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P U B L IS H E D Q U AR T E R L Y B Y T HE W I ND Y C IT Y G ROT T O OF T HE NAT IONAL SPEL EOL OG ICAL S OC IET Y F r e d S c h um a n n 2 2 5 2 A B a l d w i n A ve . P a l a t i n e , I l l i no i s 6 0 0 7 4 S e nd e xc ha n g e s & c o r r e sp o nd e n c e t o t h e e d i tor: R a l p h E a r l a nd s o n 802 S. H ig hla nd Ave. O a k P a r k , I l l i no i s 6 0 3 0 4 - 1 5 2 9 G r o t t o m e m b e r s h i p s, w i t h t he S p e l e o n e w s , a r e $ 1 5 . 0 0 p e r ye a r . F a m i l y - d e p e n d e nt m e m b e r s h i p s, w i t ho u t t he S p e l e o n e w s , a r e $ 5 . 0 0 . A va i l a b l e t o p u b l i s h i ng g r o t t o s b y e xc h a ng e . Ad ver tisi ng a vaila ble. C o nt a c t e d i t o r f o r m o r e i nf o r m a t i o n. IS S N 0 1 4 8 - 2 8 2 3 T he W i nd y C i t y G r o t t o U nd e r g r o u n d P r e s s

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M E M B E R S H IP - J AN U A R Y 16-22,

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2 0 1 2 WCG T R E AS U R Y R E P O R T - T R IP R E P O R T S - B lo w ing Ho le a nd Wa ynes ; S u ll iva ns T r ip ; Ma y s and King Leo . G R O T T O M IN U T E S - S P E N T C AR B ID E - WCG M E M B E R S H IP L IS T - -

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G ROT TO E LECT IONS

T he a nnua l gr ot t o ele ct io ns w i ll be he ld at t he Ma y meet ing o n Ma y 8. No min at io ns w il l be t aken at t he Apr il meet ing, a nd w il l be o pened fo r each o ff ice ju st pr io r t o t he vo t ing. T he fo llo w ing Bo ar d me mber s wil l be e lect ed: T he Ch ai rp e rson r uns t he grot t o and bo ar d meet ings a nd co nduct s gr ot t o co rr espo nde nce. T he Vi ce - Ch ai rp e rson is r e spo ns ib le f or pr o gr ams at t he gr ot t o me et ing s a nd r uns meet ing s in t he Cha ir per so ns a bse nce. T he S ec ret a ry keep s minut es o f t he gr ot t o and bo ar d meet ings. T he T rea su re r is r e spo ns ib le fo r grot t o f ina nce s and co llect s dues. T he B oard M emb er at Large se l ls T shir t s, st icker s a nd o t her it e ms, a nd r o unds o ut a six- pack o f be er . T he Ed i t or is appo int ed by t he fi ve e lect ed bo ar d me mber s. T o r un fo r grot t o o ffice, yo u mu st be a Regu lar me mber o f t he gr ot t o, t hat is, an NS S me mber ( o r me mber s hip pe nd ing) . All pa id - up gr ot t o me mber s ( bo t h Regular and Asso c iat e) ma y vo t e in t he e lect io ns.

WCG B O AR D M E M B E R S
C HA I RPE RS O N -e r i c c o y@ ym a i l . c o m V ICE-C HA I RPE RSO N -p h i l @ ho u s e o f g o l d m a n. o r g SECRETARY-c a ve c r i t t e r 1 0 0 @ g m a i l . c o m T REAS URE R- sc h um a n n 2 4 @ a o l . c o m MEM BE R-AT - LA RG E- t j a na s1 9 5 0 @ a o l . c o m F r e d S c h um a n n (847) 963 -0823 P hi l G o l d m a n (847) 632 -1290 G r e g S c hm i t (708) 387 -0592 S a n d r a S c h um a n n (847) 963 -0823 Tom Janas (708) 349 -3849

S PEL EONEWS ED IT OR-Ralph Earlandson r a l p h. e a r l a nd s o n@ g m a i l . c o m (708) 524 -1215

C O M M IT T E E C H A IR P E R S O N S
MEM BE RS HI P/D AT ABASE -c a ve c r i t t e r 1 0 0 @ g m a i l . c o m G r e g S c hm i t (708) 387 -0592

S PEL EO NEWS E XC HA NG E- R a l p h E a r l a nd s o n r a l p h. e a r l a nd s o n@ g m a i l . c o m (708) 524 -1215 LIBRA RIA N- c a ve r 1 4 0 2 @ y a ho o . c o m T RI PS C OM M IT T EE- b a g e l s1 0 1 @ sb c g l o b a l . n e t S A F ET Y C HA I R PE R S O N- l e g n i n i @ a p s. a n l . g o v C O NS E RVAT IO N C HA I R-sp e l e o 3 0 @ ya h o o . c o m P R O PE RT Y M A NA G E R -c a ve w o l f 0 0 @ ho t m a i l . c o m B AT H O USE P RO JECT C HA I R- t e l e c o nf @ a o l . c o m W EBSIT E ADM I NIST RAT O R-A d m i n@ w i nd yc i t yg r o t t o . o r g L a ur a L e xa n d e r (630) 824 -8341 Rich Pagels (815) 838 -5689 D a n L e g ni n i (630) 393 -2240 Jack W ood (773) 252 -9773 Joe W olf (708) 503 -1448 R i c h W hi s l e r (630) 562 -1243 Terry Chambliss (773) 342 -6097

O N T H E C OV E R
T his is sue feat ur es a r epo rt by Ad a m Ha ydo ck o n his r ece nt t r ip t o P uert o Rico . T he co ver phot o sho ws so me o f t he he l ict it es and so da st r aws in Cueva S or bet o s. P hot o by Ada m Ha ydo ck.

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M EETINGS
Meet ings o f t he Wind y C it y Gr o t t o o f t he Nat io na l S pe leo lo g ica l S o c iet y ar e he ld o n t he seco nd Wed nesd a y o f ever y mo nt h at 7: 30 p. m. at Au re li o' s Pi zze ri a, 1455 W. La ke S t . ( US 20) , Add iso n, I L 60101, pho ne ( 630) 889 - 9560. It is ne xt t o ( east o f) Mar cus C ine ma, whic h is just east o f I L - 53 ( Ro hlw ing Rd. ) . Yo u wil l find it in t he So ut hwe st co r ner o f Ce nt ennia l P la za s ho pp ing c ent er , just past t he Mar cus C ine ma. E xit I - 355, just o ff o f I - 290 ( yo u need not pay a t o ll) o n Lake S t . T ur n east ( le ft ) o n Lake. T he ne xt t hr ee meet ing s w il l be M arch 13 , Ap ri l 10 , and M ay 8 . T he bu s ines s and a nno unce me nt s part o f t he me et ing is fo llo wed by a pr o gr am o n a caving r e lat ed t o pic. Bo ar d meet ing s, at whic h gr ot t o bus ines s is d iscu ss ed, ar e usua ll y he ld o n t he fo ur t h Wed ne sda y o f t he mo nt h at 7: 30 p. m. and o pen t o ever yo ne . T he exa ct dat es and lo cat io ns o f t he bo ar d meet ing s w il l be a nno unced at t he grot t o meet ing s. T he June Spel eone ws w i l l be asse mb led fo r ma il ing dur ing t he Ma y bo ar d meet ing. T he dead l ine fo r each is sue o f t he Spel eone ws is t he weekend fo llo w in g t he gr ot t o meet ing o f t he mo nt h pr eced in g t he mo nt h o f is sue. All mat er ia l mus t be subm it t ed in fina l fo r m via e - ma i l, o r on CD o r paper at t hat t ime. Th e d ead li n e fo r t h e Ju n e S pel eon ews i s t h e weeken d of M ay 11 12.

M EMBERSHIP N EWS
Our annua l Gr ot t o me mber s hip list sho ws a t ot al o f 51 me mber s o f t he Wind y Cit y Gr ot t o, inc lud ing 39 r egu lar ( NS S ) and 12 asso c iat e me mber s. T he NS S me mber s inc lude se ve n li fe me mber s o f t he g rot t o. T his co mpar e s w it h 39 r egular and 9 asso c iat e me mber s fo r a t ot al o f 48 Grot t o me mber s in Mar c h 2012 . All na mes and addr esse s appear in t he me mber s hip li st in t his is sue.

W E LCOME N EW M EMBE RS
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T o m Ca mp be ll, NS S 60588 1213 Fr anc es P ar kwa y P ar k Ridg e, I L 60068 ( 563) 321- 2838 t jca mp be l l@g ma i l. co m

T HE C ARBIDE D UN
T he fo llo w ing me mber s, exp ir ing bet wee n no w and t he ne xt issu e, ar e list ed be lo w by mo nt h o f exp ir at io n. P ay at t he meet ing o r se nd yo ur payme nt t o t he t r easur er , Sandr a S chu ma nn, 2252 A Ba ldw in, P a lat ine , I L 60074. Not e: Pl ease mak e yo ur che ck pa ya ble t o Wind y C it y Gr o t t o. Dues fo r fu l l me mber s hip is $15. 00 per year . Exp i ri n g i n Ap ri l 2013: Mar y Alks nis T o dd Or wat Gr eg S chmit E r ic h S c hu ma nn Exp i ri n g i n M ay 2013: Ger r y Wo lt er ing Exp i ri n g i n Ju n e 2013: Al iso n C ha mb l is s T er r y C ha mb l is s P aul D inger Do ug Har r is E van S chu ma nn Fr ed S chuma nn S andr a S chuma nn

U PCOMING E VENTS
M arch 23. NS S Bo ar d o f Go ver no r s me et ing, S an Jo se, Ca li fo r nia. M ay 3- 5. so ur i. S pr ing MVOR, D il lar d M i l l, M is-

M ay 24 - 27. Kent uck y S pe leo fe st , Lo ne S t ar P r eser ve, Ke nt uck y. Ju n e 28 - 30. Cave Caper s, Cr aw fo r d Co unt y Fa ir gr o unds, I nd ia na. Ju ly 12 - 14. Kar st - O- Ra ma, Gr eat S alt pet re Ca ve P r eser ve, Mt . Ver no n, Kent uck y. Ju ly 21 - 28. 16t h I nt er nat io na l Co ngr ess o f S pe leo lo g y, Br no , Czech Repu bl ic. Au gu st 5 - 9. NS S Co nve nt io n, S hippe ns bur g, P enns ylva nia. Let s ha ve a go o d WCG t ur no ut . Ju ly 14 - 18, 2014. NS S Co nve nt io n, Hunt svi l le, Ala ba ma. A ho usewar ming Co nve nt io n at t he new NS S HQ.

