What always worries me about the issue of charging for access is that it sets the land owner up for liability -- which he is protected against if he does not charge. We might hope this would never be an issue, but a rancher could lose more than he might ever anticipate, and the fall out would be extreme on all landowner with caves, who might not analyze all the details.
This sounds like a lot of "could's" and "if's" but I don't think it is that farfetched. Landowners need education sometimes, on the negative aspects of taking money for caving. Guess that might close the cave altogether, but as far as I am concerned it is already closed. -----Original Message----- From: David Locklear [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 11:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Langtry Lead I have always assumed that the $ 100 was for a weekend per caver. I don't know if family members who are just camping would have to pay. I am assuming this price includes 3 fun caves and 2 nights of camping and access to several hundred acres of his ranch, and a free dip in his stock tank on the hill. So if you subtract a portion of the fee as a camping fee, and then divide by 3 then, it really only cost about $ 30 per cave. Maybe you could talk him into mending a fence or feeding or watering some animals or overhauling his tractor motor? However, seeing all the passages in all 3 caves on the same weekend would be hectic. 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]
