Michael Mixerr went to go spelunking inside one of Austin’s lesser known caves called Stonewall Cave on the date of 8/4/2021. He realized that no has ever explored Stonewall Cave before. Surveying or mapping of this cave has never been either. He says, “Stonewall Cave is surrounded by a coagulation of small limestone boulders which lead to an opening that is a 1 foot drop. Stonewall Cave has not been thoroughly explored or properly surveyed. This cave has not been mapped. Not too much is known about karst feature.” Exploring Stonewall Cave has never been done before.
Stonewall Cave is another one of Austin’s forgotten caves and lesser known caves located in the Balcones Fault Zone. The rock formation of Stonewall Cave is composed entirely of limestone formation due to being located in the Balcones Fault Zone. Large karst features are noticeable from the surface.
Stonewall Cave is one of Austin’s lesser known caves located in the Balcones Fault Zone. The diameter of Stonewall Cave is 1 x 2. 1 foot deep and 2 feet wide. The entrance is a foot long drop which leads to a slope which extends 2 feet next to a rock ceiling with only enough crawling room for one or two people. This crawling room extends 4 feet going in a southwest bound direction. At the bottom of this crawling room is a clay floor covered in soft soil. The room transcends into a tight squeeze leading to a dark room.
Michael Mixerr found a small collection of insects in and around this cave. “Insects such as mosquitos, fire ants, and grasshoppers can be found in and around Stonewall Cave along the outside boundaries.”
Insects such as mosquitos, fire ants, and grasshoppers can be found in and around Stonewall Cave along the outside boundaries. These features are not believed to be directly related to any cave with federally listed species. Stonewall Cave is not known to contain federally listed species or karst features. The ecosystem of Stonewall Cave has been sparred from being destroyed or heavily impacted by ongoing construction and ongoing development. All of Stonewall Cave has been sparred from complete destruction.
Stonewall has not been thoroughly explored or properly surveyed. This cave has not been mapped. Exploring Stonewall Cave has never been done before. However finding the location of this cave was very easy because the opening was visible from road view. Finding and locating Stonewall Cave is because this cave is located on a tiny island of pavement behind a Dairy Queen restaurant and car wash. The business conglomerate has decided to preserve this tiny cave which is a hole in the ground and let the public explore inside.
There is a sinkhole next to Stonewall Cave called Stonewall Sinkhole. Stonewall Sinkhole is located next to Stonewall Cave. Stonewall Sinkhole is also known as Stonewall Sink.
Stonewall Cave is located off FM 620 and Zimmerman Lane, Austin, Texas, US 78726. The precise location and address is 7710 North FM 620, Austin, Texas, US 78726.
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Michael Mixerr’s encounter and discovery of Stonewall Cave. Another one of Austin’s lesser known caves.
Demolition on Daniel D. Riney Hall in River Rouge, Michigan now in progress.
Demolition of Daniel D. Riney Hall in River Rouge, Michigan is now in progress. Demolition of Daniel D. Riney Hall in River Rouge, Michigan originally began on 7/29/2021. Construction workers have cleared through the stain glass window to make clearance for the bulldozers. Some bulldozers have started filling up large metal dumpsters with the inside debris.
Daniel D. Riney Hall was once the former River Rouge Arena which was a former ice arena where hockey games were played. Both Daniel D. Riney Hall and River Rouge Arena are/were owned by the city of River Rouge. The demolition of Riney Hall and the former ice arena costed about $500,000. It is unknown what the plan is for the future. However demolition is happening.
Exploring more of Sueños Eternos Cementerio in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico explored. One of Mexico’s lesser known cemeteries.
Sueños Eternos Cementerio is one of the lesser known cemeteries of Ciudad Juarez. Sueños Eternos Cementerio is one of Mexico’s lesser known cemeteries also. This news article will discuss some of the facts behind Sueños Eternos Cementerio. Sueños Eternos Cementerio is Spanish for Eternal Dreams Cemetery.
Not many tourists know this but Sueños Eternos Cementerio is private cemetery which is privately owned and located northeast of Abraham Gonzalez International Airport/Aeropuerto Internacional Abraham González aka Ciudad Juárez International Airport/Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Juárez. This cemetery offers a beautiful view of the city and airport. Sueños Eternos Cementerio is Spanish for Eternal Sleep Cemetery/Eternal Slumber Cemetery.
Sadly however Sueños Eternos Cementerio is cemetery is dirty and full of garbage. You can take one look at the cemetery and see nobody is doing their job. Anyone who comes to visit will realize this.