T HE C ARBIDE D UMP
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B Y A DAM H AYDOCK
I called P at Davis t he nig ht be fo r e t o make sur e he had e ver yt hing r ead y a nd al l his gear was co mpact and set t o go . We t a lked abo ut what we wer e go ing t o do and t he enco unt er s we mig ht ha ve in P uer t o R ico as we ll as t he lack o f s leep we w i ll get , t he a maz ing lo cat io ns we w il l be go ing t o and t he car . I wo ke up at 3: 30 am t o cat ch my 6 a m f lig ht t o P hil l y, w hic h co nnect ed t o S an Jua n. P at was go ing t o la nd e xact ly a ha lf ho ur aft er me, w hic h ga ve me t ime t o get t he r ent a l and dr ive ba ck t o get him so we co uld go st r aig ht t o t he r ain fo r est . Whe n I got t o P uer t o Rico , I had ever yt hing as car r y- on, so I went t o get t he r ent a l w it ho ut a pro ble m, s et up my g ear in t he car and wa it ing fo r P at t o la nd. T he t r a ffic was get t ing bad, a nd i f yo u ha ve be e n t o P uert o Rico be fo r e yo u w il l u nder st and ho w bad peo ple dr ive o ut t her e. Having sa id t hat , whe n we pulled t he car back int o t he r ent a l cent er we had scr a t ches o n ever y co r ner o f t he car but I have nt hear d fr o m t he m a bo ut any o f t hat , cro ss my finger s. Once I picked up P at we went t o gat her so me fo o d and wat er fo r t he week and s et up ca mp o n t o p o f a r idge in a far mer s la nd. We went o ver t he week and st ar t ed t o pr epar e fo r t he cascade hike by r o ut ing t he t r aver se and d is cuss ing hazar ds we ma y e nco unt er inc luding flas h flo o ds. We got t o bed kno wing t his was go ing t o be a fast t r ip fu ll o f wa ke up and go , eat , sleep, r epeat . and it was P at and I wo ke up ear ly T hur sda y mo r ni ng so we co uld get t o t he wat er fa l l c ascad e hike be fo r e t he aft er no o n fla s h flo o ds ro ll i n. I n P uer t o R ico fla s h flo o ds ca n happe n at anyt ime but since we went in t he dr y seaso n t he t hr eat o f flas h f lo o ds was m in i miz ed. We got a r ide t o t he bo t t o m o f R io B la nco whi ch is ca lled E l H ipp ie . T his has a poo l o f wat er w it h a canyo n r ig ht abo ve t he fir st wat er fa l l. We as ce nded t he ju ng le t r a il u nt il we got t o t he dro p in o f t he Rio Bla nco . T he bou lder s wer e lar ge a nd s l ipper y. . ver y s l ip per y! One wr o ng mo ve a nd yo u can s l ip, cr ack yo ur bo ne s, wash do wn t he r iver o ver a wat er fa l l, o r get keyed in w it h t he sw ift cur r ent in so me sect io ns. We wo r e 5. 10 canyo neer bo ot s, which ha ve st ick y r u bber mat er ia l t hat wil l give goo d t r act io n e ve n w it h s l ipper y co nd it io ns. I want ed t o be e xt r a car efu l t ak ing P a t upst r eam as sw i ft wat er is no t so met hing he is fa m i liar w it h and t his hike is no t fo r beg inner s. ( yo u ha ve bee n war ned) . We made it t o t he co nflue nc e o f t he R io Cubu y a nd t he R io I caco s, whic h had a s er ie s o f lar ge sw i f t wat er wat er fa l ls a nd hydr au l ic bo ils sur r o und ing us. T her e wer e a lso so me deep wat er sw ims whic h r equ ir ed t r aver s ing at t imes t o make sur e we had t he r ig ht ang le o f appr o ach and a wa y do wn ju st in c ase so met hing happ ened. S o me bo u lder c li mbs we had t o use webbing and wo r k as a t eam t o co unt er ba la nce o ur se lves so we co uld le ver age eac h ot her o ver t he bo ulder s. I t was beaut ifu l t o be im m er sed in t he r a in fo r est sw im m ing in 65 degr ee wat er wit h t he t emper at ur e at a hu mid 75 degr ees sur r o unded by wat er fa lls a nd a n a mazing vie w o f t he o cean fr o m w her e we wer e. We kept go ing u nt il we go t t o t he ma in wat er fa l l. T his wat er fa ll yo u can se e fr om t he r o ad 5 mile s aw a y a nd acco r d ing t o t he map, t his wat er fa l l appear s t o be aro und 200 feet o f e le vat io n, w it h a 30 t o a 40 degr ee ang le at po int s. We had lu nc h a nd dec ided t o f la nk t he fa lls t o t he r ig ht . We fo und o ur se lve s bo u lder ing o ver s lipp er y r o cks a nd t hick veget at io n t hat had sk in ir r it at io n pr o per t ies, t ho r ns, and s ma l l ca ver n lik e ho les i n bet ween t hese bo u lder s, o ne wro ng foot ho ld and yo u ca n go t umbling do wn int o a ho le a nd get st uck in a ver y har d t o r each sect io n o f t he ju ng le. And t his was go ing so well I sa id be fo r e we fo und o ur selves in t his he l l ho le. We dec ided t o t ur n back but r ea lized ve r y qu ick l y t hat we lo st o ur t r aver se, so now we had t o negot iat e and p la n eac h st ep and we mo ved ver y c aut io us l y back do wn. One st ep I t oo k my fo ot went t hro ugh t he shr ubber y a nd I caught mys e lf be fo r e s lipp ing int o one o f t hese nig ht mar e s. Kno w ing t he r iver is t o o ur r ig ht we aimed in t hat dir ect io n t o t he r iver and fo u nd o ur se lves ha l fwa y up o n a bo u lder t hat act ed as a she l f o ver t he wat er fa l l. I r eme mber sa ying t o P at , ho w did we get so luck y ! We fo u nd a spo t wher e we co u ld get o ut o f t hat me ss, get o ur bear ings a nd co nt inue t o ascend t he wat er fa l l t o a sect io n o f t he way up and had ano t her br eak t o t alk abo ut what just happe ned a nd co nt inu e o ur p la n. We co nt inued back t o t he r ig ht and fo u nd t he sect io n was t oo s lipper y s o we went le ft and WH AA fo u nd a s ma l l t r ail t hr o ugh t he ot her side o f t he r iver . T his sect io n o f t he r a in fo r est fe lt like a hig hwa y co mpar ed t o t he le ft s ide. We made a ha st y c li mb t o t he t o p and meander ed ar o und t he be nd t o descend ba c k int o t he wat er o n t o p o f t he wat er fa l l. We d id it . I r ea ll y w as o ne o f t ho se mo me nt s wher e yo u had t o be t her e t o under st and ho w t he cha lle nge p la yed o ut and t he fe e ling we had whe n

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we made it o ver success fu l l y. We e nco unt er ed sma l ler wat er fa l l c ha l le nge s bu t we wer e able t o o ver co me t ho se c ha l le nge s a nd make it t o t he p ipe l ine t r ail in go o d t ime. Wo w what an a maz ing hike ! No w t hat was cascade r o ut e find ing, p la nning, and gr eat t eam wo r k! We fo llo w ed t he eas y p i pe line t r ail t o t he t o p o f t he ro ad wher e we wa lked back do wn and got back t o o ur camp . We dr ied e ver yt hing o ut and r e - packed ever yt hing fo r t he ne xt sect io n o f t he t r ip ( t he caves) . I t can be a cha lle nge t o sleep in P uert o R ico at nig ht wit h t he ear - p ier c ing co q i fr o gs a ll nig ht lo ng. T he y so und nice whe n t her e ar e just a few but whe n t her e ar e hu ndr e ds o f t he m sur r o und ing yo ur t ent all in d iso r der ly and s ynco pat ed co nver sat io n, it t akes t he r hyt hm o ut o f yo ur sleep pr o cess and i nt o a ps yc hede l ic daze o f so r t s wher e yo u ar e not sur e if yo u ar e sle ep ing or awake at t ime s. I a m no t sur e ho w ma ny ho ur s o f s leep we got but we had t o wake up 5: 30 am At la nt ic t ime, whic h is 3: 30 am Cent r a l t ime, so we co uld get t o t he ot her s ide o f t he is la nd t o me et up w it h ca ver s. We go t up, st r uck camp , and st art ed mea nd er ing o ur wa y do wn t he mo u nt ain t o t he ma in hig hwa y. Mapquest was t elling me o ne wa y t o get t o Ar ec ibo . P at s Goo gle Map s devic e was t ell ing us a not her wa y t o get t her e, and w it h m y e xper ie nc e being in P uer t o Rico , I knew I had t o t r ic k my GP S . I t make s dr iving int er est ing w he n G P S t ells us t o get o ff o n a r o ad and it is a co mp let e ly d if fer e nt ro ad t han we ar e suppo s ed t o be o n. P lus t he GP S t o ld us t o go do wn r o ads t hat wer e not eve n t her e t o get t o a dest inat io n!. Whaa a! !. . . We wo r ked o ur way o n t he hig hwa y t o war ds S an Juan so we can go west and r a n int o a t o ll s yst e m t hat we fo und t o be ver y co nfus ing. Not o nly do t he y c har ge a lot o f mo ne y but t her e ar e fo ur differ e nt k inds o f t o ll s yst e ms w her e t he y w il l g ive yo u a car d i f in r ep lace me nt o f g iving yo u cha ng e, or yo u ha ve t o bu y a pa ss t o go t hr o ugh t he t o lls. I s ho u ld ha ve just act ivat ed t he t o ll at t he car r ent a l and got t he insur a nce t oo. We made it t o Ar ec ibo an ho ur ear ly s o we had t o cha nce t o casua ll y pr epar e fo r t he caving pha se o f t he t r ip and o r ganize e ver yt hing in t he car . Je ff s ho wed up t o t he me et -up lo cat io n a nd I fo llo wed hi m t o t he fir st cave, Lo s Cho r ro s. Lo s Cho r ro s has t wo beaut ifu l ent r ance s but o ne o f t he m r equ ir es t he u se o f r o pe t o ent er t he s yst e m. We par ked o ur car and Je f f st ar t ed t o exp la in t o me t hat last t ime Amer ica n c aver s went int o t his s yst e m t he y wer e get t ing shot at . P LUS , par king o ur car s at any ca ve in P uer t o Rico , mea ns t aking t he r isk o f br o ken car w indo ws a nd t he ft so we had t o br ing o ur va lua ble s a nd e ver yt hing e lse is put in t he

t r unk. We ca me t his far so t her e was no st o pp ing us. We wa lked up t he hi l l fo l lo w in g t he wat er fa l l e nt r ance a nd c l i mbed up int o t he mo ut h o f t he cave. A bo a co nst r ict or was we lco ming us at t he ent r ance t o t he cave, a lo ng w it h o t her snakes, cr abs, t he g uaba sp id er ( whic h is a lar ge t ail le ss no n poiso no us sco r pio n t he size o f bo t h o f my ha nds) , and po iso no us sco r pio ns. We go t int o t his a ct ive wat er syst e m w i t h t he t e mp ins id e be ing 75 degr ees w it h 100% hu m id it y a nd t he wat er t emp at 65 degr ees. It fe lt r ea ll y w ar m ins ide t his cave. We st ar t ed o ur t r aver se and t he wall p ass ages wer e l ined w it h fo r mat io ns fr o m flo wst o ne t o st ala ct it es and st a lag m it e s. We had t o wade in wat er and go under so me s ma ll br ie f lo w a ir sect io ns t o wher e t he cave o pened up int o walk ing r iver cave pass age. Bat s wer e fl ying a l l o ve r t he p lace a s t he y squeak ed fr o m a ll d ir e ct io ns and fle w in a c hao t ic fr e nz y yet t he y wer e awar e no t t o r un int o anyt hing( it appe ar ed) . We mea nd er ed ar o und br eakdo wn a nd go t t o a sect io n wher e we had t o cli mb up int o an upper passage w her e wat er car ved o ut t ube like shar p fo r mat io ns u nder o ur feet . It s st il l a maz es me ho w wat er has t he po wer t o slo w l y evo lve r o cks int o so me o f t he mo st amaz ing feat ur es o ver mi l le nnia. We co nt inued do wn t he passages enjo ying t he fe at ur es o f t he cave and ca me t o t he su mp. T he su mp has bee n r eco r ded as a dive in t he past w it h d ive line but I was not able t o get t oo muc h mo r e info r mat io n a bo ut t hat . I do nt be lie ve t he r e ar e any mo r e r eco r ds ind ic at ing w her e t he su mp lead s t o but it is fa ir y e vid e nt t hat all t he wat er is co ming fr o m t his su mp. We st ar t ed o ur t r aver se o ut o f t he cave and we nt do wn ano t her co uple s ide pas sages whic h wer e e ve n nar r o wer t han t he pr evio us canyo ns and t he t o rr ent s o f wat er rag ing t hr o ugh t hese s ma l l c a nyo n passage s have cr eat ed a mo sa ic o f we ll - de f ined a nd shar p scu lpt ur es whic h wer e ama z ing t o see. I co uld hear m y c lo t hes t ear ing as I wo u ld pass by so me o f t he se fo r mat io ns but we wa lked o ver s ma l l wat er fa l ls a nd made it t o t he ot her ent r ance. I t was nice t o see t hat o ur car s wer e st il l o ne p iece t oo . We made it o ut of t he cave and got back t o o ur car s wit ho ut inc ident . T hank fu l l y! We dr o ve t hr o ugh a sma ll t o wn in Ar ec ibo t o get t o t he lo cat io n w her e we wo uld par k o ur car s and wa lk t o t he seco nd cave ( Cueva S o r bet o s). T he ne ig hbo r ho o d had a few mur der s happe n a few da ys pr evio us, so we had t o par k t he car s and get int o t he r ain fo r est qu ick l y w it ho ut caus ing a d ist ur ba nc e in t he ne ig hbo r ho o d. We wa lk ed t o t he T ana ma R iver and cr o ssed t he unusua l l y clear wat er t o get t o t he ent r ance o f t he cave. At t empt s ha ve bee n made t o blo ck t he cave using co ncr et e but ma in e nt r ance r e ma ins o pen.

