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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Jun 6, 2006 7:37:13 GMT -5
The 2006 TAG Fall Cave-In will be held October 5-8, atop Lookout Mountain, Georgia. This popular caving event is hosted annually by the Dogwood City Grotto. Pre-registration for the 29th Annual TAG Fall Cave-In is now open and will be accepted through September 1. |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Aug 1, 2006 15:38:21 GMT -5
The TAG Fall Cave-In is one of the largest regional caving events in the United States. Known for its huge Saturday night bonfire (the BFBF), the 4-day caving event regularly has over 1,000 cavers in attendance. Make plans now to attend! Pre-registration for the 29th Annual TAG Fall Cave-In will be accepted through September 1. Hosted by Dogwood City Grotto. |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Aug 29, 2006 22:01:52 GMT -5
2) TAG Fall Cave-In Preregistration is ending! By: Andy Zellner (Marietta, Georgia) TAG Fall Cave-In Pre-Registration ends this coming Friday, September 1st. Last chance to qualify for the pre-registration discount. Go to tagfallcavein.org/pre_regx.html to download the form and get all the juicy details. Your form must be postmarked by September 1st. Preregistration for NSS members is $25, or $35 at the gate. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULED TIMES FOR ON-SITE REGISTRATION: THURS: Noon-Midnight FRI: 8am-2am SAT: 8am-4pm This means that if you show up after 4:00pm on Saturday, YOU WILL NOT GET IN! Pre-registered attendees will of course have their packet waiting for them at Security, after that time. --Andy Z. (Reposted with permission) |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Sept 17, 2006 20:02:49 GMT -5
The countdown to the TAG Fall Cave-In begins....Some photos from this weekend's work at the TAG site. Trimming the edges off of the BFBF.  Filling the hottub.  Hot tub full.  |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Sept 17, 2006 20:05:53 GMT -5
A few more.... Building an Inuksuk Cairn Man (actually several).  Inuksuk Cairn Man (one of them) stands guard over the Thor camp.   |
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Post by L Roebuck on Sept 26, 2006 13:57:45 GMT -5
Can anyone tell me how good the cell phone coverage is at the TAG On the Mountain site?  BTW Thanks for posting the pics of the work weekend! |
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Post by Brian Roebuck on Sept 26, 2006 16:37:35 GMT -5
We are interested in Cingulars cell phone coverage at TAG. I am sure various companies differ in coverage up there.
TIA
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Sept 27, 2006 8:06:53 GMT -5
Someone else may have the answer as to cell phone coverage at the TAG site, but I noticed when driving to the site a couple of weeks ago that two new cell phone towers have been added atop Lookout Mountain since last year. This may have improved coverage from past years.
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Post by L Roebuck on Sept 27, 2006 21:34:08 GMT -5
Thanks Sharon!
It looks like we will not need it now but someone else might so does anyone else know about the coverage?
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Sept 29, 2006 7:44:53 GMT -5
Message regarding the 29th TAG Fall Cave-In from Darien Dopp, Dogwood City Grotto Chair.
Hello everyone,
Okay ... it's finally here!! It's time for the Cave-In. I am sending this out because I need all of your help. It has come to my attention that there is a rumor going around that we won't have a munchie stand. Well, I am going to dispel that rumor. We will have a munchie stand this year. We nailed down all the details and they will be there. The menu will be similar to what you are used to, with the added bonus of homemade BBQ. I have sampled it and it is really good.
Many things have been planned. Some new ... Some old ... All fun!! We can't wait to see you all again.
Darien Dopp Chair, 29th TAG Fall Cave-In
Now, here is where you all come in. Help me spread the word. Post this message on your respective mail groups. Tell anyone you think might like or need to know.
Thanks!
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Oct 8, 2006 21:49:27 GMT -5
Hey guys, back from the Cave-In Had a great time as always, with over 1,000 other cavers. Will post some photos highlighting the TAG event and caving trip reports sometime during the coming week. |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Oct 9, 2006 7:24:38 GMT -5
Here is a photo of Kevin Glenn, a.k.a. graveleye, performing at the Friday night open mike session. I met both Kevin and his wife afterwards.  He is the only person from the U.S. Cavers Forum that I saw perform, though there may have been others. I wanted to watch the Team Thor '06 slide show and only caught a few of the acts. The Thor slide show was set to music and included video clips of the team. Very well done. |
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Post by madratdan on Oct 9, 2006 7:36:29 GMT -5
Did you get any rain Sharon? I've been watching the weather and it looks like the East coast has been getting pounded.
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Oct 9, 2006 7:48:16 GMT -5
We had approximately 30 minutes of rain just after dark on Thursday night. Then some cooler air blew in, which was a welcome relief and made for better camping weather. Thursday during the day was way too hot for this time of year. Daytime temps on Friday and Saturday were still warm, but much more pleasant than Thursday.
More on TAG to come later....
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Post by L Roebuck on Oct 9, 2006 13:20:43 GMT -5
Unfortunately we had to miss TAG this year, so we can't wait to see more T.A.G. photo's and read some reports! |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Oct 9, 2006 19:53:00 GMT -5
Here's a few more pics to get started, and I will post trip reports and caving photos later on. Maybe others will post their photos too. Adding the finishing touches to the Friday night Bon Fire.  The zipline for little cavers was a big hit all weekend, as well as the panning for gems on Saturday afternoon, which adults enjoyed also. Unfortunately, we missed the Saturday morning obstacle course and vertical contest due to having gone caving.   |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Oct 9, 2006 20:03:59 GMT -5
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Oct 9, 2006 20:25:19 GMT -5
After our Saturday night Huntsville Grotto dinner, everyone begins settling in to wait for the Saturday night festivities to start.   A few miscellaneous shots.   |
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Post by madratdan on Oct 10, 2006 8:20:04 GMT -5
Wow, thanks for sharing, Sharon. Lots of familiar faces in those pictures. Glad the weather cooperated with you. Looks like I missed another great caving event.
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Post by L Roebuck on Oct 10, 2006 12:07:41 GMT -5
Thanks for posting photo's! These just makes me wish we could have been at TAG.  Gosh you even got a photo of the Old Goat!  |
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Post by graveleye on Oct 10, 2006 15:28:56 GMT -5
Sharon it was GREAT to meet you Friday night! I'll admit I was bone tired, cold and pretty sacked out after a long day. We turned in early that night and boy it was chilly!!
I'm telling you, that was the most fun I have had in years though... after my poor muscles stopped aching sometimes on Monday, I felt like a new man!!
I wish I could have met every single person there - we did make a lot of new friends though, and we added another caver to the ranks with my wife making her first cave trip. She caught the bug!!
This might not seem too manly of me to say, but I was standing out with the huge crowd, the bonfire blazing into the sky, when suddenly I was just overcome with this feeling of "This is what life is all about!!". I think I got one little tear in the corner of my eye. *sniff* LOL
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Oct 10, 2006 18:05:10 GMT -5
Hi graveleye and welcome to the forum. It was a pleasure meeting you and your wife also and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the Cave-In. Guess that means you'll be coming back next year.  If your wife has been bitten by the caving bug too, I'm sure we'll bump into each other long before then while out caving around TAG. Even among caving events, which are all full of caving, fun, and socializing in general, the TAG Fall Cave-In is a unique experience. ;D |
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If your wife has been bitten by the caving bug too, I'm sure we'll bump into each other long before then while out caving around TAG.