Dont know who I should be writing this to.. I can lead trips and arrange access to any of the following: Palmito Minas Viejas (the road aint as bad is it was years ago) Chiquihuitillos
Nico On Feb 5, 2008 4:24 PM, George Veni <[email protected]> wrote: > Trips for the ICS are well into the planning stages. As I type, the trip > descriptions are being reviewed and translated for posting on the website > and printing in the 2nd Circular, which will be out in June. Keep checking > the website over the next couple of months and you'll see details get > posted > periodically on a great variety of caving, family, and technical trips. > > George > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Locklear [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:03 PM > To: Texas Cavers > Subject: [Texascavers] ICS border trip suggestions > > There are 2 border towns in Mexico close to the International Congress > of Speleology. > > Piedras Negras > > ( 164 miles away - ~ 3 hours 15 minutes ) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedras_Negras%2C_Coahuila > > http://www.traveltex.com/images/database_images/big/2003/pg15089.jpg > > Probably easier border crossing than Ciudad Acun~a. > > [ I passed thru this town once, but have never stopped there. ] > > > Ciudad Acuña > > ( 152 miles away - ~ 2 hours 45 minutes ) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Acu%C3%B1a > > > > http://www.jstottphotography.com/2003/2003-09-03_-_usa/texas,_mexico_and_new > _orleans/slides_l/dscn2085.jpg > > There are lots of good cantinas and a few good restaurants. > > "Hunter's Ranch" is rumored to be a whole lot of fun. > ( easy to find - on top of the hill where the cities antennas > are. on Hwy 2 ) > > You can get maps on-line of these cities on MapQuest. > > [ My grandparents took me to Acuña at the age of 5 in 1969. The > A.S.S. used to go there for dinner ( Crosby's - I think )after > several trips to > Langtry around 1985. I have only been back a few times since > then. > ] > > The movies Desparado and El Mariachi with Antonio Banderas had bar > scenes filmed in the "Corona Club" in Acuña. > > > I don't know what the closest Mexican cave is to the Congress. > > In my opinion, "iIlusive Pit" is just too difficult to get to for a quick > trip > across the border. Grutas de Carrizal has so much guano and > bats in it that some people may not think it is worth a quick trip from > Kerrville just to see that cave. The hike to Precipicio in July is > not a good idea. And the trip up to Minas Viajes is kind of hard > on a passenger van. And going all the way to Monterrey to see > a commercial cave, may be too much driving. Are some cavers > planning on going to Palmito "during" the Congress? Since I can > theoreticaly go to Palmito just about any weekend, I am not going > to do that during the Congress. > > > Here is a list of rock-art sites that may be worth visiting: > > 1. San Rafael de los Milagros > 2. El Pelillal > 3. Narihua > > > > In summary, if you are interested in trips to Mexico, there is > a ton of information on the web and many old-timers have a lot > of stories to tell about trips there. So don't be afraid to ask some > one before venturing off down there. And there are some Cavetex > readers from Mexico who can probably answer any questions you > might have. > > > > > David Locklear > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