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T her e is a s ma l l cr aw l in t he beg inn in g, but o nce yo u pass t he cr aw l yo u ar e able t o st and. We lo o k up, aro und and at t he bot t o m le ve l o f t his mudd y c a ve, my jaw dr o ps!. . . .. ha nging o n t he lo wer le ve l a s far as I can se e ar e hu ndr eds o f t ho usand s o f w hit e ca lc it e so da st r aws var ying fr o m a few mi l li met er s t o o ver t wo feet in le ngt h! ! We ar e fina l l y her e, I was t hink ing as I st art ed my de sce nt do wn int o t he lo wer le ve l. T he pas sage is ver y s l ipper y a nd mudd y but we wer e able t o get do wn t o t he bot t om a nd st ar e in awe at t he shi m mer ing ca lc it e co lu mns t hat wer e t he s iz e o f P ar t heno n co lu mns, a nd t he c ha nde l ier r oo ms s at ur at ed w it h t hese whit e so da st r aw fo r mat io ns. I do nt t hink I have e ver see n t his ma ny so da st r aws co ndensed int o o ne ca ve l ike t his ever , and I am no t sur e o f any o t her place o n ear t h t hat has t his k ind o f so da st r aw co lle ct io n. We co nt inued t o wa lk do wn t he passag e int o a br eakdo wn r o o m a nd int o a lar ge hig hwa y l ike co lis eu m pa ssag e w it h a st alact it e t hr ee st o r ie s hig h. We viewed a p it t hat led t o a sump, and I was t o ld t hat a dive w as made int o t his su mp but it did no t r ender any fa vo r able r esu lt s. We co nt inu ed t o t he end o f t he cave wher e a br eakdo wn mo u nt a in ha s co llapsed a r oo m, but bu i lt a st a ir wa y o f br eakdo wn t o t he t o p lea ving a no t her 50 ft t o t he ce il ing. Wo w! ! We t r aver sed back and t oo k a s ide passage r o ut e t o mo r e cha nde l ier r oo ms fu l l o f he l ict it e so da st r aw fo r mat io ns t hat ext ended up t o 6 inc he s fr o m t he ma in fo r mat io n, whic h lo o ked like ner ve co nnect io ns. Aft er fo ur

ho ur s we exit ed t he cave and wa s hed o ff in t he T ana ma R iver . T his ca ve far e xceede d my expe ct at io ns and le ft me po nder ing ho w t hese a maz ing s yst e ms e xist in t he u nder wo rld o f o ur pla net . We go t back t o t he car and headed t o a ho t el t o eat and s leep r ig ht awa y t o get r ead y fo r t he ne xt da y o f c a ving w it hin t he t win g ia nt s, E vapo r ada and Hu mo . We act ua ll y had a cha nc e t o s leep in a co up le e xt r a ho ur s t oda y due t o t he fact t hat we got a hot el r oo m, t wo beds and c lo ser t o cave co unt r y in P R so we d id nt ha ve t o dr ive so far . We m et up w it h T o m M il ler , Je ff Kr use, Kat r ina Kr use, R ic har d, and Br o at a past r y s ho p nea r t he R io Ca mu y. We wer e r eall y e xc it ed t o see t hese t wo caves becau se I ha ve hear d t he y ha ve lar ge passage r oo ms and we ar e go ing int o a sect io n o f Cue va de l Hu mo t hat is not we ll vis it ed. We ent er ed t he pro pert y a nd t he la ndo wner s w er e a bit upset t hat we had a lot o f car s w it h us but we wer e able t o smo o t h t hat o ver wit h t he m. We qu ick l y go t out o f t he ir wa y a nd st ar t ed o ur t r aver se ar ound a T his page: T wo caver s si l houet t ed j ust insi de t he ent rance of Cueva E vaporada. Next page, clo ckw ise fr o m upper le ft : E nt rance of Cueva E vaporada f rom bot t om; A dam Haydock next t o soda st ra ws i n Cueva Sor bet os; soda st ra ws and st al agmi t es i n Cueva Sorbet os; soda st ra ws and hel i ct i t es i n Cueva Sorbet os; a l arge room i n Cueva E vaporada; t wo bat s i n Cueva l os Charros; a passa ge i n Cueva l os Charros. Phot os by A dam Haydock.

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r idge be nd int o t he fo r est and do wn t he s inkho le. We w a lk ed up o n Cue va E vapo r ada and it was br eat hing fo g. It was beaut ifu l t o see t he ent r ance o f t he ca ve s yst e m, but we went t o t he ot her s ide o f t he s ink ho le wher e Cue va de l Hu mo is. T his ent r ance wa s ju st a lit t le bit s ma l ler but it must ha ve bee n hu ndr eds o f feet fr o m t he bot t o m o f t he lip t o t he t op. We a ll e nt er ed t he cave a nd sw it c hbacked do wn t o t he bot t o m o f t he mo nst er syst e m, and whe n we fina l l y go t do wn we lo o ked back o ut and yo u co uld see t he head la mps o f ot her me mber s mak ing t he ir wa y do wn t o t he ma in passage. Once at t he bot t o m we wo uld shine o ur lig ht o n t he ce il ing a nd t ho usands o f bat s t he s ize o f s ma l l ger bils f lew hu ndr e ds o f feet up abo ve o ur heads. At t ime s it loo ked l ike t he ce i l ing was mo r phing int o so me k ind o f sc i- f i p he no me no n, as yo u hear d t he wind mo ve fr o m t he ir w ings a lo ng w it h t he squeak y co mmu nic at io n t hese a maz ing cr eat ur es had. At t ime s yo u ca n fee l t he a t mo spher e c ha nge a l it t le o r fee l a s lig ht br eeze fr o m t he bat s fl ying ar o und. Cr icket so unds echo ed in t he lo wer sect io ns o f t hese c at hedr a l r oo ms t hat ar e able t o fit 15+ st o r y bu i ld ings. I po nder ed t o mys e lf ho w t he bat s co uld fe e l o ur lig ht shin ing o n t o p of t he ce il ing w hic h wo u ld st art t his ma ss mo veme nt o f bat s do wn t he passage s. We st ar t ed o ur cli mb up int o t he ma in ha l lwa y pa ssag e as we pa ssed a nc ie nt f lo wst o nes po ss ibl y hu ndr eds o f t ho usands o f year s o ld. E ver yt hing was g ig a nt ic in t his cave and I co u ld o nly i mag ine ho w nat ure cr eat ed t hese mas s ive r oo ms. We co nt inued do wn t he ma in pa ssage w it h a car bo n dio xide met er and went do wn slo pes o ver so me wat er, int o mo r e mas s ive r oo ms a nd co nt inu ed t o t r aver se do wn t his mo nu me nt a l pa ssage . T he guano was t hick a nd at so me po int s it ma y ha ve e ve n fi l led p it s ins ide t he ca ve a nd cr eat ed br idges t o get fr o m o ne s id e t o t he ot her , but we co uld no t co nfir m t hat . We ca me t o a r est r ict io n t hat had mu lt ip le p it s and a t yr o lea n t r aver se set up. T he pr o ble m w it h t his set up was t hat it had been t her e fo r o ver 20 year s, mo st o f us d id nt ha ve ver t ica l ge ar , and i f t he r o pe wer e t o br eak we wo uld t umble do wn o ne o f t he 25 fo o t pit s. It wo uld no t have bee n goo d fo r me t o be injur ed in P uer t o Rico at t he bot t o m o f a p it . Not having m y ver t ica l gear a nd my o wn ro pe, I o pt ed t o not co nt inue and no bo dy e lse want ed t o go fir st eit her . So we t ur ned ar o und back o ut o f t he ca ve e njo ying t he geo lo g y o f t he ca ve a nd a ll t he inha bit a nt s. I n so me sect io ns yo u co uld t ake a st ep and wo r ms wo u ld po p o ut o f t he gr o und a ft er eac h st ep, and ot her place s we fo und s co r pio ns lur k ing ar o und under r o ck she lves.

We c l imbe d back o ut and went o ver t o Cue va E vapo r ada. Cueva E vapo r ada is on t he ot her s ide o f Cue va de l Hu mo a nd is par t o f t he R io Ca mu y s yst e m. T he se t wo caves ar e at t he upper sect io n o f t he s yst e m w hic h go es fr o m t he R io E vapo r ada t hr o ugh Cueva de l Hu mo , and appar ent ly we ca n e xit Cue va de l Hu mo int o Cueva Ang e les, whic h co nne ct s t o t he t o ur ist sect io n o f R io Ca mu y a nd do wn int o S ist e ma Bo caza de l I nfier ni l lo , wher e P o nor 1, 2, 3 exist , whic h e ve nt ua ll y e m er ges int o t he R io Ca mu y r iver . We e nt er ed t he cave w hic h lo o ked like t he t o p part o f t he ent r ance had t eet h fit fo r a mo nst er , and as we wer e wa lk ing int o t his bea st o f a ca ve t he view s wer e ju st spec t acular fr o m t he ins id e o ut . One o f t he best view s I have ever see n ins ide a ca ve E VE R. We co nt inued int o t his mas s ive passage a nd ca me int o a lar ge r oo m w it h t wo eye s at t he c e il ing t he allo wed lig ht t o shine in like a spot lig ht do wn int o t he gro und le ve l. T he fo r mat io ns lo o ked anc ie nt and t he roo m ec ho ed wit h t he r ever b o f a n o per a ho use. We co nt inu ed t o c li mb up a n a nc ie nt flo wst o ne int o a mo u nt ain r oo m, whic h appear ed t o end in br eakdo wn. We t r aver sed back and up t o t he r ig ht t o go t o t he seco nd e nt r ance, whic h is a s ink ho le w it h vines a nd a lar ge t r ee gro wing o ut o f t he s ink. I t r e mind ed me o f t he mo vie Sanct um , but inst ead o f find ing a t ank we fo und a m icr o r a in fo r est ins ide t his s ink ho le. I t was spect acular t o find t his lo cat io n, as we wer e able t o cli mb o ut o f it t o view fr o m t he t op and cr aw l t hr o ugh s ide pas sages t o vie w fo ss ils. I was dr ank a l l m y wat er and st ar t ed t o dr ink P at s wat er and r ealiz ed I was get t ing l ig ht head ed fr o m t he hig h hu m id it y a nd t e mper at ur e ins ide t his ca ve. Luck i l y we wer e c lo se t o t he ent r ance, so we t r aver sed ba c k and s lo w ly t oo k o ur t ime co ming o ut o f t his a maz ing ca ve. Last da y o f ca ving we c hecked o ut o f t he ho t el and we nt t o t he past r y s ho p t o me et up w it h t he r est o f t he ca ver s fo r t he da y. P at and I had a co nver sat io n abo ut sw ift wat er t echnique s. P at was co ncer ned abo ut sw imm ing in t he cave so I made a flo t at io n device o ut o f my backpack fo r hi m so he w i l l be able t o flo at sa fe l y w hi le t r aver s ing t his ca ve. Po no r in S pa nis h mea n Lo s ing R iver a nd t his cave is kno wn t o have e xt r eme fla s h floo ds. I t is a par t o f t he I nfer il lo S yst e m w hic h is a co nne ct io n t o t he R io Ca mu y S yst e m . We par ked o ur car s and ent er ed int o t he cave and qu ick l y saw a lo t o f gar bage o n t he cei l ing, inc lud ing a r e fr iger at o r and ot her hea vy debr is o nly ver y st ro ng wat er co uld car r y t hr o ugh t his s yst e m. T he ca ve wa s no t ver y deco r at ed but we wer e t o ld t her e wer e a spr ink ler , a bea c h ar ea, and a po nd w it h a

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wat er fa l l, so we wer e int er est ed in che ck ing t his o ut . We got abo ut 500 feet int o t he cave t o a lo cat io n w her e t her e was a p ile o f gar bage, a dead anima l, c he m ica ls o n t he sur face, a nd dr ug bo t t les flo at ing ar o und. Fr o m t he t ime we spe nt in P uer t o Rico , we ma naged t o get so me o pen wo unds and o n t o p o f t he flas h flo o d danger s and sw i m ming pr o fic ie nc y we dec id ed t o t ur n o ut o f t he cave and head ed t o t he co mmer c ia l s ect io n o f t he R io Ca mu y at t he st at e par k. T he co mmer c ia l sect io n was int er est ing t o be in becaus e e ver yo ne was c lea n, we ll - r est ed and e xc it ed t o t ake a t ro lle y do wn t o t he co mmer c ia l ca ve. I t was a bit e xpe ns ive t o get in but it was ver y int er est ing t o see t his sect io n, whic h t ur ns o ut t o be a ver y beaut ifu l s ect io n o f t he cave s yst e m, and w he r e we wo uld ha ve was hed o ut o f if we got caught in a flas h flo o d. We t oo k t his t ro lle y do wn and wer e t alk ing t o peo ple ar o und us abo ut wher e we ha ve bee n, whic h p iqued t he ir int er est , s ince t his was t he fir st t ime s in a ca ve fo r ma ny o f t he m. T he t ro lle y t oo k up t o t he ent r ance, and it was ano t her nic e ent r ance ( pave me nt o f co ur se) whic h t oo k us ar o und and ins ide t he lar ge do me r oo m. T he lig ht ins ide t he ca ve gave a nic e o ver view of t he s ize a nd mas s t his r oo m ha s w hic h wa s a not her nice aspect o f go ing t o t he co mmer c ia l sect io n o f t he cave. We mad e it aro und t o t he r iver po rt io n and e xit ed t he cave r e la xin g and po nder ing ho w nic e it wo uld ha ve be en t o ha ve a t r o lle y t ake us do wn so me o f t he ot her sect io ns o f t he s yst e m. We made it ba ck up t o t he vis it o r cent er and I soo n fo und myse l f sur r o unded by a c la ssr o o m fu l l o f chi ldr e n ask ing me quest io ns a bo ut caving and t he sect io ns o f t he R io Ca mu y S yst e m we ha ve bee n int o . Apparent l y t he peo ple we wer e t alk ing t o wer e t eacher s and t he y wa nt ed us t o t alk t o t he ir st udent s a bit abo ut o ur advent ur es and what caving is l ike. Once we le ft t he lo cat io n we headed back t o t he E l Yu nqu e t o live o ut t he las t day o f o ur vacat io n, r e la x a bit a nd t r aver s e t he R io Cubu y. Last day in P uer t o Rico and we wer e pack ing up o ur gear fo r t he flig ht ho me and t hink ing a bo ut ho w t he he l l we ar e go ing t o f ix t he car fr o m t he scr at ches t hat sho wed up. We dec ided t o c lea n up in a wat er fa l l se ct io n o f t he Rio Cubu y a nd t r aver se do wns t r eam fo r a mo r ning hike be fo r e fix ing up ever yt hing. We no t ic ed t he clo uds r o ll ing in a nd d id nt want t o be caug ht in a fla s h flo o d co ming do wn t his eas y ca scade hike. We mea nder ed a bit o ver bo ulder s a nd s ma l l w at er fa l ls t il l w e got t o a car pushed int o t he corner o f t he cut bank in t he r iver . I t was an e ye o pener t o see t his car co mpact ed int o bo x o f st ee l. T his made me wo nder ho w w ild P uert o

