Post by L Roebuck on Jul 27, 2009 14:43:25 GMT -5
Cavers explore the unexplored
By Colin McDonald - Express-News
The scorpion was inches from his nose. There was nothing Pedro Pinto could do.
In the name of exploration, he was wedged halfway down a narrow 15-foot limestone shaft in the hills of Government Canyon State Natural Area. An experienced caver from Portugal, he was visiting Texas for the 15th Annual International Congress of Speleology and had volunteered to help map recently found caves.
“Man there are thousands of spiders in here,” he said to his companions standing above him at the entrance. “Now I am seeing a scorpion. … I’m not comfortable with scorpion inches from me.”
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By Colin McDonald - Express-News
The scorpion was inches from his nose. There was nothing Pedro Pinto could do.
In the name of exploration, he was wedged halfway down a narrow 15-foot limestone shaft in the hills of Government Canyon State Natural Area. An experienced caver from Portugal, he was visiting Texas for the 15th Annual International Congress of Speleology and had volunteered to help map recently found caves.
“Man there are thousands of spiders in here,” he said to his companions standing above him at the entrance. “Now I am seeing a scorpion. … I’m not comfortable with scorpion inches from me.”
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