The Explorer 2004
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, 2004
Cover: Rich Collier in Arizona's Dante's Descent. Photo: Dave Campen. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 638th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, 2004 Executive Committee, Hard Rock Gold Mining in Los Angeles County, Dante's Descent, Dante's Descent photos, Celebrating the 55th Aniversary.
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February, 2004
Cover: Amy Cooper ready to enter one of California's vertical caves. Photo: John Cooper. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 639th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Pisgah January 2004, The Bat Cave, Do-Re-Mi Rockshelter, Do-Re-Mi Rockshelter Map, Bigfoot Cave and Secrecy as a Tool for Cave Conservation.
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March, 2004
Cover: "The Hand", Arkadas Ozakin reaches through a tight passage in California's Boney Ridge Cave. Photo: Scott Schmitz. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 640th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Boney Mountain Cave Trip, Jan Kramer Cave Map, Mines of Pine Canyon, Surprise Mine Map.
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April, 2004
Cover: Formations in California Caverns, also the front cover of a new book on California Caves. Photo: Peter and Ann Bosted. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 641st Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Old Dad Cave - Gem Of The Mojave, Old Dad Cave Map, Gems Of The Golden State Book Review, Martha Miller Obituary.
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May 2004
Cover: Sandy Stephens stands atop the Puka #1 entrance to the Chain Of Pukas System, Hawaii. Photo: Bernie Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 642nd Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, The Chain Of Pukas System - Still Going After All These Years, Once A Puka Twice A Cave Map, No Happy Trail In Desert Tale, Cave Rescue Course Announcement.
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June, 2004
Cover: Ted Weasma and Bernie Szukalski look at a bat in Warner's Cave. Photo: James Rice. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 643rd Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Hail Warner's, A Fatal Error, Knot Tying Workshop, Crystal Cave Restoration Announcement.
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July, 2004
Cover: A caver explorers the fantastically sculpted granite passages found in California's Millerton Lakes Cave. Photo: Dave Bunnell. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 644th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Millerton Lakes Caves Alert, A Quick Trip, Buckle Up For Safety, New Grotto Meeting Location.
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August, 2004
Cover: The Batmobile in front of Bat Cave, also known as Bronson Cave, used in the Batman TV series. Photo: Modified from the original by Eric Van Eyke originally appearing in Westways magazine. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, News/Notes/Announcements, Mapping The Dawn, Dawn Mine Map, Mines Of Las Flores Canyon, Maps Of Las Flores Canyon Mines #1, #2, #3, #4, Mount Gleason Mine.
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September, 2004
Cover: Annual Membership Issue. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 2004 Southern California Grotto Membership List.
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October, 2004
Cover: Allen Hager admires some of the many formation found in an Arizona Cave. Photo: Rich Collier. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 645th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 646th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Onyx Cave and Cave Of The Bells Trip, A Memmo For New Grotto Members, The Horseshoe: An Unreported And Nearly Forgotten Mine.
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November, 2004
Cover: Charles Nelson negotiates a tight passage in Meander Cave. Photo: Scott Schmitz. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 647th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Meander Cave Trip, Norm Herman Memorial, 20 Years Ago In The Explorer, 20 Years Ago In The California Caver, On Three! CD Announcement.
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December, 2004
Cover: In search of caves and marble in the high country of the eastern Sierra. Photo: Bern Szukalski. This Issue: Carbide Calendar, 648th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 649th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, News/Notes/Announcements, Brownstone Cave: A New Inyo County Find, Brownstone Cave Map, Calaveras Caving: A Trip To The Motherlode Country, The Underground World Of Sequoia National Park Video.
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