R ico s wat er s yst e ms r ea l l y ar e a nd ho w po wer fu l w at er is in ge ner a l. We ca me ba ck t o t he car ear ly a nd figur ed t his is a hik e we can do fo r next t ime we co me back. We w ent t o bu y r ed na i l po lis h a nd at t empt ed t o co ver up t he scr at ches in t he car whic h t ur ned out t o no t wo r k t oo well, so we r ela xed near a bea c h r est aur ant and went t o t he E l Yu nqe No rt h d ist r ict t o swim a bit a nd pack a l l o f o ur gear up and s leep. We wo ke up pr et t y ear ly a nd made it t o t he a ir po r t pr et t y qu ick l y just t o make sur e we d id no t r un int o any s nag s get t ing t her e. We dro pped o ff t he car and t he y d id nt sa y a nyt hing abo ut t he scr at ches o r abo ut any t o lls so I ho pe it st ays like t hat . We go t t o t he a ir po rt and sat do wn c le a ned up a bit a nd had a nice lu nc h po nder ing just what t he he ll happe ned a nd ho w fa st t his t r ip went . We got a chanc e t o go t o so me o f t he mo st amaz ing p lace s in P uert o Rico , and no w we wer e go ing back t o t he ma inla nd wher e it was 85 degr ees co lder . T his t r ip was one o f t he mo st amaz ing e xper ie nce s I ha ve ever bee n o n a nd I cant wa it t o go back ne xt year .

T he fo llo w ing per so ns wer e invo lved in t he pro duct io n, co llat ing and ma il ing of t he Dece mber Spel eone ws : Ra lp h E ar la ndso n, Laur a Le xa nder , Gr eg S chmit , Fr ed S chuma nn, and S a ndr a S chu ma nn .

2012 WCG T RE ASURY R EPORT

B alan ce, Jan u ary 1, 2012 In come: Re newa ls Do nat io ns BM AL S a le s TO TAL INCO M E Ded u ct i on s: Spel eone ws We b S it e Re newa l BM AL I t e ms P ic nic Ba nk Fee s TO TAL DEDUC TIO NS B alan ce, Decemb e r 31, 2012 -$1, 784. 68 $515. 00 $5. 00 $108. 75 $628. 75 $131. 20 $260. 75 $124. 05 $71. 56 $4. 95 $592. 51 $1, 820. 92

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Dece mber 15 - 16, 2012

B lo w ing Ho le Ca ve is lo cat ed in so ut her n I nd ia na, and is o ver se ve n mi le s o f r iver cave and s id e pas sage s t hat co nnect s t o Bink le y Ca ve, mak ing t his cave a part o f t he Bink le y S yst e m. Da ve E ver t o n a nd I we nt int o t his s yst e m t o pur sue a po ss ible su mp lea d and sho r t sur ve y wo r k. I was ha ving neck sp as ms, p inc hing my ner ve s, so I dec ided it wo uld not be a go o d ide a t o go sw im m ing ar o und in a su mp. We end ed up do ing a t r ip t hr o ugh wa ist deep wat er , t hro ugh a wat er fa l l, a nd int o t he upper passage. T he geo lo g y c ha nge s fr o m mud - ba nked r iver passage t o walk in g o n r o cks wit h s har p wave - like r o ck passages, s leeper r o cks under wat er fo r yo ur shi ns t o ba ng int o unles s yo u have a wa lk ing st ick, and dar k co at ed walls t hat eat up lig ht but g ive t he at mo spher e o f t he ca ve a u niqu e per so na lit y. I lo ve r iver caves so I had a lot o f fu n t r aver s ing t hr o ugh t he r iver s yst em, t hr o ugh t he wat er fa l l a nd int o t he upper passage. I am ver y sur pr ised t hat t his ca ve go es fo r o ver 7 mile s ; yo u can ser io us l y t ake a ka yak t hr o ugh a goo d po rt io n o f t his c ave. I wo r e a 7mm w et su it , boot s, and glo ves as t he wat er was 54 degr ees. Due t o my neck I t ook o ff so me o f m y s ide lig ht s o n my he l me t and was no t able t o get t he be st pict ur es I want ed but t he t r ip was fa nt ast ic a nd it was gr eat t o ha ve a da y w it h a goo d fr ie nd . On Dece mber 16 fo r me was a t r ip int o t he hist o r ic Wa yne s Ca ve, Mo nr o e Co unt y. I wo ke up fee l ing a lit t le bet t er and w ill i ng t o g ive Wa yne s a sho t kno wing I mig ht have t o t ur n back due t o my neck. P hi l Go ld ma n wa s able t o t alk me t hro ugh it a bit and I came t o r ea lize t hat it is ju st mu scu lar pa in a nd not an act ua l injur y so I was ext r a caut io us and mo ving s lo w. I met up wit h P hi l Go ld ma n, Mo ll y Go ld ma n, Do r ia n Go ld ma n, N o bo ru S akabe, S cot t S me mo , L iz Da vis, P at Davis, Meg ha n Da vis, a nd Laur a S a nga i la. We a ll le ft t o get her and go t t o t he pro pert y a r o und 10 AM. We w e nt t hr o ugh a br ie fing a nd ent er ed Wa yne s cave at 10: 30 wit h t he he lp o f webbing used a s a gu ide l ine. We a l l knew t hat t his ca ve was a bit mo r e adva nced w it h a cha nce o f get t ing lo st , so we paid e xt r a at t ent io n t o wher e we wer e o n t he map. We soo n fo u nd o ut t hat we walked r ig ht by t he fa mo us cr aw l pas sage a nd int o a few dead e nd s, so t aking it s lo w was impo r t ant . We st art ed t o

go t hro ugh t he t ig ht squeeze w it h po r t io ns be ing be l l y cr aw l, a bit mo r e o n ha nd s and knee s ( st ro ng knee pads r equ ir ed) , and a lit t le st oo ping. Abo ut 40 per cent o f t he gr o up t ur ned aro und and ba cked o ut aft er abo ut ha lf wa y in fo r var io us r ea so ns. Al l o f t he m ar e goo d r easo ns a nd it was impo rt ant ( and a lwa ys w il l be impo rt ant ) t o be co nsc ie nt io us o f yo ur lim it at io ns. Never fe e l pr es sur ed t o co nt inue w he n yo u do nt fee l r ig ht , and I r espect ever yo ne fo r ha ving t he r ig ht st at e o f m ind by do ing ju st t hat . Lot s o f acc i dent s co me fr o m peo ple who fe e l peer - pr essur ed t o co nt inue. We co nt inued o n and t he cr aw l st art ed t ur ning int o a s lot canyo n. It co nt inued t o get deeper unt il it o pened up int o t he ma in ca nyo n pas sage. T hat cr aw l appe ar s t o ha ve bee n a n a nc ie nt wat er fa ll t hat wo uld feed t he ma in ca nyo n pas sage. We ma neu ver ed le ft , whic h was a bit s l i pper y, and t he wr o ng mo ve co u ld se nd so meo ne do wn int o t he ca nyo n 10 - 15 ft . be lo w. We made it t o t he co nflue nce a nd c hecked o ur bear ings. We dec ided t o find t he RP I passage, whic h pr o ved t o be a cha lle nge, but we wer e able t o find a wet st r eam pas sage whic h we fo llo wed up st r ea m u nt il t he st r eam got nar r o w and deeper . We co nt inued do wns t r eam and pr o ceeded under t he ma in p as sage, whic h we fo und o ut act uall y beca me t he ma in passage. T he pas sage s wer e dar ker in co lo r and t he wat er made int er est ing ke yho le cut s, shar p she lves a bo ve us, a nd sca l lo p like wave cut s int o t he ro ck whic h mad e t he nar r ow r avine pas sage a beaut ifu l scu lpt ur ed mo s a ic o f co lo r and st r uct ur e. I was impr essed w it h t he sca le a nd geo lo g y Wa yne 's Ca ve has t o offer . Aft er go ing t hr o ugh a few lar ge br ea kdo wn roo ms t he canyo n got deeper and nar r o wed even mo r e. We de c ided t o t ake t he hig h gr o und and fo llo w t he she l f u nt il t he canyo n cut in- bet ween o ur t r aver se. Aft er car e fu l co ns ider at io n we dec ided t o make a desce nt fr o m t he she l f s lo pe w it h a guide line o f webbing and dr o p do wn t o t he bot t o m o f t he canyo n whic h wa s abo ut 5 - 6 ft . fr om t he l ip o f t he bo t t o m s he l f sect io n t o t he canyo n f lo o r . It was a goo d cha l le nge a nd w e a ll wo r ked t o get her t o make sur e e ver yo ne was able t o get do wn sa fe. We co nt inu ed do wn t he canyo n int o mo r e br eakdo wn r oo ms. S o me o f t hese ce i l ings must ha ve bee n 30 - 40 feet up wit h lar ge bo u lder s ke yed int o so me o f t he nar r o w sect io ns w hic h wer e qu it e int er est ing t o see. We ent er ed a br eakdo wn roo m and had lu nch. It

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was 1: 30, and we d is cuss ed t hat we wo uld be back at t he cr awl exit by 3: 30. T he dec is io n was made t o t ur n ar o und t o give u s t ime t o go back t o wher e we st art ed and lo o k fo r t he fo r mat io n r oo ms as we l l a s g ive us t ime t o get back o ut o f t he canyo n. One at a t ime we c li mbed o ut o f t he canyo n; e ver yo ne d id a fa nt ast ic jo b in c li mb ing o ut as it was a cha lle nge. I went la st as I knew m y s ho es had no t r act io n a nd if I wer e t o s lip I d id nt want t o cr eat e mo r e anxiet y fo r t he c li mb o ut fo r ever yo ne e lse. Unfo r t unat ely I d id s lip and made sur e I imme d iat e ly r o lled lik e a cat w it h m y leg s fa c ing do wn so my feet , knee pads, ha nds, and a ro ll o n t he gro und all t oo k just a s ma l l po rt io n o f t he fa l l as I o ppo sed fo r ces t o t he walls w it h my ha nds and feet and it wo r ked gr eat . P r act ic ing ho w t o c li mb is a lw a ys i mpo rt ant as we ll a s lear ning ho w t o fa l l ( I t hr ew t ho se sho es o ut as t he y wer e no use anymo r e) . I quick l y go t back up and t hr ust ed mys e lf t hr o ugh ever yt hing and got t o t he t o p. We t r aver sed back t o t he cr awl in goo d t ime. We had a n e xt r a ho ur t o spar e so we went lo o king fo r t he RP I passage and fo r mat io n r oo ms a nd fo und t hat we wer e bas ica l l y go ing in c ir c le s. I was t o ld t he map wa s a bit co nfus ing but we went back t o t he wat er passage and I got in t he wat er t o see if it co uld be pus hed a nd made t he dec is io n t o t ur n ar o und s ince t he wat er fe lt like it was a r o und 53- 55 degr ees and hypo t her mia co u ld s et in. We e nded up mak ing t he dec is io n t o exit and t oo k o ur t ime in t he cr aw l. We made it o ut at exa ct ly 3: 30 p m w her e t he ot her s ce le br at ed o ur exit w it h ca ver c heer . We wer e ver y c lo se t o Ca mp 2 as I r ealiz ed o nce we got back and co uld ha ve kept go ing but co nser vat is m o ver r u led t hat ide a. P lu s we can a lwa ys co me back a nd keep pus hing o n. I want t o t hank Danye le Co t t r ell, C hr is P ar ks, a nd Dave E ver t o n fo r t he ir suppo rt as well fo r t he map. I am esp ec ia l l y pr o ud o f eac h me mber o f o ur gr o up fo r co ming t o get her as a t eam, wo r k ing t hr o ugh cha lle nge s t o get her and enjo ying a gr eat hist or ic ca ve w hi le pr act ic ing no i mpact caving. - - Ada m Ha ydo ck

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S u lliva n s Ca ve Lawr e nce Co unt y, I nd ia na Januar y 12, 2013

Wayne s Cave. Phot o by A dam Haydock.

