Blue Springs Cave Workday III, Nov. 5th
By: Paul Moser (McMinnville, Tennessee)
paulmoser at hotmail.com

The next installment of the Blue Springs Cave New Entrance Upgrade
will be Sunday, November 5th at 10am. Please help us give back to a
beautiful cave and to a wonderful land-owner and caver Mr. Lonnie Carr
and family. The objective for this work day will be to further extend
the path from the new entrance. Gravel will need to be transported
into the cave and a base of larger rock laid down in a section of the
trail that tends to stay wet more often than not. As I have mentioned
before, this is in an effort to reduce the amount of mud being carried
deeper into the cave by those that choose to use the new entrance as
their starting point. Until this project is completed I would like to
ask all to use the old entrance as their starting point in order to
bypass the mud and reduce the amount of mud being carried into the
cave. We had a wonderful turnout last time and I would like to
continue the trend. Bring your caving gear as there may be a cave trip
after the work is done. Maybe we can talk a few guys into showing us
some of the new discoveries they've made. Thankyou.

WHAT: Blue Springs Cave Work Day III

WHERE: Blue Springs Cave, Sparta, TN

WHEN: Sunday November 5th at 10am

WHO: all volunteers are welcome. we are in need of smiling faces and
old caving stories so all you old timers better be there.

OBJECTIVES: to put down a gravel path leading from the new entrance.

WHAT TO BRING: YOU!!, a bucket with a strong handle, work gloves, your
lunch, caving gear, and the desire to give back to this beautiful cave
and the Carrs who have given us so much. Also, Mr. Tony Pugh has
generously offered his expertise and pulley to rig a few haul systems
to make the project more smoothly, but we need another graciuos
individual to donate a sacrificial rope to be used in this process. So
grab that old dingy twisted rag you called a line from the 70's from
the basement and give it a final a respectful end. And, if you happen
to have a few tools that you may feel would aid in this project then
bring them too. I know we may need a few shovels and maybe a garden
rake or so.

WHERE TO PARK: Everyone please park on the same side of the road,
preferably to left, as traffic must still operate along that road
during the project. DO NOT PARK IN THE FIELD!! It destroys the grass
that the cows need to feed on.

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: contact me at paulmoser AT hotmail.com

Please help us by spreading the word to all your grottos and caving
friends. We need alot of volunteers on this day so all help will be
greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Paul Moser

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