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Mon 28 Jun 2010
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In case you haven’t noticed, KOR now has it’s own OFFICIAL Facebook page!
Friend the event and you’ll be kept up to date with the latest news and announcements regarding KOR!
The link is:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=353707542179#!/pages/Karst-O-Rama/353707542179
Thu 24 Jun 2010
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KARST GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP – 2010 KARST-O-RAMA
Led by Lee J. Florea, Ph.D., P.G.
The Pennyroyal Plateau to the Cumberland Plateau along KY 80,
Pulaski and Laurel Counties, Kentucky
East of the city of Somerset, SR 80 crosses through the scenic and rugged landscape along the western margin of the Cumberland Plateau. Here, the plateau margin, called the Cumberland Escarpment, is less of a single escarpment and more a six mile wide band of steep hills that rise some 450 feet above valleys and separate the relatively flat terrains to the east and west. The Cumberland Escarpment is a major physiographic boundary that divides Kentucky geographically and culturally. To the west are the rolling topography, urban centers, and large-scale agriculture of the Bluegrass and the Pennyroyal regions, and to the east are the rugged hills, coalfields, and Appalachian cultures of eastern Kentucky, western Virginia, and West Virginia. This trip will begin at the Nancy interchange on the Cumberland Parkway and conclude at the I-75 interchange in London. Along this route we will traverse 60 million years of earth history in the Carboniferous period during a time of great transition in North America as the early Appalachian Mountains rose and the supercontinent of Pangea formed. Over our 45-mile course we will observe a gradual transition from deep marine, to shallow marine, then fluvial, and finally terrestrial depositional environments. Our goal will be to investigate how the geologic framework has influenced the present-day geomorphology, with a specific emphasis on the cave and karst landscapes.
Day: Saturday
Departure: 8:30
Return: 5:30
Number: Up to 20
Level: Moderate (some walking, sun exposure)
Requirements: A car or a ride. A pack lunch to eat at Short Creek. Lots of water. A helmet and light to explore Short Creek. A rock hammer for scale and for samples. A hand lens for examining specimens. A camera.
Special notes: This trip will involve a great deal of driving (more than 150 miles total) and a number of stops along the way. We will try to reduce the number of cars as much as possible by carpooling in larger vehicles. If you are interested in this trip and have a vehicle that you are willing to share please indicate so on the sign-up sheet. Also, if you are driving, please consider having a full tank of gas ready prior to the trip so that we can spend more time at our stops and less time at gas stations.
Thu 24 Jun 2010
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ONSITE REGISTRATION
Fill out form as completely as possible. One form per family is all that is necessary.
Complete GSP Waiver.
NSS discount is for NSS members only, have your NSS card ready.
Everyone must sign waiver form. Minors must have parent signature on form.
Check available T-shirt sizes before selection.
Make check payable to Greater Cincinnati Grotto.
Wear badges at all times. YES, really.
Keep door prize ticket and banquet ticket in safe place. They will not be replaced.
The weekend schedule and kitchen menu is in the guidebook.
Have a great time at Karst-O-Rama.
Wed 23 Jun 2010
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Here is a “partial” listing of some of the cave trips which be offerred at KOR 2010.
Sign up sheets will be posted at the Shelter House and specific trip information will be posted as well if needed, as well as the start point and times.
As always, decontaminate before and AFTER!
Sinks Pit - Vertical
Highwater Cave
Hail Cave
Arthur Singleton’s Cave
Miller’s Cave
Mullins Springs Cave, Right Side
Floyd Mullins Cave
Ice Box Cave
Sloan’s Valley cave
Climax Cave Children’s Trip
More trips could be announced later so check in at the shelter to see if more trips have been added!
Sun 20 Jun 2010
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There will be a photo and map competition at KOR again this year. If you’d like to show off that really complex map, or that photo of helectites that brings tears to your eye, bring them to KOR 2010!
You might just win a prize!
A photo and map contest coordinator will be available at the GSP Shelter from 10-1030am on Saturday to accept entries for judging.
Sun 20 Jun 2010
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The Greater Cincinnati Grotto recently came to grips with the effective loss of one of our most active members due to old age.
In caring for this individual, he has quite a bit of caving and camping related items which will be for sale at KOR, with the proceeds going to the Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve for operating expenses.
A partial list of items is:
Assorted camping and backpacking stoves including Peak and MRS, Assorted camping and caving lights, Sleeping bags, including an unusual one with arms, Fleece liners, New Petzl helmet, A propane camp heater, Several carbide lights, some in box, Carbide light parts, Carbide light bottoms,4 cans of carbide and 4 empty carbide cans, Camping pots and pans (one MSR), Assorted bags and packs, Topo maps of Smokey Mtn area, Old guide books, Lots of caving T-shirts from past events, And the “Original Roadkill Cookbook
These items will be available for sale or silent auction from 10am to 4pm on Saturday of KOR at the picnic shelter.
Sun 20 Jun 2010
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Day passes for KOR 2010 will be available at registration.
There will also be a new kind of pass, specifically for people who plan on visiting the vendors ONLY. This pass will be brightly colored, and will have a sign in, and sign out time.
Vendor pass will be $12.00 and valid for 4 hours only!
If you plan on obtaining a vendor pass, be prepared to have some form of ID held in escrow, which will be returned upon sign out. Failure to sign out will result in a bill for FULL costs of the event.
KOR Day Pass
Thur 4 hour pass $12.00
Fri/Sat 8 Hour Pass $20.00
Sun 4 hour pass $12.oo
Mon 7 Jun 2010
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The 2010 Karst-O-Rama will feature a variety of food on site from our very own Guano Grill!
Breakfast
Friday – Saturday – Sunday
8 – 10
Coffee (7AM) - $1
Free refill
Muffin – $1
Blueberry or Apple Crunch
Biscuits & Gravy - $ 2
2 Biscuits, Sausage Gravy
Sausage & Egg biscuit - $2
Add cheese - $.50
Goetta & Cheese on Yeast Roll - $2
Big Breakfast - $3
2 eggs, fried potato, 2 sausage or Goetta
8oz juice or milk - $.50
Lunch
Thursday - Friday – Saturday – Sunday
12 – 2
Mett w/ Sauerkraut - $1.50
Hamburger - $1.50
double - $2.50
Cheeseburger - $2
double – $3
all burgers include pickles, mustard, ketchup and chips
add onion, lettuce & tomato - $.50
Pop, Gatorade or water - $1.00
Sunday, Brunch
leftovers – cheap 11 - 1
Dinner
Thursday – Friday
5 - 8
Red Beans & Rice - $3.00
Add Chorizo Sausage - $4.50
Friday only until sold out
Vegetable Stir Fry - $3.00
Friday only until sold out
Sautéed Summer veggies on Penne pasta
Add Italian sausage - $4.50
Hamburger - $1.50
double - $2.50
Cheeseburger - $2
double – $3
all burgers include pickles, mustard, ketchup and chips
add onion, lettuce & tomato - $.50
Pop, Gatorade or water - $1.00
Coffee - $1 Free refill
All Weekend
Pop, Gatorade or water - $1
Coffee - $1 Free refill
5-Hour Energy Drinks - $2.50
Various Ice Cream treats - $1
Mon 7 Jun 2010
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Here’s the 2010 design submitted by GCG member Dan Spangler:
Mon 7 Jun 2010
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Come renew past friendships and start a few new ones at the KOR Howdy Party!
Music provided by one of the finest local bluegrass bands available!