All,
I wanted to thank all of the folks that have contacted me to volunteer for the Salado Ranch Ridge Walkathon. Fortunately, we have been informed that there is a large and healthy bat population in one of the caves we were planning on working in and digging out. Unfortunately, there are bats in the caves we were planning on working in and digging out, so we thought it would be best to cancel this work weekend and start it back up this winter, when the bats have moved on to points South. The last thing we want to do is disturb the bats. As a consequence, you now have the opportunity to get down and dirty next weekend, Saturday, May 2nd at Longhorn Caverns. We have moved this from June to May. The Longhorn Thru Trip is shaping up to be a popular and very busy trek during ICS, as several other caves and trips have had to be cancelled, due to WNS. Lyndon and I have a desperate need to get as many trip leaders trained and their services secured for the ICS as possible. We also have a need to improve and configure one of the more "challenging" areas of the cave for safe passage, next weekend. If this sounds like something you'd like to help out with, contact Lyndon or me. Please bring your own water, food, and camping gear as the Visitors area at the park is available Friday and Saturday nights. Please be aware that there now are Park Hosts residing at LCSP, so we need to keep noise at a minimum and any debauchery needs to be done in a silent manner! So, after you have enjoyed talking about caving at the TSA Convention, come on out to this project, as well as the always popular CBSP Project, and get down and dirty in some real caves. Come on out for a guaranteed fun weekend, great camaraderie, a very accommodating park and staff, a great location to observe the stars and partake of a cool one, and enjoy the Texas Hill Country before it gets too d***** hot! Thanks, Mark and Lyndon ________________________________ From: Alman, Mark @ IRP Sent: Thu 4/16/2009 8:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: A Couple of May and June Caving Events for YOU! Salado, TX Ranch Ridge Walkathon, Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 - CANCELLED! Longhorn Caverns State Park Dig, Saturday, June 6th - MOVED TO SATURDAY, MAY 2nd!
