2007 NSS Cartographic Salon Winners
Chair: George Dasher

There were 26 maps entered in this year's salon: 17 in the novice category, 3 in the experienced category, 6 in the expert category, and 3 in the "display only" category. The United States, Mexico, China, and Puerto Rico were represented.

JUDGES:
Novice: Pat Kambesis, Howard Kalnitz, and Walt Hamm
Experienced and Expert: Carol Vesley, Hazel Barton, and George Dasher

AWARDS

 
NOVICE CATEGORY
  
HONORABLE MENTION
Owl Cave
Highland County, Virginia
Phil Lucas		 HONORABLE MENTION
Santa Cruz
Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Melissa Hendrickson		 HONORABLE MENTION
Jeter River Cave
Montgomery County, TN
Jason Richards
MERIT AWARD
Russell’s Reserve Cave
Bath County, VA
Phil Lucas

ACCEPTED
Thor’s Chore
Tongass National Forest
Prince of Wales Island, AK
Melissa Hendrickson and K. Casey

ACCEPTED
Chucky’s Cave
Edwards County, TX
Brian Alger

ACCEPTED
Bear Below Cave
Gila County, AZ
A. Armstrong

ACCEPTED
MZ Cave
Quintana Roo, Mexico
Melissa Hendrickson

ACCEPTED
Qul Huwa Allhu’Ahad
Tongass National Forest
Prince of Wales Island, AK
Melissa Hendrickson and K. Casey

ACCEPTED
Slot Machine Cave
Tongass National Forest
Kosciuko Island, AK
K. Casey

ACCEPTED
Chemuyil Side of the Road Cave
Chemuyil, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Melissa Hendrickson

ACCEPTED
Powerline Cave #1
Akumal, Quintana Roo, MX
Melissa Hendrickson

ACCEPTED
Steep Run Cave
Garrett County, MD
Dwight Livingston

ACCEPTED
Lake Cave
Carter Caves State Resort Park
Carter County, KY
Kevin Kissell

ACCEPTED
Tonyas Cave
Wayne County, KY
Eric Weaver
ACCEPTED
Cedar Creek Cave
Bath County, VA
Phil Lucas

 
EXPERIENCED CATEGORY
  
MERIT AWARD
Werner Cave
Citrus County, Fl
Lee Florea
 ACCEPTED
Roberts Folly Cave
Jackson County, Al
Marion Akers

ACCEPTED
Sotano del Besito
Sotano del la Milpa
Sotano del Aqua Pajarites
Oaxaca, Mexico
Marion Akers  

 

 
 
EXPERT CATEGORY
  
HONORABLE MENTION
Little Fricks Cave
Walker County, GA
Brent Aulenbach

HONORABLE MENTION
Rumley Bone Cave
Dade County, GA
Brent Aulenbach

HONORABLE MENTION
Sloan Cave
Mark Twain National Forest
Howell County, MO
Mick Sutton
HONORABLE MENTION
Cueva Catedral
Camuy Municipality, PR
Pat Kambesis 		ACCEPTED
Coldwater Spring Cave
Ste. Genevieve County, MO
Mick Sutton 		ACCEPTED
Cueva del los Indios
Municipality, Arecibo, PR
Pat Kambesis
 
DISPLAY ONLY
 
Dangle Dingle Pit
Rockcastle County, KY
Ron Fulcher 		Moonshiner’s Cave
Rockcastle County, KY
Ron Fulcher 		Gap Cave (Cudjo’s)
Lee County, VA
Bob Gulden
 
MEDAL
  
Qìkèng Dòng and Dòngbà Dòng
Novice Category
Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality, China
Erin Lynch & Duncan Collins

 

 

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