56th ANNUAL SERA CAVE CARNIVAL CAMP NAKANAWA, CROSSVILLE, TN Hosted by the East Tennessee Grotto May

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56th ANNUAL SERA CAVE CARNIVALCAMP
NAKANAWA, CROSSVILLE, TN Hosted by the East
Tennessee GrottoMay 31 - June 3, 2007

• By Rich Lounsbury, ETG/SERA Cave Carnival
  Chair, May 2007

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• Presentation Purpose
• 1. Site Familiarization
• 2. Highlight offerings, activities, and potential
  fun
• 3. To get cavers psyched to attend!
• 4. To get your support through attendance (and
  encouraging others to attend)

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SERA 2007 SITE LOCATIONCAMP NAKANAWA1084
CAMP NAKANAWA ROAD CROSSVILLE, TN

• 1. Beautiful 1,100-acre property
• 2. World-class caves nearby
• 3. Easy access to I-40

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Conveniently Located off I-40 Between Nashville
Knoxville, TN
(directions travel times on ETG web-site)
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Multi-Acre Camping Field
Interstate 40 (east-bound lane)
110-Acre Spring-Fed Lake
Senior Camp (Open for Event)

• Junior Camp
• (Closed for Event)

Camp Nakanawa Facility 1084 Camp Nakanawa
Road Crossville, TN
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CAMP FACILITY AMMENITIES

• - 4 Miles of Hiking Trails
• - 280-person Capacity Dining Hall
• - Large Restroom/Showerhouse
• - Camping (shaded tent sites/3 acre field)
• - Cabins (almost SOLD OUT, except for co-eds)
• - Wireless Internet
• - Concession Stand (for ice and munchies)
• - Historic Wigwam Building for Socializing/Music

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Camp Owners House
Presentation Pavilion
Field Camping Area
Showerhouse Restrooms
Vendor Area
Dining Hall
Wigwam Building
FREE BEER Sat. Night!!!!!
Registration
Quiet Camping
Cabin Area
Band Area
Climbing Wall Zip Line
Senior Camp
Hot-Tub Area
Infirmary
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Hate long drives to caves?
This drive really SUCKS!
Rich Lounsbury on 30 hr drive from Mexico
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• There will be none of that at SERA 2007!
• Many World-Class
• Caves lt1 hr from SERA site.
• In fact, most are within easy 30 minute drive
  from camp

CAMP NAKANAWA
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Caving Information

• - Many vertical and horizontal caves nearby
• - Wide difficulty range for kids through advanced
• - Cave information booth near registration for
  cave recommendations directions
• - Sign-up sheets for led trips (sign up early)

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Regarding the Guidebook..
Do I really have to start another guidebook???
Bill DeVan (Guidebook Editor) contemplating a 3rd
guidebook in 7 year period.
Virgin 80-footer
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Guidebook Now Completed Includes
Front Cover
Back Cover
- 100 Pages of Material - Over 80 Featured
Caves - Karst Geology Article on Cumberland
Plateau Escarpment - Rumbling Falls Cover
Photo
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With Cave Maps for the Following

• Blue Spring Cave, Bee Creek Cave, Bee Crawl Cave,
  Clifty Creek Cave, Dreadrock Pit, Gouffre, Grassy
  Cove Saltpeter Cave, J.R. Hill Crack Cave, Hidden
  Pool Cave, Lower Sheep Cave, Rose Cave, Rosebud
  Cave, Green Velvet Cave, Rice Cave, Rocky Mount
  Pit 1, Short Creek Maze Cave, Stormchaser Pit,
  Upper Sheep Cave, and Wash Lee Cave.

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and 7 Previously Unpublished Caves

• MONTEREY AREA
• Webb Cave
• SWAGERTY COVE
• Journey to the Center
• of the Earth
• SCOTT GULF AREA
• Bee Creek Cave, Bee Creek Crawl, Dreadrock Pit,
  J.R. Hill Crack Cave, Short Creek Maze Cave

Webb Cave
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Dont Like Wild Caving? No Worries!Plenty of
Other Areas Attractions

• - Black Mountain
• - Burgess Falls State Park
• - Cumberland Mtn. S. Park
• - Cumberland Caverns
• - Edgar Evans State Park
• - Fall Creek Falls State Pk. - Ozone Falls
• - Rock Island State Park
• - Scotts Gulf
• Details Directions in Guidebook

Fall Creek Falls (250 foot falls)
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ENTERTAINMENT

