- Exploration of Mammoth Cave -
Stan Sides - Mammoth Cave, KY
additional courses in same field also available...!
2007 Dates can be found in PDF file...
2008 Dates to be posted when available...
ESSO GROTTO members rate this course A+
ESSO Members who have participated in the past include:
KATHY LARGEN SAM PLUMMER
LARRY MATIZ JAMES HONAKER
General
Information
Western Kentucky University, through its Center for Cave
and Karst Studies and in cooperation with Mammoth Cave National Park, offers a
series of one-week summer courses focusing on caves, karst and caving. While
some courses require previous subject knowledge, other courses are designed for
those with merely an interest in caves. Course professors have been chosen who
are internationally recognized authorities in their fields. These intense field
courses involve rigorous trips into rarely visited portions of Mammoth Cave. The
Karst Hydrology course is, however, more surface-oriented and less physically
demanding.
Who
Should Attend:
These courses are not for everyone. You will need an
adventurous spirit and good physical conditioning to get the maximum benefit.
Participants include undergraduate and graduate students; cave guides,
geologists, hydrologists, engineers, teachers and college professors, as well as
individuals desiring an exciting and educational vacation experience. All
participants must be high school graduates and in good physical condition. All
participants are required to have medical insurance.
Format
of Courses:
Professors typically lecture in the mornings with cave and
surface trips scheduled for the afternoons. Special talks, slide shows, and
trips into the cave are often scheduled after dinner. Activities may include: 1)
all-day trips into Mammoth Cave, 2) surface trips into the Park and the
surrounding area, and 3) laboratory and various field exercises.
Equipment:
Detailed information concerning equipment will be sent in
an informational packet upon registration.
Accommodations/Locations:
Mammoth Cave, KY Courses:
Karst Field Studies at Mammoth Cave Courses:
The headquarters for courses taught at Mammoth Cave
National Park is the International Center for Science and Learning at Hamilton
Valley in Cave City. Students may choose to stay in bunk houses or camp on the
research center grounds. The bunk house cost is $8 per day or $56 for the week.
Accommodations are also available at the Park hotel, but participants must make
their own reservations. These courses include Exploration of
Mammoth Cave
COST??
The weeklong course is a reasonable $425.00 approx..
Several ESSO Members have attending the courses in the past and have only gave praise to them and their value to a cavers understanding and enjoyment.
IF have $425 or can find it, have that week off from work, you NEED to go!
A course like none other taken before is what is reported...
FOR INFO ON COURSE CONTACT DIRECTLY THE
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
CAVES AND KARST DEPT
Last updated December 2007