All,
I'm happy to report that the first quarter version of The TEXAS CAVER has been
mailed out to those of you who desire a hard copy of this literary masterpiece
and Pulitzer worthy publication.
I'm also happy to report that there were no hair pulling incidents and near gun
play at your friendly neighborhood post office and the issue went out under
budget!
All went thru with out a hitch.
In this issue:
We have some excellent trip reports and photos from Dale Barnard and Tone Garot
on their trip to Mexico, Bill Steele's excellent NSS interview with Chris
Nicola and the Story of the Priest's Grotto, Bill Bentley's account of the
PBSS's CaCa rock haul, a photo montage of the antics at CBSP by the Austin/SA
Girl Scouts, a huge announcement concerning the TSA Convention in March from
Ellie, and some excellent photos of the frozen Gorman Falls from Allan Cobb and
Andy Zenker.
This first issue of the TC for 2010 is also available online to all paid TSA
members.
Not a TSA member?
No problem! We still would like for you to contemplate becoming a TSA member.
Send me an email for your complimentary past issue of the TEXAS CAVER and see
what you've been missing.
Visit the TSA website at www.cavetexas.org <http://www.cavetexas.org> and
become a paid member and/or become an online member of the TSA.
If you're a TSA member, but haven't yet joined the Digital Revolution, it is
extremely painless to do so.
Go to http://www.cavetexas.org/members/ <http://www.cavetexas.org/members/>
and sign up!
Please remember to select how you want your TC: mail or digital.
Be sure to also peruse the back issues of the TEXAS CAVER, if you haven't done
so already.
There now are a total of 18 (14 in the free area) issues of the Pulitzer worthy
TEXAS CAVER available for your reading pleasure and available to all!
You can still opt to receive a hard copy TC, but will have to wait a couple of
weeks, at the earliest, to receive your latest newsletter via snail mail.
We are in the process of transferring ALL back issues of the TEXAS CAVER to the
website and we will let you know when this monumental task has been completed.
A committee will be formed to peruse ALL back issues to insure locations, maps,
and landowner info has been safely purged.
Finally, I want to thank all of the cavers who submitted material for this
issue and all of the past issues of The TEXAS CAVER.
This is YOUR newsletter and I couldn't do it without YOU!
So now that the caving season is well underway, don't be bashful. Be sure to
get those articles, photos, and trip reports written and sent in.
I know who you are, where you have been, and where you are planning on going!
I already have received an excellent trip report from Lacey Heath and photos
from Joe Datri, but, can always use more!
Send 'em in!
Without you, there is no TSA or TEXAS CAVER!
Thanks and I'll see you at the fabulous TSA Spring Convention!
Mark Alman - TSA Chairman and TEXAS CAVER Editor
