SCCi Activity At the TAG Fall Cave-In

[regor]

Hi All!
This is an exciting week in the history of the YOUR Southeastern Cave Conservancy.
What an incredible success story the SCCi is with close to 30 properties and 60 caves in just a dozen years
We have added 2 preserves since last year and are adding a major WELL KNOWN property to our preserves this year.

We GOT IT!!!

Come find out what IT is!
We have a big acquisition that we will be announcing Friday evening at TAG. It's fabulous! You
won't believe it

Show up at our booth at 8PM Friday night for the announcement!

"Come celebrate 12 years of successful cave acquisition with us in the
hospitality suite of our booth on Friday [After the announcement] and Saturday night.

And help ensure another 12 years of success:

--Buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win great prizes including ROPE!!!

--Participate in the Limrock, Wolf River and Fox Mountain Challenge Match: This weekend
only every dollar you give the SCCi will be matched 4 to 1 by some very
special friends of the SCCi!

--Take advantage our "half off" sale

--Purchase a vintage T-shirt celebrating caves whose mortgages we have
burned! Once these are gone these shirts are not being reprinted. Shirts are $15.

Help Buy and Protect Caves!
Your help is Greatly Appreciated!

All donations are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS rules for Charitable donations.

We GOT IT!!!

Stop by and see us!

Oh did I say; “We Got it”?
Find out what we GOT at 8PM in our booth.

Roger Haley
SCCi

[L Roebuck]

Can't you give us just a little hint?

[regor]

Nope!

[L Roebuck]

Please?

[regor]

ok

it's in TAG!

I hate it when you beg!

[L Roebuck]

Well that hint helps a tad.

Another hint Please?

What part of TAG? the T? the A? or the G?

[regor]

"What part of TAG? the T? the A? or the G? "

Yes!

Come share beer with us Friday at 8 to celerbrate!

I think you will be surprized!

Thanks to the HARD work of dedicated people...We Got It!

[Brad Tipton]

Yay! Good job! SCCi rules.....cavers drool!

[Brian Roebuck]

I can't wait to find out what cave this is! Maybe we will today!

[brianc]

That is an awesome cave! Go SCCI!

[L Roebuck]

After wrangling Roger down in the SCCi booth today I finally found out that the newest cave is
" Tumbling Rock Cave " ! < Applause > < Applause > Yup! We Got IT!!!

SCCi Rocks!

[Brian Roebuck]

A fine Alabama Cave it is! Congrats to the SCCi for a great piece of work on getting this cave for cavers to enjoy

Woo Hoo!!! !

[paul snook]

hey hey, ya hoooooooooooo! good job guys, another one in the books, another one protected,

[madratdan]

Congrats all around for your new purchase. I've heard of this cave but don't know much about it. Anyone care to fill in some of us not in your area as to what the cave is like? Maybe a link to some pictures?

[Sharon Faulkner]

Dan, Tumbling Rock cave is located in Jackson county, Alabama, and has a little over 6 miles of horizontal passage and I think a depth of around 450 feet (this is from memory, someone else may provide exact figures or can correct me if I'm wrong). The cave still has remnants of saltpeter mining, and in one room contains a rather rare feature known as an "asphalt ooze", which is a drip of natural petroleum/tar like substance from the ceiling. Here are some images from Tumbling Rock Cave:

www.cavingexpeditions.com/album.asp?categoryID=118

www.kevinandamanda.com/photos/tumblingrockcave/

Also, look at the front cover of the February 2006 NSS News issue for a photo of the Topless Dome in Tumbling Rock. The back cover of the May 2007 NSS News issue has a smaller photo from Tumbling Rock.

The SCCi also announced the purchase of Frenchman's Knob Pit in Kentucky. These are really exciting times for SCCi members and contributors. By the way, NSS Director Jay Clark was instrumental in the Tumbling Rock Cave acquisition.

All SCCi Board Members deserve a round of thanks for their hard work and efforts on behalf of the Conservancy.

[regor]

Hay don't forget we have Frenchman's Knob Pit in KY too!

[L Roebuck]

Another pat on the back to SCCi for purchasing Frenchman's Knob Pit!

Hey Roger care to tell us a bit more about Frenchman's Knob?
All I know is the pit is on the KY Closed Cave List

[madratdan]

Great links Sharon. Thanks. I do remember seeing pictures and such of the topless dome. Lynn, it looks like Frenchmans Knob is closed part of the year for bats. I'm guessing that restriction will continue.

Anyone have any pictures of Frenchmans Knob. Is it just a pit or is there going passage at the bottom. There must be some cave down there if there is a bat population.....me thinks.

[L Roebuck]

madratdan said:

Lynn, it looks like Frenchmans Knob is closed part of the year for bats. I'm guessing that restriction will continue.

Yes, I imagine the closed cave dates will stay in place if bats are using the cave. But when the SCCi has time to do the paperwork it will be good for cavers to know the access policy for Frenchmans Knob.

[Brian Roebuck]

The SCCi has done a great job of getting these two caves for cavers. I don't mind sharing them with the real owners (bats, crickets, salamanders, beetles, etc) though! I'm sure we'll all know the access policies as soon as they become available.

Thanks SCCi!