• 1. Live Music Fri. and Sat. Nights
• 2. FREE BEER Sat. Night (starts 8 p.m.)
• 3. Bon Fire on Beach near Band Area
• 4. Hot Tub
• 5. Cave-related Movies, Slide Shows,
• Presentations

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MUSIC
Thursday May 31 Open Jam Hootenanny Friday
June 1 Tempest Rising (led by fellow caver Van
Cain) Tonic For Dogma Saturday June 2 The
Terminal Syphons (led by Albert Ogden)
Music Area
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Was FREE BEER on Saturday Night mentioned????
Several kegs of dark and regular
beer available (Pets Excluded!)
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Alcohol? Not a problem (if of legal drinking
age). However, illegal substances not allowed
(per the camp owners)!!
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PRESENTATIONS, ETC.

• We also have the following to help keep you
  entertained (just in case you get bored)
• 1) Cave-Related Movies
• 2) Caving Slide Shows
• 3) Formal Presentations by
• - ACCA
• - Mike Crocket (CRF Cumberland Gap Project)
• - Dave McGowans Documentary Film
• Caves Life Beneath the Forest

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• Other Fun Activities
• (included in registration fee!)
• - 40-ft-high Giant Sling-shot Swing
• (will take your breath away!)
• - 35-ft-high Tower w/Climbing Wall
• - 500-ft-long Zip Line Over Lake
• - Vertical Contest
• - Squeeze Box
• - Door Prizes

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• Water Activities
• (also included in registration fee!!)
• - Swimming
• - Docks Diving Boards
• - Fishing
• (TN-license required)
• - Canoes
• (10 available)
• - Paddle-boats
• (3 available)

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• Vendors at SERA 2007
• (east side of soccer field)
• - NSS Bookstore (Huntsville, AL)
• - Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc.
  (Chattanooga, TN)
• - American Cave Conservation Association (Horse
  Cave, KY)
• - One Life Outfitters (Norris, TN)
• - Howies Harnesses (Clyde, NC)
• - BC Wunderware (Antioch, TN)
• - J.D.s Rocksport (Warrensburg, MO)
• - Inner Mountain Outfitters (Bethlehem, GA)
• - On Rope 1 (Harrison, TN)
• - Swaygo Gear (Asheville, NC)
• Others vendors pending

Vendor Row (facing north)
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ON-SITE MEALS

• Meal tickets on sale at registration for
• - Friday Dinner
• - Saturday Breakfast Dinner
• - Sunday Breakfast
• Tickets 7/meal
• Convenient way to eat at reasonable price (forget
  the hassles of cooking your own meal and save
  time!)
• Menu
• Fri. Dinner - Baked Chicken/Veggie
  Burgers/Veggies/Salad Bar
• Sat. Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, Bacon/Sausage,
  Cereal
• Sat. Dinner - Roast Beef/Spaghetti, Salad Bar
• Sun. Breakfast - as per Sat. but with Pancakes

280 Person-Capacity Dining Hall
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Registration Status

• - Missed the 4/30 pre-registration deadline??
• Print and complete a form bring to event to
  save time
• - Forms available on-line
• - Cabins almost SOLD OUT (except co-eds)

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ETG SERA Web-Sitewww.caves.org/grotto/etg/SERA20
07/

• Please visit for
• 1. Downloadable Registration Forms
• 2. Directions General Location Map
• 3. Additional Site Photos
• 4. Other Event Information

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Family members concerned about lack of
non-caving things do??There is nothing to
worry about with

• Swimming, docks/diving boards, fishing, canoes,
  paddleboats, climbing wall, zip line, giant
  sling-shot, music, free beer (if of age), bon
  fire, hot tub, nearby attractions/state parks,
  on-site hiking, wireless internet, etc.
• Please come and have fun, no matter what you
  might do!

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SERA 2007 ETG Support Team (in part)

• Stuart Daw - Vendors
• Mark Joop - Facilities
• Cheryl Pratt - Registration
• Mike Linda Doughty - Security/First Aid
• Andy Howe - Publicity/Bands
• Bill DeVan - Finance/Publications
• Alan Spahr - Web-site
• Jeanie Trowbridge - Events
• Byran Taylor - Cave Trips/Information
• Jim Mitchell - Electrical
• Rich Lounsbury - Cave Carnival Chair

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Hope to see you at the 2007 SERA Cave Carnival!
QUESTIONS???? E-mail the ETG SERA Chairman
(www.caves.org/grotto/etg/SERA2007/)