Book Review: ‘Uncommon Adventures of a Common Man’
MAKC’s KEITH WHEELAND RECOUNTS ‘UNCOMMON ADVENTURES OF A COMMON MAN’ BY CURT HARLER Keith Wheeland
MAKC’s KEITH WHEELAND RECOUNTS ‘UNCOMMON ADVENTURES OF A COMMON MAN’ BY CURT HARLER Keith Wheeland
THE DEFINITIVE WORK ON LAUREL CAVERNS BY CURT HARLER CAVERNS IN THE CLOUDS is the
Permit Application for those requesting to visit McClure Cave.
Laurel Caverns in Fayette County, the show cave operated by David and Lillian Cale and
MAKC member Ryan R. Maurer, a native of Fayette County and former guide at Laurel
Dwight Kempf has joined the board of the Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy in 2024 for a
At its regular November reorganizational meeting, on November 18, 2023, the MAKC had a number
Trevor has been caving for over a year. His first cave was Carlsbad caverns, when
Katie Schmid is a licensed professional geologist who works for the Pennsylvania Geological Survey. She
Chris Z. Hill, a retired Geologist, graduated from the University of Wyoming, earning a bachelor
Each fall the MAKC assists the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in closing three
Phil Gowaty has been the MAKC’s vice chairman for almost as far back as we
(term expires 2025) Aron Schmid has been a caver for over 25 years concentrating in the
Did you know that not only does the MAKC have scientists on its board of
Permit Application for Scientific Studies at MAKC Preserves.
On Saturday, August 28, 2021, MAKC went to Penn State. Ann Dunlavy, who owns Lincoln
We’ve had several recent additions to our library, including some additional convention mugs from the
MAKC member George Bange’s second favorite cave—aside from his own, Rupert—is Penn Aqua. Not far