Forwarding from Andrea Croskrey... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: trip report for July 7, 2012 Amazing Maze trip List-Post: [email protected] Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 11:22:41 -0500 From: Andrea Croskrey <[email protected]>
*July 7^th 2012 Amazing Maze Lead Check* This 2012 trip was a follow up to the two-day expedition Peter Sprouse led July 3^rd and 4^th , 2011. On the 2011 trip we were tasked with killing the last leads in the cave so the re-survey would be complete. Andy Zenker and I failed at our task. On the second day of survey Andy and I were in the lower level of the cave finishing leads along the E-survey line and ended up creating two more than we could finish that day. So, with Andy unable to join me, David Ochel, Jacqui Thomas and I headed to the lower level of the cave. The trip started out well without too much trouble opening the gate (no snakes!) or navigating to the lower level. Sadly, I realized I forgot to pack the survey instruments and David volunteered to run back to the truck for them while we sorted out exactly where to start. We were surveying by 11:30am and I was excited to see where the two leads at G34 would take us. It turns out they would only give us 12.45 meters of survey. Oh well. I still think the morphology of the lower cave to be interesting, hinting at some sort of keyhole shaped passage that has been so filled with ceiling breakdown that only the top rounded part of the passage is visible. Cool air seems to faintly whiff up from the breakdown in the floor but the only place that indicated a downward dig, that I have seen, was an impassable crack in bedrock at the bottom of a breakdown floor funnel at G35. Very curious� Cheers, Andrea *We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope... **~1 Thessalonians 1:3* --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
