Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news

2017-08-03 Thread Fritz Holt via Texascavers
As many of you (Texas Cavers) know, we have a Fountain Cave near Vance, north of Camp Wood. You have to climb partially up a small mountain to the entrance. Not easy to find due to the small entrance and vegetation. A nice easy walking cave. My daughters (Mandy & Jenny) along with their friend,

Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news

2017-08-02 Thread C Tiderman via Texascavers
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news Hey, that's right next door to me, David! I'd give the reporter an B- for the article,mostly because 6 of the 10 photos were of their lunch, as was much of thepiece. But the description of the nation's oldest commercial cave was better thanaverage,

Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news

2017-08-02 Thread Alex Sproul via Texascavers
Hey, that's right next door to me, David! I'd give the reporter an B- for the article, mostly because 6 of the 10 photos were of their lunch, as was much of the piece. But the description of the nation's oldest commercial cave was better than average, which isn't saying much; we see some pretty

Re: [Texascavers] cave tours in the news

2017-08-02 Thread Mark Minton via Texascavers
It's pretty bad, IMHO. For example: >Visitors will see thousands of stalactites, stalagmites and rare shield >formations throughout the gigantic cave. They were created when water rushing >through the cave, washed away the softer rock. Minerals in the dripping water >are left behind, creating

[Texascavers] cave tours in the news

2017-08-02 Thread David via Texascavers
What grade would you give this reporter for the new story below ? An "A+" ??Or an "F -" ?? http://wric.com/2017/08/02/its-a-completely-different-world-morgan-dean-explores-the-grand-caverns/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com