A t r ip t o S ull iva n s ca ve was dec id ed upo n and qu ick ly t oo k shape as peo ple st ar t ed t o chime in o n t he ir int er est t o go int o t his cave. We p la nned fo r a 10 t o 12 ho ur t rip ins id e t he cave and co o r dinat ed e ffo r t s t o ensur e we had a fa nt ast ic exper ie nce in t his cave. P hi l Go ld ma n, Mo ll y Go ld ma n, Do r ian Go ld ma n, Laur a S anga i la, S cot t Sme mo , Ada m H a ydo ck, Laur a Oliver , No bo ru S akabe, T o m Janas, Bo b L ippo ld, Jo r ge Bar r er a, and P at Davis a ll co o r dinat ed t o be on t he r o ad head ing so ut h by 6 a m ce nt r al t im e. We st o pped t o meet up wit h mo r e me mber s o f t he gr o up and a lso meet ot her me mber s as we wer e dr iving o n t he hig hwa y t o get t o t he cave as fa st as we can. T he co nvo y e nt er ed t he S ull iva n pr o pert y a nd we had eve r yo ne t o get her . T he gr o up gat her ed t he ir gear , t ied t he ha nd l ine int o t he 7 - fo ot dro p and we went t hr o ugh o ur int ro duct io n br ie fing. We a l l e nt er ed t he cave at aro und 12: 30 Cent r a l t ime w it ho ut any pr o ble ms. We st art ed t o fo llo w t he beaut ifu l s lot canyo n pa ssag e a nd inst ead o f fo llo w i ng up w it h so me o f o ur int ent io ns t he back br eaker was a bo ve us we co nt inued t o fo llo w a c r aw ling pas sage w it h so me wat er unt il we st ar t ed t o get int o a mis - o r ie nt at io n o f le ft and r ig ht ha nd pa ssag es. We co nt inued t o me a nd er t he s lo t canyo n pa ssag es w hic h had so me int er est ing r o ck st r at if icat io n and st r eam pas sages be lo w. I t was eas y t o get t ur ned ar o und in t his sect io n as I t ho ught we wer e mak ing a c ir c le back t o t he ent r ance, and ot her fi nger s wer e po int le ft and r ig ht as t he wa y t o go. T his is whe n caving beco me s int er est ing !! We dec ided t o t ur n aro und as t his passa ge was no t t he wa y t o t he ba ck br eak er and make a t r aver se back t o wher e we saw t he ho le in t he ce il ing. We so o n fo und o ur se lve s in t he end le ss cr evic e whic h was in it se lf int er est ing as we wer e co nfu sed wher e we wer e o nce aga in. We o r ie nt ed t he map got o ur bear ing and I det er mined t her e ar e o nly a co uple o f passage s in o ur ar ea wher e we ar e fac i ng in t hat part icu lar bear ing. We back t r acked o ur po sit io n t o anot her sma l l co nflu e nce whic h had a no t her co nflu e nce just t o t he so ut hwe st o f t he pas sage. I st art ed e lim inat ing o pt io ns and got a sens e o f bear ing, d ir ect io n aft er No bo r u gat her ed info r mat io n o n passages ar o und us. It beca me e vide nt t hat we ha ve t o go t hro ugh a cho sen u n na med pass age whic h d id no t lo o k fa mi l iar but we ended up back t he back br e aker . Bo bs s ho es fe l l ap ar t so he had t o exit t he cave, go o d dec is io n Bo b. We ca n a lwa ys

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go back w it h bet t er sho es. We wer e a t t he Back br eaker co nnect io n fo r a ha lf ho ur due t o co mp l icat io ns w it h t he r ust y lo ck but ma naged t o get back o n t r ack and went so ut hbo und t o t he T - Roo m. We we nt int o t he Mer r y- Go - Ro und Room and go t t o see t he wat er fa l l flo w ing s ince t her e was a lo t o f s no w me lt . We co nt inu ed t o co mp let e a t r aver se back t o t he T - Roo m t o pur sue t he Mo unt ain Ro o m. It was a ple asa nt sur pr ise t o have nice wa lk ing pas sage a ft er ho ur s o f co nst r ict io n fo r t he gro up go ing t o t he Mo unt ain Ro o m. We mad e a cr aw l t o a dead end but fo und o ur se lve s go ing int o t he Mo unt ain Ro o m, and wo w what a nice s it e t o see! Lar ge br eakdo wn cr eat ing a hig h c e il ing up t o 64 feet was a nice e xper ie nce. We fo u nd t he lo wer st r ea m pass age t hat was lig ht ly flo w ing a s we e nt er ed t he lo wer co nne ct io n pas sage t o t he Y - Roo m. T his passage has so me int er est ing s ca l lo ped wat er cut r o ck fo r mat io ns w it h br eakdo wn t o wa lk o ver . T he ce il ing pas sage be ca me lar ge r and so we went fo r hig her gr o und and ca me up t o t he r iver pas sage. T he lo wer r iver pas sage is a nic e lar ge hig hwa y l ike co ndu it t hat was up t o wa ist deep 54 degr ee wat er. So me me mber s o f t he par t y st a yed ba ck as we t r aver sed t o t he Y Roo m, wher e we co uld he ar r apid wat er exit ing fr o m t he no rt h. T his wa s a bit mo r e o f a n o bser va nce ca ll s ince t he po ur -o ver had so me dece nt push t o it , r ever sa ls wer e in t he cut ba nk s and if t he wat er le ve ls wer e st ro ng eno ugh t han t he y ca n sweep yo u o ff yo u r feet and t ake yo u do wnst r eam. No bo r u cro ssed t he r iver and we fo llo wed a ft er war ds. Luckil y t he f lo w not t o st ro ng and m in i ma l s leep er r o cks under wat er t o st ep o ver but it will be wis e t o ha ve a ha nd line t ied o n t o t he fir st per so n so i f so meo ne do es get swept o ff t he ir feet t ha n le ver ag ing t he m back t o sa fet y w il l be eas ier . Laur a O. , Laur a S ., P hil, Do r ia n, No bo ru, Jo r ge, and I mad e it acr o ss and fo u nd a mud s lide t o o ur le ft but cho se t o t r aver se a cr o ss t he st r eam aga in t o t he fina l s ect io n wher e wer e no mo r e mud ba nks but r iver . We de c id ed t o t ur n back t o t he r est o f t he gr o up and we made it back t o t he c lim b o ut co nne ct io n ba ck int o t he Mo unt ain Ro om a nd d is co ver ed t hat t he wat er in t he st r eam w as st art ed t o flo o d r apid l y. E ver yo ne st ayed ca lm a nd co lle ct ive as w e a l l c li mbe d out back int o t he mo unt a in r oo m and back int o t he ma in wa lk ing pas sage. We dec ided t o lo o k fo r t he Gr and Canyo n Roo m, yet we wer e not able t o find t he r ig ht passage lead ing t o t he sect io n but r at her we made it t o a br eakdo wn roo m whi le o n o ur wa y t o t he S pir a l Ro o m. We had a d is cu ss io n and dec ided t o slo w ly t ur n back o ut of t he cave so we co uld get t ime t o eat , r ela x, and get so me s leep fo r t he next da y.

As we made it back t o t hro ugh t he Bac kbr eaker a nd o ut o f t he ca ve, we got t he exit and no t iced t hat a ll t he wat er fa l ls wer e f lo wing w it h a beaut ifu l s hi mmer a nd u nique so und. T her e is so met hing abo ut cave wat er fa l ls t hat t ease t he imag inat io n a s t o ho w so me o f t hese pa ssag es w it h s har p co nt o ur s ha ve de ve lo ped o ver mi l le nnia o f er o s io n a nd t ime. It is a pr ivi lege t hat we get t o o bser ve t he wat er wo r ks o f t o da y t hat co nt inu e t he co nst ant and evo lving nat ur e o f er o s io n t hat scu lpt amaz ing pat hwa ys t o co nnect new geogr aphica l su b la ndsc apes o f o ur Midw e st r eg io n. We le ft t he cave at aro und 10: 30 and ce le br at ed a wo nder fu l d a y w it h caver che er and go o d vibe s. - - Ada m Ha ydo ck

T he above phot os of Sul l i van s Cave were t aken by A dam Haydock.

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Ma y s and Januar y 20 - 21, 2013 King Leo Caves, I nd ia na Laur a O liver Chr is P ar ks Ke n Red eker No bo r u S akabe Laur a S anga ila To m Ca m pbe l l

I n ce le br at io n o f t he Mart in Lut her King Jr . ho lida y a nd t he Mo nda y vac at io n d a y t hat st at e wo r ker s r ece ive, I dec ided t hat wo uld be a goo d t ime t o go caving. Our gro up set out fr o m C hicago o n t hat S unda y t he 20 t h a nd head ed do wn t o Blo o mingt o n, I nd ia na. M ay s Cave We ar r ived in B lo o mingt o n ar o und noo n and pr o ceeded t o meet Chr is P ar ks, o ur I nd iana ca ving co unt er part . T he Chicago co hort co ns ist ed o f myse l f ( T o m) , Ke n Redeker , No bo r u S akabe, Laur a O l iver , and Laur a S anga ila. I had made ar r ang e me nt s w it h t he la ndo wner be fo r eha nd a nd he knew we wo uld be o ns it e and t o ld us t hat we co uld par k by t he bar n and a ni ma ls. As a s ide no t e, I ve bee n t o ld not t o ask per mis s io n fo r t his cave unle ss yo ur e r ea l l y go ing. T he la ndo wner o r at lea st t he car et aker ( Mr. Or ma n) was ver y k ind a nd s imp l y r equ est ed a few pho t o s fr o m t he t r ip as he has ne ver act uall y bee n in t he cave, a po lit e r equest t hat I a m happ y t o fu lf il l. As far as find ing t he cave, we had a r o ugh map t o t he par k ing spo t . It was a lit t le dece iving at fir st due t o t he descr ipt io n o f t he bar n and suc h t hat t he map leads yo u t o a B lo o mingt o n su bur b w it h r at her lar ge and nice ho uses. Co uld t her e be a bar n a nd cave her e ? We ll, a ft er so me s leut hing, we disco ver ed a lo ng dr ivewa y t hat leads t o t he back o f t he ho uses and t he bar n and par k ing ar ea ne xt t o so me ho r ses. It s abo ut a 10 - 15 minut e walk fr o m t he car s t o t he cave w hi ch is s it uat ed ju st t o t he no r t hwest . Yo u co uld a lso get access t o t his ca ve fr o m ot her par king ar eas. As it was be lo w 32 degr ees o ut s id e, t his wa lk wa s co ld. T he cave e nt r ance is beaut ifu l a nd soo n a ft er ent er ing yo u co me t o abo ut an 8 - fo ot wat er fa l l w it h a slipper y so me w hat br o ken woo den ladd er t o ascend int o t he wat er fa l l. We a sce nded a nd t o ent er t he cave. T his cave is mo st ly s ma l l wa lk ing o r st oo ping ke yho le pass age w it h few t ur ns. T her e is a s ma ll st r eam u nder fo ot at all t imes a nd yo u walk upst r eam awa y fr o m t he wat er fa ll. S ma l l r at ho le cr aw lwa ys o ff t he ma in p ass age t end t o lead t o sma ll mudd y e nc la ves a bo ut 4 feet deep and 10 feet lo ng. One suc h ho le is mar ked w it h a bit o f r o pe fo r a hand l i ne a s t he cr awl is abo ut 2 feet abo ve yo ur head. T his cr aw l in par t icu lar is s l ig ht ly wet , t ig ht o nly at t he end, a nd leads t o a sma l l mudd y