On February 13, 2021, more bodies were discovered during an exhumation of the bodies that were already in place. According to the relatives, during a visit to the cemetery they realized that the grave where they had buried their relative two years ago was open, which is why they went with the administrators of the pantheon. During the first contact with the managers of the place they could not give an answer to the complainants, so this Saturday they were summoned by the administrator to give an explanation to the relatives. Around 10:30 a.m., relatives began arriving at the pantheon to monitor the graves of their loved ones, as rumors of an exhumation spread. This, was due to the fact that employees who worked at/for the cemetery years ago did not respect the classification system, so many graves were not actually found on their lot.
Sueños Eternos Cementerio is located at Priv. Guadalupe Casillas, P Colinas del Desierto, 32696 Cd Juárez, Chih., Mexico aka 32696 Guadalupe Casillas, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
New La Quinta Hotel to be built in Del Valle, Texas.
A new La Quinta Hotel is being built on 4 acres of land alongside Highway 71 near FM 973 in Del Valle, Texas. This hotel is going to be around 2-4 stories tall in height. The high volume of development activity and traffic the near vicinity will surely draw in business for the hotel. The site plan and construction of this new hotel was approved by the City of Austin. Utilities are already located on the property. A concrete slab from a previous hotel, gas station, carwash, trailer lot, and grocery store have been removed. 3080 E. 71 LLC is the corporation which will be owning and operating this hotel. This new hotel will be located at 3080 East Highway 71, Del Valle, Texas, US 78617.
Nature of Backdoor Cave explained.
Backdoor Cave is one of Austin’s many caves located in Barton Creek Wilderness Park. The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for managing this cave. Backdoor Cave is a relatively narrow and short sized cave that is not gated. Not many people are aware of this but Backdoor Cave is one of the few caves that are ungated in Austin. Not too many ungated caves exist these days.
Backdoor Cave was named after a spring called Backdoor Spring for which this cave is located next to. A stream reportedly flows and empties out into this cave. This stream is a flowing stream. Adjacent to the spring is Barton Creek. Pseudoscorpionida is known to be inhabiting this cave. These types of scorpions are known to inhabit this cave.
One has to complete a 25 minute walk from the entrance to reach Backdoor Cave. This cave is located west of Sculpture Falls. You will be greeted by a set of limestone boulders once you arrive. A small hole is on top of these limestone boulders from the base of a cliff. This cave is only accessible by crawling through a small hole at the entrance which leads to a horizontal crawl passage that extends 100 feet. The entrance is 15 feet in diameter.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Exploring the Chipmunk Caves in Chilliwack, Canada.
Chipmunk Caves are located along the Chilliwack River. The most well known of Chipmunk Caves are located along Chilliwack River. Some of its larger caves can be found on the other side of Chilliwack River.
There are old ladders that lead to other small openings which were left by the Sto:lo tribe. Many ladders still remain today. These other small openings quickly to more confined spaces within Chipmunk Caves. The main opening reduces quickly to a more confined space. The main cave is the easiest to access as opposed to the few other caves that are difficult to access.
These caves display examples of stalactites, stalagmites, and white flow stones. Broken stalactites and stalagmites can be seen when visiting these caves. Other caves inside of Chipmunk Caves have various different rock formations. There are special rock formations inside Chipmunk Caves. The visit is worth the trip!
Monday, September 9, 2019
EI Elemental enters into agreement to purchase land from the Lowman Ranch in San Marcos, Texas.
EI Elemental and EI Elemental Heat Energy Systems have entered into an agreement to purchase land for developing an eco-sustainable residential project on the site of the Lowman Ranch in San Marcos, Texas. EI Elemental has plans to purchase land from the Lowman Ranch.
They are depositing 628,134 shares of common stock to be delivered against tender of title and will owe approximately $314,000 at closing. EI Elemental anticipates being able to complete required predevelopment approvals within nine to twelve months from the date of closing.
The idea is to create eco-sustainable residential housing that is both environmentally friendly and ecologically sustainable.This will allow them to test the installation and production aspects of their technologies, market a project, and offer a new environmentally sensitive method of development to other home, commercial developers, and resort developers.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Sales of ivory to be banned in the United Kingdom.
The number of wild elephants has dropped by almost ⅓rd in the last decade. 20,000 elephants are slaughtered each year for their tusks which are valuable to poachers. Poachers hunt endangered species of elephants for their tusks. The international trade of illegal ivory is $16 billion (USD)/£17 billion (UK pounds) each year.
