The Explorer 2003
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, 2003
Cover: Bern Szukalski and Bob Richards in Pahihi Gulch Cave. Photo: Rob Ratkowski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 626th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, 2003 Executive Committee, Kokoweef Cave - The Enduring Legend, A Pseudo Mystery Solved, You Know You're a California Caver If..., Pahihi Gulch Cave - One of Maui's Oldest?, Pahihi Gulch Cave Map.
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February, 2003
Cover: Good looking cave leads in marble cliffs in the Sierras. Photo: Bern Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 627th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Secrecy: An Alternative and Successful Model for Cave Exploration.
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March, 2003
Cover: A USGS geologist in Trout Cave, West Virginia. Photo: Frank McDonough. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 628th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, East Coast Caving, Lilburn Survey.
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April, 2003
Cover: Is the So Cal Grotto's Martha Miller the mother of the Bat Boy? Cover: John Woods. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 629th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, An Explorer Exclusive, Getting Too Old to Cave with the Big Boys?, Caving Theme Chosen for State Quarter, Shopping and Caving in Southern Arizona. Back Cover: Rice Bros. Sekrit Kave Map.
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May 2003
Cover: The Stalactite Cave of San Gabriel Canyon. Submitted by: Jake Brouwer. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 630th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Rainbow Talc Mine, Rainbow Talc Mine maps, The Well Dressed Caver, Southern California Grotto Equipment List. Back Cover: Ted Weasma at Rainbow Talc Mine.
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June, 2003
Cover: Gregg Oelker emerges from an Arizona Cave. Photo: John Woods. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 631st Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Ode To Gregg, Bucket Cave, Bucket Cave Map, 10 Tips For New Grotto Members. Back Cover: Gregg Oelker emerges from a lead in the Mojave National Preserve.
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July, 2003
Cover: Tom Gilleland emerges from a sump dive in search of virgin cave in Arizona. Photo: Tom Gilleland collection. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 632nd Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Sump Diving in the Sonoran Desert, You Know You Are In Porterville in the Summer When..., Cave Mine Cave (Arizona) Map, DO-RE-ME.
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August, 2003
Cover: Sandy Stephens admires gypsum stalactites in a New Mexico cave. Photo: Bob Richards. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 633rd Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Knots to Practice, Western Regional Meeting Announcment.
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September, 2003
Cover: Ted Carlson of the San Joaquin Grotto emerging from a Tulare County cave. This photo appeared on the cover of the October, 1956, issue of the NSS News. Photo: William R. Halliday. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 634th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Southern California Grotto 2003 membership list.
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October, 2003
Cover: Photo collage from the NSS 2003 Convention in Porterville, California. Photos: Lynn Fielding, Bart Rowlett, Rich Collier, Scott Schmitz, and John Woods. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 635th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Southern California Grotto at Convention 2003, NSS 2003 Convention - A View from a Worker Bee.
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November, 2003
Cover: A sketch map of the Big Horn Mine drawn by Gregg Oelker and originally published in the March, 1986, issue of The Explorer. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 636th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 55th Aniversary party announcement, Mapping the Bighorn, (Map) Big Horn Mine.
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December, 2003
Cover: "Last One Down," James Rice reaches the bottom of the last drop in Cave of the Winding Stair. Photo: James Rice. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 637th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, 2003 Western Regional, Photos from Western Regional, Holiday Party announcement, Kokoweef Cave - Sworn Statement of E.P. Dorr.
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