

2013-04-22 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Layton Kor pased away

2013-04-22 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Layton Kor pased away

2013-04-22 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Border Crossing - Marfa Public Radio

2013-04-14 Thread dirtdoc
.  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

[Texascavers] Shafter, Laos, and Boquillas

2013-04-14 Thread dirtdoc
.   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

[Texascavers] Border Crossing - Marfa Public Radio

2013-04-14 Thread dirtdoc
.  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

[Texascavers] Shafter, Laos, and Boquillas

2013-04-14 Thread dirtdoc
.   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

[Texascavers] Border Crossing - Marfa Public Radio

2013-04-14 Thread dirtdoc
.  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

[Texascavers] Big Cave in Iran

2013-04-04 Thread dirtdoc
FYI --- http://www.adventure-journal.com/2013/04/iranian-spelunkers-find-worlds-4th-largest-cave/ DirtDoc

[Texascavers] Big Cave in Iran

2013-04-04 Thread dirtdoc
FYI --- http://www.adventure-journal.com/2013/04/iranian-spelunkers-find-worlds-4th-largest-cave/ DirtDoc

[Texascavers] Archived NSS News in PDF

2013-03-20 Thread dirtdoc
And a GREAT BIG THANKS to Alex Sproul for the many hours of work to scan those in!!! DirtDoc - Original Message - 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

[Texascavers] Archived NSS News in PDF

2013-03-20 Thread dirtdoc
And a GREAT BIG THANKS to Alex Sproul for the many hours of work to scan those in!!! DirtDoc - Original Message - 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

[Texascavers] Blair Pittman Update

2013-02-25 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Blair Pittman Update

2013-02-25 Thread dirtdoc
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

[Texascavers] Blair Pittman Update

2013-02-25 Thread dirtdoc
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

[SWR] Terlingua

2013-02-22 Thread dirtdoc
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. ___ SWR

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