From: Lynda & James Sánchez <diamond...@pvtnetworks.net<mailto:diamond...@pvtnetworks.net>> Subject: [SWR] Fw: [PLW Update] FW: Caving, hiking and cycling Date: June 25, 2015 at 9:45:01 AM CDT To: SWR Cavers <s...@caver.net<mailto:s...@caver.net>> Reply-To: Lynda & James Sánchez <diamond...@pvtnetworks.net<mailto:diamond...@pvtnetworks.net>>
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/news/caving-hiking-and-cycling/article_69f99c02-156b-11e5-b09a-070ef0c277b2.html Glasgow (KY) Daily Times Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Caving, hiking and cycling BY GINA KINSLOW Glasgow Daily Times ycling and caving enthusiasts will come together on Sunday when they take part in Mammothon — a triathlon involving a tour through Mammoth Cave, as well as a hike and then a bike ride through Mammoth Cave National Park. This is the first time such an event has taken place at the national park. It is part of the observance of the Longest Day of Play, which occurs on the longest day of the year and is being hosted by the Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park, Forever Resorts/Mammoth Cave Hotel and the national park. Vickie Carson, public information officer for the national park, said the event is actually a trial run for the national park’s 100th anniversary celebration in 2016. “This year we thought we would do it on a smaller scale and see how it all worked out, and then plan for something a little bit more involved next year,” she said. As far as national park officials know, Mammothon is a one-of-a-kind event, with no others like it ever being held, she said. Mammothon will begin at 8:15 a.m. in the parking lot of Mammoth Cave Hotel. From the parking lot, a park ranger will lead participants on a 2-mile cave walk. “Once we come out of the cave, folks are on their own,” Carson said. The second portion of the event involves a 2-mile hike along the River Styx Spring, Echo River Spring, Sinkhole trails and back to the hotel parking lot where they will retrieve their bikes and ride along the Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike and Hike Trail. Mammothon is designed to showcase some of the aspects of the national park, and is not a triathlon in the true sense of the word, said Helen Siewers, executive director of the Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park. Participants are urged to use their own judgement when deciding how much to exert themselves. People will be on their own during the hiking and biking portions of the event, and can choose how far they want to go, but that is not the case with the cave walk, she said. “Anyone who begins the cave hike will have to be able to finish the cave hike, because we are all going in and we’re all coming out again,” Siewers said. The Mammothon is limited to 120 participants. As of Wednesday morning, 89 spots remained. To register for the event online, go to www.event-brite.com<http://cloud.siteencore.com/siteencore_helper.html#rotftwetu=aHR0cCUzQS8vd3d3Lmdvb2dsZS5jb20vdXJsJTNGc2ElM0R0JTI2cmN0JTNEaiUyNnElM0QlMjZlc3JjJTNEcyUyNnNvdXJjZSUzRG5ld3NzZWFyY2glMjZjZCUzRDE3JTI2dmVkJTNEMENDMFFxUUlvQURBR09BbyUyNnVybCUzRGh0dHAlMjUzQSUyNTJGJTI1MkZ3d3cuZ2xhc2dvd2RhaWx5dGltZXMuY29tJTI1MkZuZXdzJ>. More information is available at www. facebook.com/MammothFriends<http://cloud.siteencore.com/siteencore_helper.html#rotftwetu=aHR0cCUzQS8vd3d3Lmdvb2dsZS5jb20vdXJsJTNGc2ElM0R0JTI2cmN0JTNEaiUyNnElM0QlMjZlc3JjJTNEcyUyNnNvdXJjZSUzRG5ld3NzZWFyY2glMjZjZCUzRDE3JTI2dmVkJTNEMENDMFFxUUlvQURBR09BbyUyNnVybCUzRGh0dHAlMjUzQSUyNTJGJTI1MkZ3d3cuZ2xhc2dvd2RhaWx5dGltZXMuY29tJTI1MkZuZXdzJ>, or by calling 270-758-2152. Other events occurring on Sunday are: 5:30 a.m. – birding walk; 1 p.m. — Sand Cave Almanac; 3:45 p.m. — Heritage Walk, meeting at the visitor center; 7:30 p.m. — campfire program at the amphitheater; and 9 p.m. — Western Kentucky University Astronomy Club will present program on the night sky in the visitor center’s bus loop. Cave tour fees apply; other events listed above are free. -- -- View all the postings by visiting our homepage at: http://groups.google.com/group/parklandsupdate?hl=en To join the Park Land Watch group email Rick Smith: rsmith0...@comcast.net<mailto:rsmith0...@comcast.net> This will allow you to post your messages to the PLW Group. Membership is free --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "parklandwatch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to parklandsupdate+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:parklandsupdate+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. _______________________________________________ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net<mailto:s...@caver.net> http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr _______________________________________________ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET. Remember when you are replying to a message, you are replying to ALL on this list. This a default setting. If you want to reply to the individual sender then click reply, go delete the name out of the To: field and insert who you want to reply to. Of course, you have to know the email address of the person you are wanting to reply to. ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today.
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