r oo m. T he ma in pas sage o f t he cave e nds in cr aw ling pas sage t hat is t oo sma ll t o pass. T he ca ve mu st ha ve bee n hea vi l y vis it ed at o ne t ime becau se t her e is a lo t o f gra ffit i pr esent in t he cave. As it is c lo se t o a ro ad and ver y eas y o nc e yo u ascend t he wat er fa l l, I can imag ine t his t o be a lo ca l secr et par t y spot . On t he br ig ht s id e, t her e wer e ma ny bat s in t his ca ve. I est imat e t hat in t his s ma ll cave we pro babl y e nco unt er ed eas il y we ll o ver 100 bat s. I n t ot al we wer e under gr o und in t his cave abo ut 2 ho ur s. T he wa lk ba ck t o t he car s was fr e ez ing as t he t emp er at ur e had dro pped and t he war m su n o f t he aft er noo n was no lo nger o ut . By t he t ime we got back t o t he car s, o ur cave c lo t hes wer e fr o zen. Next t ime, I suggest br ing ing yo ur cha nge o f c lo t hes t o t he cave ent r ance. T her e is p le nt y o f room t o cha ng e t her e. K i n g Leo Pi t Cave King L eo P it Cave is lo c at ed abo ut t wo ho ur s so ut h o f B lo o mingt o n in t he Orchar d R idge ar ea o f t he Cr aw fo r d Upla nd. T he ent r ance p it is a 47 - fo ot dro p lo cat ed on t he s id e o f a gent ly s lo p ing r idge a sho rt walk fr o m t he par king ar ea. E ve n t ho ugh t his was Ke n a nd mine s seco nd t r ip t o t he pit t o get her , it t ook just a lit t le bit o f sear c hing t o f ind t he ent r ance aga in. Once we fo und it , Ke n r igged t he dr o p while I went t o get No bo r u who was st il l o ff sear c hing fo r t he ent r ance. T he p it was blo w ing war m a ir t hat fe lt r ea ll y nic e as t he a mb ie nt a ir t e mps wer e at or near fr eez ing. Need les s t o say, we wer e a ll a nxio u s t o get int o t he war m cave. Nobo r u was t he fir st t o descend, t hen m ys e lf, and fina ll y Ke n. Ke n had st a yed back t o snap so me pho t o s o f t he desce nt . I t hink he got a pho t o o f me desce nd ing t he p it t hat is ident ica l t o o ne he t oo k t he year be fo r e. I ve r ead t hat t he 47 - fo ot dro p can be fr ee c li mbed us ing a be la y o r hand l ine, but I do nt r eco mme nd it . T her e wer e lo t s of bat s ha ng ing in t he p it and we wer e car efu l no t t o d ist ur b t he m. I m med iat e ly a ft er t he ent r ance p it , t her e is a ser ies o f do mep it co mp le xe s whic h r equ ir e yo u t o fir st sk ir t a sma l l p it be fo r e ent er ing a s ma l l do med r oo m. We r est ed in t his do med r o o m be fo r e e nt er ing t he 240- fo ot cr awl. T he cr aw lwa y in King Leo s is act ua ll y a t ig ht canyo n pass age w it h sever a l le ve ls. Yo u need t o st a y at t he t o p o f t he r idge and mo st ly be ll y cr aw l u nt il yo u can f ind t he co nnect io n t o t he ma in bo r eho le passage. T he cr aw lwa y has a few t w ist s and t ur ns, but not hing t oo bad. T her e ar e no ext r eme l y t ig ht sect io ns, but it s p le nt y o f wo rk t o cr aw l t hr o ugh wit h ma ybe 1 - 2 ft . ce il ings. Once yo u r eac h t he end o f t he cr awlwa y, whic h beco me s fa ir l y o bvio us t hat yo u ar e no t go ing t o be able t o co nt inue cr aw li ng in

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fr o nt o f yo u, dro p do wn t o t he lo wer le ve l. It t oo k us abo ut 1. 5 hr s. t o get t o t his point in t he cr aw l a s we wer e na vigat ing as we went as t o not miss t he c limb do wn ( and I a m a s lo w ca ver / cr aw ler . No bor u was eas i l y t he fast est o f t he gr o up. ) At t his po int , we went back just a lit t le, ma ybe 15 feet o r so t o find a ho le w he r e we co uld r ig a ha nd line t o he lp w it h t he c li mb up. T ur ned o ut we wo uld nt need it , but it he lped me nt a ll y. At t he bo t t o m o f t he cr evice, yo u can exp lo r e just a lit t le cr aw lin g t o a s lig ht ly lar ger r oo m t hat yo u wo uld t hink is t he co nt inuat io n o f t he cave, but it is nt . Yo u need t o go back t o wher e yo u dro p do wn and find a co nnect io n in t he midd le le ve l o f t he canyo n ( t her e is a s ma l l black ar r ow o n t he ce il ing near t his po int ) . P ass t hr o ugh t he co nne ct io n a nd dr o p do wn t o a sho rt ha nd s and k nee s cr aw lwa y. Aft er a s ho rt cr awl, yo u po p o ut int o a huge beaut ifu l bo r eho le. E mer g ing fr o m t his cr aw l o nt o a br eakdo wn p ile, yo u ca n se e t hat t he bo r eho le r uns in bo t h dir ect io ns. T he bo r eho le is abo ut ma ybe 20 fe et wide w it h ce i l ings r ang ing fr o m 15 - 20 feet t all. At so me po int s, t he ce iling is as t all a s 40 feet . T his pas sage is mar k ed by r oo f co llap se and scat t er ed br eakdo wn pile s and is abo ut 2000 feet in t ot al le ngt h. Aft er t he cr aw l, I fo und t his lar ge bo r eho le t o be ver y r ewar d ing. Fr o m t he ent r ance o f t he bo r eho le, yo u can go in e it her d ir ect io n. To t he no rt h, t he bo r eho le go es abo ut 1000 feet and ends in a br eakdo wn p ile. To t he so ut h, t he bo reho le a lso co nt inu es fo r abo ut a 1000 feet and end s in a lar ge bit o f flo wst o ne and br eak do wn. As we had a c heck in t ime t o make, we wer e a bit hur r ied t o exp lo r e t he bo r eho le and t hen exit t he ca ve o r at le ast make it o ut o f t he p it so t hat we co uld ca l l a nd c he ck in w it h o ur sur face co nt act . We d id no t pla n fo r t he t wo ho ur dr ive t o get t o t he ca ve fr o m B lo o m ingt o n and had t hus l y s ho r t ed o ur se lves o f e xp lo r at io n t ime. We we nt no rt h in t he bo r eho le f ir st whic h co ns ist ed o f ver y p lea su r able wa lk ing pa ssage t hat a se mi t r uck co uld dr ive in i f it co u ld go o ver t he o ccas io na l br eakdo wn p iles. Upo n r eaching t he e nd of t he no r t h passage, we headed back do wn sout h in t he bo r eho le t o see t he flo wst o ne at t he so ut h end. We r eached t he so ut h end qu ick l y a nd t oo k so me pho t o s by t he flo wst o ne. B y t he e nd o f t he pho t o shoot , I was t ir ed eno ugh t o fee l l ike he ad ing o ut even w i t hout t he t ime cr u nc h so we made o ur way ba ck t o t he lar ge br eakdo w n p ile in t he midd le o f t he bo r eho le w hic h co nne ct ed t o t he cr awlwa y. We t imed t he cr aw l o n t he wa y ba ck a nd it t oo k us 45 minut es t o exit t he cr awl a nd get back t o t he do mep it co mp le x ne xt t o t he ent r ance. Once t her e, we t oo k a br eak be cause we knew we wo u ld make it o ut o n t ime t o call

o ur sur face co nt act . Aft er a br ie f r e s t , we dec ided t o fr o g o ut t he ent r ance p it . It was fr e ez ing co ld o ut side a nd I was glad I had le ft a st o cking cap by t he e nt r ance. We a l l went back t o t he car t o change int o war m c lo t hes and w int er jacket s be fo r e de - r igg ing t he p it . Upo n su bseque nt ly r et ur ning t o t he ve hic le a ft er de - r igg ing, a ll m y g ear ( cave su it and bo ot s) had fr o zen. We quick l y bagged a nd t hr ew t he fr o ze n gear in t he t r unk and st ar t ed t he heat er fo r t he dr ive ho me . King Leo P it Cave is a ver y enjo ya ble cave past t he cr aw l a nd w il l pr o vide yo u w it h 3- 4 ho ur s o f caving fu n. - - To m Ca mp be l l

T o p: E xit i ng M ay s Cave. Phot o by Noboru Sakabe. Midd le: Noboru Sakabe begi ns hi s descent i nt o Ki ng L eo. Phot o by Ken R edeker. Bot t o m: T om Campbel l at t he end of t he Ki ng L eo borehol e. Phot o by Ken R edeker.

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T he fo llo w ing is a su m mar y o f gr ot t o and bo ar d meet ing s o ver t he past t hr ee mo nt hs, as r eport ed by S ecr et ar y Gr eg S chm it . G R O T T O M E E T I N G , D E C E M B E R 12, 2012: O ffi ce rs p re sen t : Ra lp h E ar la ndso n, P hil Go ld ma n, T o m Ja nas, Gr eg S chmit , Fr e d and S andr a S chu ma nn. T he Cha ir ca l ls t he meet ing t o or der at 8: 00 P M wit h int r o duct io ns. T he Dece mber Spel eone ws is co llat e d and ma i led. Ph ot o S h ow and Tell: T hr ee ca nd idat es o ffer pho t o gr aphy fo r r eview in a co mp et it io n pr io r t o t he bus ine ss po rt io n o f t he meet ing. B oard M emb er at Large: Anno unced 50% o ff pr ic e o f t he Bat s t o wel o n d isp la y. P ins, badge s, and st ick er s a va i la ble a ft er t he meet ing. Ed i t or s Rep o rt : T he E d it o r r equest s mo r e t r ip r eport s fo r publicat io n in t he Spel eo ne ws . T he ne xt is sue w i l l be fo r mo nt h o f Mar ch. S ubm is s io ns dead line w il l be t he end o f Febr uar y. Co llat ing w il l be at t he Mar ch me mber ship meet ing. New B u si n ess: Gr ot t o equ ip me nt inve nt o r y is d is cuss ed and r e viewed. T he Gr ot t o Bo ar d meet ing w i l l be ho st ed by P hi l Go ld ma n at his ho me in Mo unt P rospect . T he meet ing w il l be eve ning o f Ja nua r y 2, 2013 and w il l be o ut doo r s. Dr ess war mly. Age nda w i l l be t he Gr ot t o Ar chive a nd ot her bus ine ss a s br o ught up by o ffic er s. An n ou n cemen t s: A Ho lid a y par t y w i l l be ho st ed by Fr ed a nd S a ndr a S c hu ma nn t his S at ur day Dece mber 15t h at t he ir ho me in P a lat ine. Me mber s enco ur aged t o br ing a gr ab bag g ift a nd so met hing t o shar e. Wit h t he e xcept io n o f Ber o me Mo o r e Ca ve, a ll P er r y Co unt y, M is so ur i ca ve s w il l be c lo sed t his w int er o r unt il fur t her no t ic e due t o t he Whit e No se S yndr o me fo und in t he bat po pulat io n t her e. H ist o r ic S u ll iva n ca ve t r ip is sc hedu le d fo r Ja nuar y. S o me me mber s ar e p la nning a t r ip e it her t o Ar ka ns as ca ve s o r a Cave Resear c h Fo undat io n sur ve y o f Ma m mo t h Ca ve in Ke nt uck y. A ver t ic a l t r ip t o T AG cave s is p la nne d fo r Mar ch 23. T he t r ip w il l no t inc lude E cho P it . A lect ur e ser ie s and e xhib it o pens in t he midd le o f Mar c h 2013 at t he F ie ld Mu seu m, do wnt o wn Chicago . T he subje ct o f t he e xhib it is t he grot t o cave pa int ing s w it hin G l asgo w caves. Meet ing ad jo ur ned at 9: 30 -P M. G R O T T O M E E T I N G , J A N U A R Y 9, 2013: O ffi ce rs p re sen t : Ra lp h E ar la ndso n, P hil Go ld ma n, T o m Ja nas, Gr eg S chmit , and Fr ed S chu ma nn. T he Cha ir ca lls t he meet ing t o o r der at 8: 30 P M wit h int r o duct io ns. T he V ice C ha ir o bt ains t he flo o r and prese nt s t he mo nt h s pr o gr am e nt it led C heck L i st E sse nt ia ls. T he pro gr am is an info r ma l d is cuss io n a mo ng me mber s co ncer ning ca ving che ck l ist s a nd t r ip pr epar at io n co ns ider at io ns . T he d is cuss io n is mo der at ed by t he V ic e C ha ir . Ed i t or s Rep ort : Dece mber Spel eonews is publ is hed a nd a va i la ble. T he E d it o r r equest s ar t ic le a nd t r ip r epo rt submis s io ns fo r t he Mar ch is sue. Dead l ine w i l l be t he last weekend in Fe br uar y. S ecret ary s Rep o rt : Dece mber meet ing minut es ar e r eviewed and appr o ved. B oard M emb er at La rg e Rep o rt : New sweat shir t and t o bo ggan hat ar e ava ila ble a ft er t he meet ing. T he hat is pr ic ed at $18. 00. Gr eg S chmit w ill ho st t his mo nt h s Bo ar d meet ing at his ho me in Br oo kfie ld. T he meet ing w il l be t he eve ning o f Wed nesda y Ja nuar y 23r d. Meet ing age nda w i l l be t he Gr o t t o archive a nd t he o ut r each pro gr am. Ot her bus ine ss as int r o duced by t he Bo ar d. S p eci al Rep o rt : Alle n Go o dcave pr o vid es an o r al r epo rt o n t he effo r t s o f t he M is so ur i r eg io n Yo ut h Gr o up L ia iso n Co mm it t ee. His r eport is a su m mar y o f a we b se m inar ( webinar ) pro vided by t hat co mmit t ee. S ince t he d is ba nd me nt o f t he No rt h Co unt r y R eg io n o f t he N. S . S. o ur r eg io n ha s no coo r dinat or ass ig ned. T he co mmit t ee is e nco ur ag ing o ur Gr ot t o and ot her s t o pro vide vo lu nt eer coo rd inat io n o f pr o gr ams lik e yo ut h t ar get ed cave t r ips, yo ut h dir e ct ed pr esent at io ns, and ot her s im i lar e ffo r t s. Grot t o me mber s ar e als o enco ur aged t o deve lo p po lic y o n yo ut h o ut r each and ca ving info r mat io n as neces sar y. Grot t o me mber s a nd o ffic er s ar e asked t o cons id er vo lu nt eer ing as a r eg io na l co o r dinat or fo r o ur M idw est r egio n. An n ou n cemen t s: Feder a l F is h a nd Wi ld l ife ha s dec lar ed t he gr ot t o scu lp in a n e nda nger ed spec ies. T his a ni ma l has o nl y be e n fo und in P er r y Co unt y M is so ur i. Because o f t his o r der , P er r y Co unt y ca ves w it h t he except io n o f

