I'm not a cave surveyor, but I've been to Copan, and it's a beautiful place! I'll be down in Honduras from June 22-July 5, so I know it's a great time of year to go!
2009/5/22 wesley s <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 20:49:20 -0700 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Short notice, interesting project > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Wes- > > This has just come across my plate. I've corresponded with Cameron for a > few years, and the cave part of her project finally came together. I've put > a blurb below. If it strikes your fancy or anyone you know comes to mind > (gotta have a sketcher!!), great, if not, could you put it on Cave Tex? > > Bev > > _____________________________ > > > > Short notice, interesting project: Cameron McNeil is looking for 2 > experienced surveyors to survey and produce a map of a cave in the Copan > area of Honduras this June. Well, that's coming right up! She's already down > there, and will be through June 26. The survey could probably be completed > in a week, plus travel time could be 1 1/2 weeks or so. > > Travel, room and board will likely be covered, a distinct bonus. The > cavers will be responsible for surveying the cave and producing a useful map > in a timely fashion (ie, within a couple of weeks of getting home, if not > while in Honduras). Its an archeology project, so of course the location and > contents of the cave require discretion. Copan is a fairly public site, > where archeologists are mixed right in with the town and tourists, so its > not like a private caver camp - ie, don't act like a yahoo, respect local > residents, etc. > > > > If you've got the mapping skills and the time, this could be a really > cool experience. Copan is just south of the border with Guatemala, and it's > a super cool archeology site, by far the best Honduras has to offer. > > > > Contact her at: [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail(R) goes with you. Get it on your BlackBerry or > iPhone.<http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Mobile1_052009> > -- Go find out! -Heather Tuček UT Grotto (512) 773-1348 [email protected]
