David,
Didn't a number of folks (including you) visit these caves during the 1994
Bracketville NSS Convention and as a result they acquired histoplasmosis?
-Jim McLane
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> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:01:47 -0600
> Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Langtry caves
>
> It does sound absurd. I would love to see these caves but would not pay this
> price to the landowner for the privilege. Cavers perform a service for the
> courtesy extended such as advising the landowner of downed fencing, injured
> livestock, illegal activities, trash cleanup and whatever they are asked to
> do (chop cedar). We respect landowners property more than any other group and
> those who extend the courtesy know it. Paying to hunt is another thing but I
> agree with Jim and hope none of us pay to visit these caves.
>
> Soap Box Fritz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 12:08 PM
> To: Cavers Texas
> Subject: [Texascavers] Langtry caves
>
> This e-mail concerns 3 popular caves near the town of Langtry:
> Langtry Lead Cave, Emerald Sink, and Langtry Quarry Cave.
>
> I have secured permission from the landowner to be on the ranch
> for the weekend of April 1-3, 2011.
>
> The caves have always been accessible, as far as I know, but
> with one small glitch, which still remains.
>
> He wants each caver to pay him $ 100 per day they are on the
> ranch. I presume you could visit all 3 caves in the same day,
> so that would only be $ 33 per cave. And it would probably
> include one night of camping.
>
> Fortunately, his price has not changed with inflation in the
> last 20 years, so there is some good news.
>
> That price may sound absurd, and it certainly was the 1st time
> we heard about it back around 1990, but he has a large ranch
> with lots of surface to explore. I looked on Google Earth and
> Bing, and the detail was barely good enough to locate the 3 caves.
> Anyone have better imagery of the area just north of the town
> of Langtry?
>
> To the best of my knowledge, any caver is welcome to contact
> the landowner, and go out there anytime they want, but it would
> be more fun I think, if a large trip could be coordinated, as each
> cave can easily hold 8 cavers.
>
> I picked the date of the TSA Convention, however, it is nearly
> a 2 hour drive to the caves from Bracketville. If enough people
> want a different date, I can look into that.
>
> David Locklear
> caver in Ft. Bend County
>
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