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The Greater Cincinnati Grotto invites you to attend the 2007 Karst-O-Rama on June 22-24th at the Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve in Mount Vernon, Kentucky.
'Karst-O-Rama weekend actually starts off on Thursday night with a welcome party at the shelter. This will be an opportunity to meet new friends and join up with old ones. Cave trip sign up sheets for Friday will also be available. About one third of KOR participants arrive by Thursday night so come early and join the fun.
Owen Walker will lead a trip to Lost Creek Cave, White County, TN. Details later.
The Greater Cincinnati Grotto invites you to attend the 2007 Karst-O-Rama on June 22-24th at the Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve in Mount Vernon, Kentucky.
'Karst-O-Rama weekend actually starts off on Thursday night with a welcome party at the shelter. This will be an opportunity to meet new friends and join up with old ones. Cave trip sign up sheets for Friday will also be available. About one third of KOR participants arrive by Thursday night so come early and join the fun.
The July grotto meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7 at the Adventure Science Center starting at 7pm.
Ron Clendening, with the Tennessee Division of Geology, will discuss the geology of Tennessee.
This is an opportunity to try out a rope climbing system in a controlled setting and to practice vertical changeovers (with your own equipment). Several ropes will be rigged in trees to allow practice. The location is John Hickman’s backyard located in Nashville. For more information or directions, contact John.
Update: Date changed to Sunday July 15.
Aimee Roosenberg and Joey Stuckey will be leading a clean-up trip Indian Grave Point Cave, Dekalb County, TN. This is a horizontal cave with some minor climbing and some trash to pick up. Meeting at 8:00 a.m. at the McDonald at the Hwy 109 exit on I-40 (east of Nashville).
The July Executive meeting will be held on July 19, 2007 at 7pm at the home of Owen Walker in the Crieve Hall area of Nashville. The Executive Meeting is open to all grotto members and usually involves setting up trips for the upcoming month and other grotto business, along with good food and drink.
2007 National Convention
of the
National Speleological Society
23-27 July 2007
Marengo, Indiana
www.nss2007.com
Nestled in the scenic hills of Southern Indiana, Crawford County is the "Postcard Perfect" destination for recreation,
relaxation, and caving! Crawford County expands from the shores of the Ohio River at the town of Leavenworth, to the shores
of Patoka Lake. Thousands of acres of county, state, and federal forest create a haven for the naturalist. The caves and karst
of Crawford County, and most of south-central Indiana, are developed chiefly within the thick limestones and dolomites of the
mid-Mississippian-aged Blue River and Sanders groups. Caving at Convention will range from tight and sporting stream crawls,
to huge walking passages, to well-decorated grottos. Underground adventures will also include multi-mile systems, survey
and exploration opportunities, family and hardcore trips, and cave diving.
The town of Marengo is located in Crawford County and is home to one of the finest commercial caves in the United
States. Marengo Cave was designated a US National Landmark in 1984 by the Department of the Interior as "the most
profusely decorated cavern...with speleothems of the highest quality." Also in Crawford County, near Leavenworth, is
Wyandotte Cave, one of the oldest and largest commercial caves in the country. Both will be "must do" activities during the
week.
