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I thought I was going "spelunking" through the caves of Sequoia National Park for two days, but soon learned that serious cave explorers are called "cavers". The term "spelunking" came from a man by the name of Clay Perry. He wrote a book about his caving trips with a bunch of guys in the 1940s and referred to his group as spelunkers. For some reason, the term stuck and was widely used for two decades. But by the 1960s, the "S" word became associated with folks who were inexperienced. Today the T-shirts and bumper stickers of many experienced cavers read: "Cavers save spelunkers"
Dr. Patrick Mickler, a geologist and lecturer at Cal State University, Bakersfield, is working with a group of scientists studying the climate changes of the southern San Joaquin Valley. For four weeks this summer, several local schoolteachers have been hired to help. This not only gives the geology department extra sets of hands in the collection and...
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