From: "ashohn" <ashohn@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:52:14 -0000
Subject: [wvusg] Meeting minutes

Financial Report
$821.58 in the bank
$56.47 in petty cash

Bridge Day:
Oct. 18 

Greenbrier Valley trip:
Date: Oct 25-26
Cave: Friar's Hole

Vertical Rodeo:
Will definately be taking place on Nov 2 at Rich's place.

Maize Maze:
Proposed date: Wed. Oct. 29
*Abby H needs to get in contact with the people at Rich's Farm to see 
if we can work out a similar arrangement to what we had last year.


Trip Reports:

Windy Slope-
Oct. 8
Russ, Mike, Nikki G, Rich F, Kyle M, Abby H, Mat, Tom L, Peter, and 
Brian M. 
While Brian did not go into the cave he led the group all of the way 
to the entrance. We got slimed at the entrance and went all the way 
to the back to see the formation room. There were two pure beginners 
on the trip, who did well. While we were in cave Brian went trail 
running, but got scared and went back to the car early. And on our 
way back Rich F got Gold bonded.

Bear Cave-
Oct 12
Gayle S, Anastasia H, Jon T
This cave was mostly walking with a bit of chimneying and climbing 
envolved. They climbed back through the keyhole, reached some break 
down and came back out. 

SEC-
Oct 4
John H, Nikki G, Kyle M, Gayle S, Abby H
We went back past the the QTR survey to check out some leads. John, 
Gayle, and Kyle did some surveying, while Nikki and Abby worked on a 
dig. Abby and Nikki didn't get through, but the others left what 
looked like promising passage to be surveyed in the future. On our 
way out we swung by the Acoustic Persistance Chamber and the Rubicon. 

SEC-
Oct 11
Brian M, John H, Kyle M, Abby H
We went back to continue the survey, which we had left the week 
before. Brian got sidetracked on the way, going downstream instead of 
upstream. He saw some pretty nasty passage, but you'll all have to 
ask him about that. The lead turned into tight canyon and died on us. 
However, the good news is the work people did in SEC this past 
weekend put the cave over 4 miles long. 

Greenbrier County-
Jon T went tubing down the Greenbrier, searching for new springs. And 
he did find a major spring. The next day he went to check out an 
abandoned railroad tunnel with a cave at each end.