Legislation will be placed in soon as possible. 88% of UK citizens support the ban. It is unclear when the UK ban will come into effect. However UK citizens hope the ban will com into effect sometime by 2018. Parliament has not come to a conclusion or has made a final decision yet.
What happened to Billy Calhoun from the Children Of Darkness documentary? (Revisited)
Patient William Calhoun (Billy Calhoun) was featured in the 1983 documentary called Children of Darkness. Billy Calhoun was the patient who was hurting himself so badly from his self-injurious behaviors and being escorted by orderlies around the hospital at the very beginning of the Children Of Darkness documentary.
Billy Calhoun was another star of the documentary as he was featured all over the place in regard to this documentary. Richard Kotuk focused a portion of his time filming Billy Calhoun due to his strange behavior. Billy Calhoun has a profound case of severe autism.
The Children of Darkness documentary was broadcasted nationally on television in the United States on PBS that same year. The Children of Darkness documentary explored the lack of mental health care in America for juvenile psychiatry. Many seriously emotionally disturbed youth were shown. Richard Kotuk filmed and directed Children of Darkness documentary.
William Calhoun (Billy Calhoun) was born in 1963. At the age of 4, he was labeled severely mentally retarded. He was then later diagnosed with autism. As a child, Billy was suffering from severe autism. His severe autism caused him to act out in an aggressive manner as he was dangerous around others and himself. His family could no longer handle him or his dangerous destructive behavior. At the age of 7, he was placed in a state institution called Sagamore Children’s Hospital. His mother, Mary Calhoun, saw him every week until she died. He was in a state of constant panic being unaware of what was going on around him.
During his stay as a patient at the Sagamore Children’s Hospital, his self-injurious behaviors worsened as he acted more aggressive towards staff. Every 2 to 3 hours, Billy would be “walked” by orderlies around the hospital so his muscles would not atrophy or deteriorate. Billy had attacked hospital staff and orderlies in the past as described in the documentary. Most of the time he was strapped to his bed at the time of during the filming session for this documentary. While at Sagamore Children’s Hospital, Billy underwent intense therapy while being in restraints for 2 ½ years long.
When he was 19, he was transferred over to South Beach Psychiatric Care Center in Brooklyn, New York. Since then he has stayed at that hospital which is not too far from South Beach Psychiatric Hospital.
Billy Calhoun is still alive and is now at the age of 54. Things have changed. Billy has undergone several behavioral interventions and therapy sessions. Some of his phases eventually passed. The lobotomy and shock therapy never happened. As a result, Billy Calhoun now receives 24 hour care around the clock. He is well cared for.
The self-injurious behaviors and self-destructive behavior is still evident and present. Just to a level that lets him function to the point where he can function to be not as aggressive or dangerous as he once was earlier in his lifetime. Billy is now heavily medicated by fair amounts of drugs.
Things have changed, but we can never undo the abuse, trauma, pain, suffering, and torture he went through as a child. What happened there is beyond words.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Update about the 100 year old building in Elgin, Texas destroyed by Hurricane Harvey.
Cleanup and restoration has begun. The removal and stabilization alone is estimated to be a total cost of $6,000. Possibly $8,000 including fees. POLLEN ARCHITECTURE is planning to turn this 100 year old building into a new vision. However more work needs to be done to get completed. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
The building that was destroyed what was once a Thai food restaurant. From 2010 to 2017 is when Katie's Catering Thai Cuisine operated at the corner of Avenue B & Central Avenue in Elgin, Texas.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to revitalize the building that was once a Thai food restaurant. You can help by sending donations here to this link.:https://www.gofundme.com/Transform-Harveys-destruction-into-Sawyer-Art-Garden.
This building is zoned in C-2 Commercial District with Zone 2 Overlay which allows more than 50% residential on the ground floor. This building is also located in the Elgin Local Historic District and Elgin National Register Historic Commercial District. The parcel number is R12232.
The building is located at 217 Central Avenue, Elgin, Texas, US 78621.
To recap from last month:
“Hurricane Harvey destroyed the roof a 100 year old building located at 217 Central Avenue in Elgin, Texas and has destroyed the interior structure of the building. As of now, the roof is completely missing. The roof has collapsed from destruction of wind currents during Hurricane Harvey. The building is a former shell of what it once was before Hurricane Harvey weather hit the small town of Elgin, Texas. “