On Jul 11, 4:46*pm, HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 11, 1:31 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in messagenews:m2vg555ee7547hvkoqtpls53mk0f6ju9hs@4ax .com...

On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:57:43 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
My kids have gotten me into caving again
Good - have fun - don't forget to write.
EEEWWW - caving.
Must be a skinny little guy. *I had trouble in a couple places while going
around the dome at St. Peters in the Vatican. *It is a double wall dome and
tapers at the top. *Being 6'4" with broad shoulders, the shoulders would
cause me to have to twist a lot to clear the walls as they narrowed.

Oh my poor knees. *T'was no trouble caving but later my knees are
shot. *Having trouble even standing up. *It was seriously muddy. one
of th epeople took pics and when I get em i'll post em to show what
real mud looks like.

Are the snakes fearful of you?

Snakes are afraid of everybody and I have a healthy respect for them.
Surprisingly, we saw none today but I was sure looking. I am no
longer skinny (6' 2" and 187 lbs) but seem to have few problems
fitting into places. It is nice to see healthy young men having
trouble doing something I can do easily. Me: " We go that way"
pointing to a crack about 1' wide sloping down at an extreme angle
with no place to put your feet. He tries several times and cannot do
it. It is all method, I wedged myself in it with my back on one wall
and knees and hands on the other and wiggled sideways for 20'.
Sometimes us old farts can outdo the youngsters.