55th Annual SERA Cave Carnival

[L Roebuck]

55th Annual SERA Cave Carnival will be held June 1-4, 2006 Buck's Pocket State Park, Alabama hosted by the Central Alabama Grotto. www.caves.org/grotto/cag/SERA.htm

Bucks Pocket State Park

[Sharon Faulkner]

The 55th Annual SERA Summer Cave Carnival will take place on June 1 - 4, 2006. Buck's Pocket State Park, near Scottsboro, Alabama will be the host site. Some water and electric camping is still available on a first come, first serve basis by reserving. You may call 256-223-2228 and ask for Michael to see if they are still available and reserve. Four days of caving, fellowship, camping, vendors, and fun! Make plans now to attend! CAG is going to put the "Carnival" into the SERA Cave Carnival in 2006! More information and registration forms are available at the CAG website: www.caves.org/grotto/cag


Thanks for your time! Please feel free to forward this e-mail and or place it in your local grotto newsletter. You can also announce these dates at your next grotto meeting if you don't mind! Again THANKS from the Central Alabama Grotto, NSS and we hope to see you next year!


Watch out ABOVE and BELOW ground!

Michael Gilbert / 2006 SERA Chairman [e-mail]

Magz Sims / 2006 SERA Co-Chair [e-mail]


WWW.CAVES.ORG/GROTTO/CAG

[Sharon Faulkner]

The 55th Annual SERA Summer Cave Carnival will take place on June 1, 2, 3 & 4, 2006 at beautiful Buck's Pocket State Park, Alabama, near Scottsboro, Alabama. Buck's Pocket State Park, Alabama encompasses 2,000 acres secluded in a small canyon near Lake Guntersville. The campground is alongside South Sauty Creek in the bottom of the canyon. Towering over 450 feet above is Point Rock Overlook and the adjacent picnic and dayuse areas. Morgan's Cove, seven miles away in park boundaries, provides a boat ramp and fishing piers. There are six miles of hiking trails within the park. One trail leads from the campground area to Point Rock Overlook (somewhat hard) and another trail follows South Sauty Creek (moderate, 2 miles) to a very primitive camping area.

POINT ROCK: a 1/8 mile boardwalk with steps leads from the picnic parking area at the rim of the canyon along the ridge to Point Rock. From here, you'll have magnificent views of the canyon's rocky outcrops and the campground below.

CAG has also obtained a rather large pasture area on top of the rim of the canyon for overflow / more secluded camping. At this time ALL OF THE WATER & ELECTRIC CAMPSITES ARE TAKEN.

Don't miss four days of the CAVING, FELLOWSHIP, CAMPING, FUN and this year "THE MIDWAY"! CAG plans on putting the "CARNIVAL" into the SERA Cave Carnival in 2006! We will have all types of "CARNIVAL-ish" activities during Saturday night's events and the "Cave In Theater" will have nightly showings of cave related movies and such! Come one.... Come all.... Don't miss all of the FUN!

www.caves.org/grotto/cag/SERA.htm

[Sharon Faulkner]

Back from the SERA Summer Cave Carnival, had a great time! A thank you to Central Alabama Grotto who outdid themselves hosting a fun and entertaining Carnival. Here's a few photos from SERA:

[madratdan]

Those are some cool pictures Sharon......looks like a fun time was had by all. Thanks for sharing. I need to make it back East to one of these great caver get togethers. The closest one to me is MVOR, and the one time I made it, I had a blast.

[Sharon Faulkner]

Thanks Dan. We'd love to have you anytime! Get a group of the Colorado cavers together and y'all come on down and join the fun.

[L Roebuck]

It was a great SERA Cave Carnival! Thank you Central Alabama Grotto! ;D

CAG-You Rock!

[Brian Roebuck]

I think this was one of the best SERA events I have attended. I very much enjoyed the entire event. Not only did we have fun, attend a friends wedding on a bluff high above the event, see our old friends, enjoy good food, camp out in wonderful weather, meet new friends, and help clean up a local cave - we even got to lead a spontaneous trip back to that cave after the event for those heading home. That was just icing on the cake.

Thanks CAG! I had a great weekend!

[madratdan]

I'll talk it up at our grotto meeting tomarrow. I've always wanted to check out both OTR and Tag fall cave in. The SERA cave carnival looks like another event I need to plan to attend in the future. It's hard for me to get even one day off between Memorial day and the 4th of July.

[Sharon Faulkner]

That sounds like a good idea Dan.

Both TAG or OTR are held in the Fall, maybe folks would have more time free then. Both of these are large (over 1,000 cavers) and fun events held in good caving regions.

[L Roebuck]

Here's my favorite photo! ;D

Central Alabama Grotto not only held a very different SERA Cave Carnival with the Carnival atmosphere and Midway but they also are very wise. Gads!

[L Roebuck]

Jenny and Eric

Saturday night Jenny and Eric were married in the most beautiful setting
high on the bluff that overlooked the SERA Cave Carnival.

[Sharon Faulkner]

Michael Gilbert announced that CAG has a few shirts available from the 2006 SERA Cave Carnival.
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Hello All,

The Central Alabama Grotto still has a small number of the SERA 2006 Colorful T-SHIRTS still available... WHILE THEY LAST! The cost is $10.00 PER SHIRT if we can meet to drop them off locally or $14.00 per shirt if you would like them mailed. We ONLY have a small number of each color (CAROLINA BLUE - DESERT SAND - TANGERINE) in the following sizes: (VERY FEW & NOT OF ALL COLORS) IN SIZE MEDIUM - LARGE - XTRA-LARGE & (VERY FEW & NOT IN ALL COLORS) OF XTRA-XTRA LARGE WHICH COST $13.00 EACH OR $17.00 EACH IF YOU WANT THEM MAILED.

Please let (Michael Gilbert) know by e-mailing at [e-mail] if you would like to purchase one or more. The BACK DESIGN of the SERA 2006 T-SHIRTS can be found at: www.caves.org/grotto/cag and click on SERA Summer Cave Carnival for the "Carnival Poster" which appears on the back of the shirts. The front logo is also just as colorful! In fact thye 2006 SERA T-SHIRTS are a 9-LAYER COLOR DESIGN! WOW! Thanks for any and all orders!

Thanks and ALL OF CAG hopes everyone enjoyed SERA 2006 aka "CAG's CARNIVAL"!

Michael Gilbert / Central Alabama Grotto, NSS
SERA 2006 Chair & Ringmaster