The Explorer 2002
Click on a cover to view a larger image. Back issues are not available online, to obtain back issues contact any member of the Southern California Grotto Executive Committee.
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January, 2002
Cover: Pete Neely (foreground) operates a radio while William R. Halliday descends the first shaft on the initial exploration of Cave of the Winding Stair, April, 1949. Photo: William R. Halliday Collection. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 614th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Night Ride To Kartchner Caverns, 2002 Executive Committee, Dues Renewal Form.
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February, 2002
Cover: Mark Bockenhauer cautiously negotiates a tight spot in a cave in Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park. Photo: Bern Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 615th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, White Chief Cave - August 2001, Sequoia Caving, Cave Conservation Defined, When To Call For A Rescue - Addendum, My First Cave Trip, My First Caving Adventure, Dues Renewal Form.
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March, 2002
Cover: Alan Rice negotiates the infamous Shirt Button Crawl in Glove Cave in the Pisgah Lava Tubes. Photo: James Rice. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 616th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Computer Generated Maps - What You Need to Set Up and Be Successful, Painted Cave map, NCRC Orientation to Cave Rescue Course, Dues Renewal Form.
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April, 2002
Cover: Going river passage in Hidden River Cave, Horse Cave Kentucky. The original print earned a Blue Ribbon at the 2000 NSS Convention Photo Salon. Photo: Bern Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 617th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Scooping Deep Booty in the High Sierra, Before... After...
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May 2002
Cover: Mine enthusiast Hugh Blanchard stands next to Charlie Vincent's old cabin. Photo: Hugh Blanchard Collection. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 618th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Mines of Los Angeles County, Have You Been Missing Out?
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June, 2002
Cover: The hottest new caving area in So Cal? An aerial photograph of the Santa Susanna Mountains and Hope Ranch. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 619th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Rocky Peak Caves - Three New Caves Discovered in Local Mountains, Temple Caves In Thailand - A 2002 Pilgrimage.
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July, 2002
Cover: A large formation in Crystal Sequoia Cave, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park. Photo: Bern Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 620th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, The Belize Diaries - Work and Exploration in 2001, Porterville Preview.
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August, 2002
Cover: Digital image by Bern Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 621st Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Southern California Grotto 2002 Membership and Mailing List.
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September, 2002
Cover: Ed Schultz admires drapery in Crystal 67 Cave. Photo: Dave Bunnell. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 622nd Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Crystal 67 Revisited, Crystal 67 maps and photos, Crystal 67 - A Memorable Alpine Classic.
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October, 2002
Cover: Boy, that Kodachrome really brings out the colors. Digital image: Bern Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 623rd Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Cave Racing in Costa Rica, Thunder On the Mountain: A Crystal Sequoia Adventure, The Animal Planet Project, Big Bear Rope Climbing Practice.
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November, 2002
Cover: Images from the Bermuda Cave and Karst Information System (BeCKIS) Project. Digital composition: Bern Szukalski, Background photo by Tom Iliffe, GIS maps by Bern Szukalski, BeCKIS logo by Bob Richards. This Issue: An Introduction to Bermuda's Caves and the BeCKIS Project, Adventure Hikes in Death Valley.
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December, 2002
Cover: Sandy Stephens peers into the entrance of Elpee Hole, a recent find and one of the highest solutional caves in California. Photo: Bern Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 625th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Thanks So Cal, California Solutional Caves Above 9000 Feet, Southern California Grotto Newsletter Cover Awards, Elpee Hole - One of California's Highest, Elpee Hole Map.
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