I was recently contacted by this guy from Albuquerque, Bill Mason. He says he is "an avid cave diver" and want to dive here in Texas and in Mexico. Someone told him to contact the UT Grotto, which was probably a good idea, but I'm not a diver so I'm passing the buck to those who are. His e-mail is [email protected].
Thanks, Matt Zaldivar UT Grotto, President ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Bill Mason <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 10:32 AM Subject: RE: Texas Cave Diving Thanks Matt. If you can, please introduce me to the cave divers there. I live in Albuquerque so I can do road trips to Texas, but won't be able to make the meetings. Best, Bill ________________________________ Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:39:39 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Texas Cave Diving To: [email protected] Bill, I personally don't actually have the authority to give anyone access to caves. The best thing you could do is get to know the local divers; coming to our meetings is a good way to do that. We have an unofficial get together this Wednesday at the Posse East, www.posse-east.com. Our next official meeting will be on the 21st at 7:45pm on the University of Texas Campus in 2.48 Painter Hall (156 West 24th Street, Austin TX 78712) http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/pai.html. If you can't make it to a meeting, I can get you in contact with other cave divers that may be able to help. Matt ________________________________ From: Bill Mason <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 11:15 AM Subject: Texas Cave Diving Hi Matt, The Southern AZ Grotto recommended I talk to you about cave diving in Texas and Mexico. I am an avid cave diver and explorer in search of new caves to survey. I've explored in Florida, Bahamas, Philippines, and Arizona. I can provide a resume upon request. In essence, I'd like to know if there are sinks or sumps that have not yet been explored in your area. If so, would you be willing to let me give them a shot? I know Dr. Stone is active in Austin, so I can understand if the answer is "no," but I wanted to give you a shout. The map shows a whole lot of Karst in Texas... Best Regards, Bill Mason 352-328-7179 Albuquerque, NM