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Ber o me Mo o r e Cave, w il l be c lo sed unt il fur t her not ice. A r o pe pr act ice se ss io n w i l l be ho st ed by P hil Go ld ma n. T ime a nd dat e t o be anno unc ed o n Face bo o k and Yaho o ma i l. A t r ip t o S alt s Ca ve is p la nned fo r Ja nuar y 26t h. A Cave Res ear c h Fo undat io n s ur ve y t r ip is p la nned fo r Fe br uar y 18t h. A t rip t o T AG is p la nned fo r e it her Mar c h o r Apr i l. A F ir st T imer cave t r ip t o Bero me Moo r e Ca ve is p la nned fo r lat e Apr i l. A t r ip t o Co ld Wat er Ca ve is p la nned w it h dat e and t ime t o be a nno unc ed. M isso ur i MVO R is t he fir st weeke nd in Ma y. Vo lu nt eer s ar e r equest ed fo r t he O ver - t he- E dge eve nt at t he Wit t Hot el, Do wnt o wn Chicago , o n Ma y 5t h. An e ffo r t t o dive t he u ne xp lo r ed su mp in Buddha Ca ve is in t he wo r ks. A co nne ct io n bet wee n Buddha and C hr ist ia n Cave s is t o be r evis it ed. T ri p Rep ort s: Bo y S co ut t r ip in Buckner s Ca ve, and Wa yne s Ca ve ( P hi l Go ld ma n) T he C ha ir ad jo ur ns t he meet ing at 10 PM. B O A R D M E E T I N G , J A N U A R Y 23, 2013: O ffi ce rs p resen t : Ra lp h E ar la nd so n, P hil Go ld ma n, Gr eg S chmit , and Fr ed S chu m ann. Bo ar d meet ing age nda a nd d is cus s io n is cent er ed o n inve nt o r y and d ispo s it io n of t he gr ot t o ar chive. T he ar c hive is cur r ent l y at Fr ed s p lace o f e mp lo yme nt and awa it in g fur t her dec is io ns o n it s fut ur e. O ffic er s pr esent engage in a gener a l d i scuss io n o n o pt io ns a nd pr o cedur e. Officer s and me mber s pr es e nt agr ee t o send o ur inve nt o r y l ist ing a lo ng w it h it s inde x t o ot her int er est ed grot t o s. We w ill t he n wa it fo r a r espo nse. I f list ed gr ot t o s ind icat e t hat t he y want t he mat er ia l, t hen we w il l po st t ho se it e ms t o t he r equest ing gr ot t o or ganiza t io ns. I t is e xpect ed t hat t he r equest ing o r ganizat io ns w i l l pa y t he po st age and hand l ing c o st s. O ffic er s o pen d is cuss io n o n o ut r each po lic y. T he su bject o f t his d iscu ss io n ca n be fo u nd in t he web se m inar r epo rt submit t ed by Al Goo dcave at t he Januar y 9t h me mbe r ship meet ing. T he se m inar it se l f is a r epo rt fr o m t he M isso ur i Reg io n Yo ut h Gro up L ia iso n Co mm it t ee. No mot io ns o r dec is io ns ar e made a ft er t he fi ft ee n minut e d is cuss io n. O ffic er s o pen br ie f d iscu ss io n o n po ss ib le cand idat es fo r no minat io n and e lect io n in Ma y. O ffic er s o pen and t hen de fer d iscus s io n r egar d ing Spel eone ws pu bl is hing. - - Respect fu l l y su bmit t ed Gr eg S chmit , S ecr e t ar y

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On S at ur da y, Mar c h 15, 2003, lo ng - t ime Cave Resear c h Fo undat io n ca ver s R ick T oo me y a nd E liz a bet h Wink ler wer e mar r ied at t he CRF Ha mi lt o n Va lle y c e nt er , o ut side o f Ma m mo t h Ca ve Nat io na l P ar k. Rick a nd E liza bet h no w l ive in T ucso n, Ar izo na, wher e R ick ha s bee n a Cave Reso ur ces S pec ia l ist at Kart chner Ca ver ns fo r t he past t wo ye ar s. Je nny a nd I act uall y ar r ived at CRF on Fr ida y, and t he fest ivit ies wer e a lr ead y i n fu l l sw ing. T his was t he "r e hear sa l d inner " a nd bac he lo r par t y r o lled int o o ne, and t her e was p izza a nd ot her goo die s. I n add it io n t o us, WCG was r epr ese nt ed by Fr ed a nd S andr a S chu ma nn, and Ala n We l lhaus e n. Fo r mer gr ot t o me mber Kr ist e L ind ber g, now o f B lo o mingt o n, I ndia na, was a lso t her e. B y t he t ime t he 2 p. m. cer e mo ny bega n, o ver 100 caver s, fa mi l y me mber s, a nd fr ie nd s had co nver ged o n CRF. T he s ig ht o f so ma ny caver s dr essed up in su it s wa s qu it e unusua l. I t was a beaut ifu l da y, w it h t emper at ur es ar o und 70 degr ees. T he cer e mo ny it s e lf w as s imp le a nd last ed aro und 20 minut es. T he be st ma n wa s R ick O lso n, a ca ve nat ur a list fo r Ma m mo t h Ca ve, w ho m I 've k no wn in CRF fo r o ver 15 year s. Fo llo w ing t he cer e mo ny, t he r o ws o f cha ir s wer e mo ved, and t ables wer e set up for t he r ecept io n. I t was cat er ed by no ne o t her t han WCG 's Ala n We l lhause n, w ho has bee n cook fo r ma ny C RF e xp ed it io ns. T he fo o d, whic h inc luded ka bo bs, was exce l le nt . Cha mpagne f lo wed fr ee l y, a nd par t ying co nt inued int o t he nig ht . T he ne xt da y. R ick a nd E liza bet h a nd t he wedd ing par t y go t int o t he ir fine st o nce aga in fo r so me act ua l in- ca ve wedd ing pho t o s in near by D ia mo nd Ca ver ns. A goo d t ime was had by a ll. Co ngr at u lat io ns t o t he new l yweds! ( Apr il 2003) 2 0 Y E AR S A G O
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( T he fo llo w ing is fr o m a r epo rt by Russ ia n caver E vge ni Ana nie v, who vis it ed a nd c aved in t he U. S . in Oct o ber and No ve mber 1992 and st a yed w it h se ver a l WCG me mber s. - - ed . ) I t bega n w it h t he be aut ifu l o ffer o f Henr y G ilsdo r f t o vis it Ne w M e xico . He inv it e d me t o go caving at Car ls bad Ca ver ns Nat io na l P ar k, and ma ybe Me xico w it h o ne t ea m fr o m Co lo r ado . Ho wever , t he da y be fo r e he c a lled Har ve y Du C he ne in De nver a nd go t t he pr inc ipa l agr ee me nt fo r my par t ic ip at io n in t his

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t r ip. I t was a u nique c ha nce, a nd I de c ided t o go. Whe n I t oo k part in t he WCG Ha l lo ween par t y I hear d ma ny go o d wo r ds abo ut Lec hugu i l la C a ve fr o m Kat hy S is so n, and I sur e co uld no t keep my ba la nce. Fo ur peo ple t oo k an act ive par t in m y p r epar at io n fo r t his t r ip: He nr y, D a vid Ande r so n, Jo hn He in a nd Jack T ho ms e n. T he y he lped me w it h gear , sho es fo r caving and fo o d We t r ave led in H ar ve y s t r uck a lmo s t 12 ho ur s be fo r e ar r iving at Car ls bad Ca ver ns Nat io na l P ar k o n No ve mber 7 at nig ht . I fe lt an ag it at io n becaus e I ne ver went cavin g t oget her w it h Amer ica ns in a n u nk no wn cave, t he fir st be ing Car ls bad Ca ver n, be fo r e. T he f ir st st r ange t hing fo r me wa s t he wa y whic h t hings w er e do ne. Our caving beg a n w it h desce nd ing t o 750 - foot dept h us ing t he fast est descender - - speed e le vat o r ! Oka y, it s Amer ica ! But aft er o nly 5 m inut es o f wa lking, yo u ar e ins ide t he beaut ifu l w ild ca ve w it h st o ne flo wer s o f ar ago nit e bus he s and o r gan mus ic o f l ime st o ne st alact it es and st alag m it es. I n t he case o f spo r t caving t his cave is nt d iff icu lt , ju st sever a l p it s in c luding t he 220 - fo ot pit in t he st ar t ing po int o f w ild ca ving, but it is o ne o f t he mo st be aut ifu l ca ves I ve see n! T he ma in go a l o f o ur e xped it io n wa s t he st udy a nd geo lo g ic a l des cr ipt io n o f s ur ve y st at io ns o f t he Far E ast part o f Le c hu gu il la Ca ve. O ne o f t he mo st beaut ifu l p lac es i n t he cave is, fo r sur e, Nir va na a nd t he fit ur e o f Budd ha - - t he P ear l o f E mper o r s T hr o ne Roo m. I mpo ss ib le t o be lie ve t hat t he o nly cr eat o r o f it is - - Nat ur e! S ixt y m i le s o f vir g in beaut y: e nd le ss a nd u nr epe at able. Fr agi le ar ago nit e bu s hes, s no w whit e g ypsu m fo r ms, pur p le l ime st o ne st a lact it es and st alag m it es, t he t hinnest se le nit e cr yst a ls. I t s su ff ic ie nt fo r o ne o f t he m t o make t he ca ve unique. I t s t oo mu c h fo r a s ing le ca ve - - five unfo r get t able da ys. ( Febr uar y 1993) 3 0 Y E AR S A G O
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Whi le me mber s hip do es not inc lude a f anc y publ icat io n, it is de f in it e l y a wo rt hy c ause. Regu lar me mber s hip is $25 per year , a nd st udent me mber s hip s ar e $15. Al l me mber ship s ar e t ax deduct ible. ( Fe br uar y 1983) 4 0 Y E AR S A G O
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( T he fo llo w ing is fr o m a r epo rt by Gar y K. S o ule o n t he co mmer c ia l iz at io n o f S qu ir e Boo ne Caver ns, fo r mer l y k no wn as Boo nes M il l Ca ve. - - ed . ) I me nt io ned so me info r mat io n o n S qu ir e Boo ne Caver ns, in t he so ut her n par t o f Har r iso n Co unt y, I nd ia na, in a pr e vio us t r ip r eport and t ho ught t hat fur t her info r mat io n mig ht be mo st int er est ing. Wit h t his in mind, I ha ve co rr espo nded w it h t he o wner a nd lear ne d t he fo llo w ing. T he ca ve it s e lf is t o o pen in t he lat e spr ing o f 1973. P r io r t o co mmer c ia l izat io n, t he cave had o ne lo w, wat er - fi l led, t ro ugh- lik e ent r ance. A new, hig her e nt r ance has bee n bla st ed t hr o ugh 23 feet o f so lid r o ck. Aft er go ing t hr o ugh abo ut 125 feet o f w ind ing passage, t he t o ur ist w il l e nt er Recept io n H a ll, a cha mber t hat is 120 feet acr o ss, 70 feet w ide, and 73 feet hig h. T o cro ss t his c ha m ber , I under st and t he co r po r at io n is pr ese nt ly bu i lding a 57 - fo ot - lo ng st ee l br idge t hat w ill be 50 feet abo ve t he cha mber flo o r . Lot s o f cascade fo r mat io ns and st a la ct it es a nd st alag mit es ar e in t his upper sect io n, and r imst o ne fo r mat io ns ar e feat ur ed in t he lo wer sect io n. A st ee l st a ir wa y a nd ce me nt wa lks w i ll br ing t he t o ur ist t o t his lo wer sect io n. Near t he end o f t he t o ur , o ne wil l e nt er t he Rot unda Cat hedr a l, wit h a co lu mn fo r mat io n st r et ching fr o m f lo o r t o ceil ing. T he he ig ht is 80 feet , and t he fo r mat io n is c la i med t o be 3 mi ll io n year s o ld. ( Fe br uar y 1973) 5 0 Y E AR S A G O
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SPELEONEW S

SPELEONEW S

A new o r ganizat io n, Bat Co nser vat io n I nt er nat io na l, was r ece nt ly est abl is hed fo r t he spec if ic pur po se o f bat co nser vat io n. T he d ir ect o r s ar e Dr. Mer lin D. T ut t le, w ho gave a t alk o n bat s at a WCG meet ing a few year s ago , and Dr . Ro ber t E. St ebbings. Bat Co nser vat io n I nt er nat io na l c a me t o my at t ent io n, w he n I r ece ived a f l yer in t he ma i l descr ibing t he ma jo r t hr eat s t o bat s and what t his o r ganizat io n ho pes t o acco mp l is h. Bes id e t he we ll- k no wn t hr eat s o f d ist ur banc e, ha bit at dest r uct io n, a nd pest ic ide s, t he f l yer me nt io ns a not her t hr eat . I n t he t ro pics ma ny lar ge fr u it . bat s ar e e at en by hu ma ns, c r eat ing a lu cr at ive t r ade t hat t hr eat ens bat po pulat io ns.

