- Memoir in essays about author's time spent exploring the karst aquifer system of the Texas Hillountry including; the Bracken Cave, Canyon Lake, and New Braunfels area; very specific region in South Texas - There are nearly 3000 caves in Texas; caving system in Texas are world-famous; caving community in Texas is large and varied - Book brings to light one of the key concepts of karst ecology: the interaction between the surface and the subterranean and how that is mirrored in our own human lives - the relationship between our inner and outer landscapes. - Shares the stories of scientists, cavers, and citizens who are working together to preserve and restore the Hill Country and it offers ways that anyone can get involved. - Author is a Texas Master Naturalist; alumnus of Bates College, Lesley University, Marymount University (in VA), and Johns Hopkins University. - Author is member of Austin Texas Science Communicators, Outdoor Writers Association of America, and the National Association of Science Writers. - Audience includes readers interested in nature, caves, place-based literature, ecology, parenting and family memoirs, nature education, wildlife gardening, the challenges of midlife (loss and change), environmental issues, nature travel; as well as science writers, ecologists, environmental/science educators. - National and regional media outreach; digital gallies available - Promotions with Texas nature and environmental organizations

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