Greetings, friends. I apologize if some of you get this more than once, but I wanted to make sure that some of the people who have been on past trips, those who expressed an interest about future trips, and those of you whom I think might enjoy one of these trips got the message, and I don't know who all is or is not subscribed to CaveTex.
Our next trip to the Laguna de Sanchez area in Nuevo León, Mexico, is 21-28 November. We will be camping at La Camotera the whole time. There are still at least 12-15 unsurveyed caves there, and literally dozens of sinkholes and leads to be explored for additional caves. The main purpose of this trip is to finish some uncompleted cave surveys and continue surveying in all the new caves. None of the caves are huge and long, but there are a lot of them, and it is an incredibly beautiful place. Most of the caves have some short (generally 20-25m) pits, but there are scattered caves that are horizontal or free-climbable. The deepest drop is the nice open-air pit entrance to El Infierno de la Camotera at 55m. Laguna de Sanchez is about an hour and a half or so south of Monterrey and up into the mountains. There is a paved road the entire way to LdeS, but you need a high ground clearance vehicle to continue from LdeS to La Camotera. Tone Garot and I are working on a Project website in our spare time. A rough early version temporarily resides on Tone's site at www.garot.com/LdeS. Check it out for some additional information. The main purpose of this email is so I can start putting together a participant list and begin working on the logistics. We will be mainly limited by rugged vehicle availability. Note that you also need to have your paperwork in order for crossing the border. If you don't have it yet, there is still time to apply for and receive a passport if you get on the ball. If you think you are interested in participating on this trip, fire me back an email sometime this week and let me know. I will start an email list of respondents and send out more information as we get closer and closer to the trip dates. Camping is primitive, and we take our own water or buy extra in LdeS. We usually do group meals to save time, fuel, and cleanup. I'll spare most of you additional details, but there will be lots of info for those of you who sign up. Oh, and did I mention the beautiful scenery, the oak-pine forest, and the 1500m (5000-foot) elevation? I am really looking forward to this trip! I hope you can make it. -- Jim "Crash" Kennedy [email protected] 512-663-2287 cell Confidentiality Note: This email and any attachment to it are confidential and protected by law and intended for the use of the individual(s) or entity named on the email. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or distribution of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender via return email and delete it completely from your email system. If you have printed a copy of the email, please destroy it immediately. Thank you