D is co ver ed se ver a l ye ar s ago by me mbe r s o f t he Cent r a l O hio Gr ot t o, t he ent r anc e o f F lut e Ca ve is lo c at ed a mo ng bo u lder s 200 feet so ut h o f t he T hir d E nt r ance o f J a me s Ca ve. T he e nt r anc e r oo m w as e xp lo r ed and mapped by COG in 1954 a s a po ss ible r o ut e t o t he o t her s id e o f Fo rt y F at ho m P it i n Ja mes. But ne it her t he ir e xp lo r at io ns in F lut e no r t he ir e ffo r t s in J a mes per mit t ed t hem t o r each t he ot her s ide o f t he p it . Rece nt d isco ver ie s in Ja mes ind ic at e t hat F lut e is a par t o f t he ma in ca ve s yst em o n Ba ld Kno b. Wit h t his in mind Bo b T hr e n, Her be in a nd Her r e xp lo r ed F lut e dur ing t he su mmer in 1962 w hi le J i m Ro de maker and T ed Wi l l mapped Ra cco o n Ra mble in J a me s ant ic ipat ing a co nnect io n bet ween t he c ave s. Bot h e ffo r t s d isco ver ed new ca ve but d id no t est abl is h a co nnect io n. ( Apr il 1963)

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L IF E G R O T T O M E M B E R S 5671LF 10048LF 13906LF 14907LF 9482L 5728LF 835LF B l e nz , D i c k . 8 0 7 0 W . E l l e r R d . , B l o o m i n g t o n, IN 4 7 4 0 1 r b l e nz @ i n d i a n a . e d u E a r l a n d so n, R a l p h. 8 0 2 S . H i g h l a nd , O a k P a r k , IL 6 0 3 0 4 - 1 5 2 9 r a l p h. e a r l a nd s o n@ g m a i l . c o m L a r so n, D a v i d . 4 3 4 6 V i a P r e s a d a , S a n t a B a r b a r a , C A 9 3 1 1 0 d e l a r so n@ a o l . c o m L a r so n, E l e a no r B u r n s. 4 3 4 6 V i a P r e sa d a , S a n t a B a r b a r a , C A 9 3 1 1 0 d e l a r so n@ a o l . c o m L e nz , R o b e r t . 3 3 1 1 N . N e e n a h A ve . , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 3 4 M i xo n , W i l l i a m . 1 4 0 4 5 N . G r e e n H i l l s L o o p , A u st i n , T X 7 8 7 3 7 b i l l m i xo n@ w o r l d ne t . a t t . n e t W i g ht m a n, F a t h e r P a u l . S t . L e o C h u r c h, R R 6 B o x 6 7 0 0 , A v a , M O 6 5 6 0 8 R E G U L AR M E M B E R S 60588 33810 17135L 17216 32481L 13955L 15962 63220 30093 62542 18679 52727 41685 23327L 61988 11168 62151 36337 18887 18888 24220 64369 16043L 37597 58320 63971 44918L 44919 13622 20719 9615L 24148L C a m p b e l l , T o m . 1 2 1 3 F r a nc e s P a r k w a y, P a r k R i d g e , IL 6 0 0 6 8 tj cam pbell@ gm ail.c om C ha m b l i s s, A l i s o n. 4 7 3 7 W . M o nt a n a S t . , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 3 9 C o h e n, L a r r y. 1 2 8 3 4 F a nt a s i a D r . , H e r nd o n , V A 2 0 1 7 0 c h i c k e n h i l l 9 9 @ ho t m a i l . c o m D i ng e r , P a u l . 6 5 0 W i l d C h e r r y L a ne , N a p e r v i l l e , I L 6 0 5 4 0 - 6 2 3 8 p a ud i n@ e a r t h l i nk . n e t E a r l a n d so n, J e n n y. 8 0 2 S . H i g h l a nd , O a k P a r k , IL 6 0 3 0 4 - 1 5 2 9 j e n n y. e a r l a nd so n@ g m a i l . c o m E ng l i s h, W i l l i a m . 4 7 3 7 W . M o n t a na S t . , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 3 9 W C G _ K a ve r B i l l @ y a ho o . c o m F uc h s, J e a n. 1 6 1 9 C l e m e n s R d . , D a r i e n , IL 6 0 5 6 1 G o l d m a n, P h i l . 4 1 4 N . E l m S t . , M t . P r o sp e c t , I L 6 0 0 5 6 p h i l @ ho u s e o f g o l d m a n. o r g G o o d c a ve , A l . 8 9 4 0 S hi e l d s, B r o o k f i e l d , IL 6 0 5 1 3 - 2 0 5 9 alg oodca se@ hotm ail.c om J a n a s, T o m . 1 4 9 1 0 1 0 8 t h A ve . , O r l a nd P a r k , IL 6 0 4 6 7 t j a na s1 9 5 0 @ a o l . c o m K r uz i c h, J a c k . 2 3 1 S . O a k l a nd , V i l l a P a r k , I L 6 0 1 8 1 j k r uz i c h@ sb c g l o b a l . n e t L e xa nd e r , L a ur a J . 1 0 0 2 S u n n y d a l e B l vd . , S t r e a m w o o d , IL 6 0 1 6 7 c a ve r 1 4 0 2 @ y a ho o . c o m M ur r a y , T e r r y. 3 4 4 M a r i o n A ve . , A ur o r a , IL 6 0 5 0 5 t a m ur r a y@ e m a i l . m s n . c o m O r w a t , T o d d . 3 4 2 W . 7 9 t h P l . , C l a r e nd o n H i l l s, IL 6 0 5 2 7 w c g sk i d 2 @ ya h o o . c o m P a g e l s, R i c h . 1 4 5 1 1 A c o r n D r i ve , H o m e r G l e n, I L 6 0 4 9 1 b a g e l s1 0 1 @ sb c g l o b a l . n e t P a t r i c k , T o n i . 7 2 0 7 W . L u nt , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 3 1 tpatr ick64@ hotm ail.com P t a k , D e b o r a h . 1 5 5 5 W . Il l i no i s A ve . , A ur o r a , I L 6 0 5 0 6 a n g e l e ye s 3 5 7 5 @ ya h o o . c o m R e d e k e r , K e n . 3 7 S . W e st S t . , N a p e r v i l l e , IL 6 0 5 4 0 k e n r e d e k e r @ r e d e k e r st r a ve l s. c o m R e x, C h a r l e s. 4 9 2 6 N . M a r m o r a , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 3 0 R e x, G l o r i a . 4 9 2 6 N . M a r m o r a , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 3 0 R o b i n s o n, E l i z a b e t h. 7 4 4 H i l l c r e st R d . , M i l a n, I L 6 1 2 6 4 2 sp e l e o n a ut s@ r e ve a l e d . n e t S a k a b e , N o b o r u. 5 4 7 0 S . H a r p e r , A p t . 3 D , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 1 5 N o b o r uj s_ 0 1 @ y a ho o . c o m S a l i k a , B o b . 8 6 0 8 4 7 t h S t . , A p t . 2 N , L yo n s, I L 6 0 5 3 4 - 1 6 6 2 S c hm i t , G r e g . 9 3 4 3 L i nc o l n A ve . , B r o o k f i e l d , I L 6 0 5 1 3 c a ve c r i t t e r 1 0 0 @ g m a i l . c o m S c h um a n n, E r i c h . 2 2 5 2 A B a l d w i n, P a l a t i n e , IL 6 0 0 7 4 S c h um a n n, E va n . 2 2 5 2 A B a l d w i n, P a l a t i n e , I L 6 0 0 7 4 S c h um a n n, F r e d . 2 2 5 2 A B a l d w i n, P a l a t i n e , I L 6 0 0 7 4 e r i c c o y@ a o l . c o m S c h um a n n, S a n d r a . 2 2 5 2 A B a l d w i n , P a l a t i ne , I L 6 0 0 7 4 sc h um a n n 2 4 @ a o l . c o m S m i t h, B r a d . 7 4 4 H i l l c r e st R d . , M i l a n , IL 6 1 2 6 4 2 sp e l e o n a ut s@ r e ve a l e d . n e t T e l l f o r s, H e r b e r t . 6 0 4 1 N . M a r m o r a A ve . , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 4 6 - 3 9 0 3 W o l f , J o e . 3 4 4 M e r r i m a c , P a r k F o r e st , IL 6 0 4 6 6 c a ve w o l f 0 0 @ ho t m a i l . c o m W o l o s, T o m . 7 2 5 8 W . C a t a l p a , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 5 6 - 1 8 1 3 t j w o l o s@ g m a i l . c o m (563) 321 -2838 (773) 342 -6097 (703) 437 -7881 (630) 355 -4119 (708) 524 -1215 (773) 342 -6097 (630) 963 -2416 (847) 632 -1290 (708) 485 -7113 (708) 349 -3849 (630) 832 -0851 (630) 824 -8341 (630) 896 -3219 (630) 789 -8086 (815) 838-5689 (773) 467-8576 (630) 202-9328 (630) 803-4884 (773) 283-6097 (773) 283-6097 (309) 787-1738 (773) 595-7087 (708) 447-6897 (708) 387-0592 (847) 963-0823 (847) 963-0823 (847) 963-0823 (847) 963-0823 (309) 787-1738 (773) 774-0966 (708) 503-1448 (773) 774-7628 (812) 825 -2345 (708) 524 -1215 (805) 967 -7458 (805) 967 -7458 (773) 545 -0622 (512) 288 -4991 (417) 683 -5249

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS A l k s n i s, M a r y. 9 5 9 4 5 S . M a n sf i e l d , O a k L a w n, I L 6 0 4 5 3 B r um m e l , T o m . A ut o P r o , 9 9 2 8 S . V i nc e n ne s , C h i c a g o , I L 6 0 6 4 3 TOM60 64@ ao l.com C ha m b l i s s, T e r r y. 4 7 3 7 W . M o n t a na S t . , C h i c a g o , IL 6 0 6 3 9 H a r r i s, D o u g . P . O . B o x 8 3 2 , N e w M u n s t e r , W I 5 3 1 5 2 H a r r i s_ 1 0 0 @ h o t m a i l . c o m H a r t m a n, T e d . 4 9 3 C l u b ho u s e C t . , L o ve l a n d , C O 8 0 5 3 7 r t . ha r t m a n@ ho t m a i l . c o m H a yd o c k , A d a m . 1 6 3 3 R i ve r S t . , D e s P l a i n e s , I L 6 0 0 1 6 a d a m h a yd o c k 2 0 0 0 @ ya ho o . c o m L e xa nd e r , E ve l y n. 1 0 0 2 S u n n y d a l e B l vd . , S t r e a m w o o d , IL 6 0 1 0 7 L i p p o l d , B o b . 1 6 3 1 N . E ve r g r e e n A v e . , A r l i n g t o n H e i g h t s, IL 6 0 0 0 4 blip po ld01@ gm a il.com M e d i ng , D a vi d . 1 7 0 6 B u nk e r H i l l D r . , J o l i e t I L 6 0 4 3 5 j a b r i d a k a @ c o m c a st . ne t S k o r u p sk i , B o b . 2 3 1 0 E . C h u r c h, D e s P l a i n e s, I L 6 0 0 1 6 V o s s, B r i a n . 8 9 2 S p r uc e S t . , W i n ne t k a , IL 6 0 0 9 3 b r i a n vo s sf a t he r @ h o t m a i l . c o m W o l t e r i n g , T e r r y . 3 1 8 C o r n e l l S t . , O t t a w a , IL 6 1 3 5 0 m ho l m e s 1 @ ya h o o . c o m

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