{"id":19,"date":"2020-04-13T13:01:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T18:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2021-12-27T12:46:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T18:46:50","slug":"calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h1>Trips &amp; Events<\/h1>\n<p>We maintain a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/?page_id=259\">upcoming trips and events<\/a> at a dedicated page.&nbsp; You can also get there by going to the Upcoming Trips And Events link on the left-side menu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some grotto cave trips are by invitation only, but most trips and events are open to members and non-members alike. Attendance is always contingent on approval by the trip leader. The grotto has a limited amount of caving gear for loan to novice cavers. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcgrotto.org\/about\/meetings\/\">business meetings<\/a> and pizza &amp; beer gatherings afterward are always open to the public. They are the best way to meet members and get involved with the grotto. If you are interested in attending a trip or event, contact the trip leader listed in the calendar item details. Do NOT show up for cave trips unannounced; this will generally not be received well.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on getting started with caving see the <a href=\"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/?page_id=18\">members<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h2>Trip Safety &amp; Protocol<\/h2>\n<p>All KCAG lead trips follow established protocol for safe and responsible caving, including WNS decontamination. For more information read the <a href=\"https:\/\/caves.org\/safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSS safety &amp; techniques guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/whitenosesyndrome.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">white nose syndrome<\/a> information.<\/p>\n<h2>Trip Planners<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have a trip or event to add to the calendar? Most people do not have write access.&nbsp; Please <a href=\"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/?page_id=16\">contact the grotto<\/a> to request permission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trips &amp; Events We maintain a list of upcoming trips and events at a dedicated page.&nbsp; You can also get there by going to the Upcoming Trips And Events link on the left-side menu.&nbsp; Some grotto cave trips are by invitation only, but most trips and events are open to members and non-members alike. Attendance &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/?page_id=19\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Calendar<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":420,"href":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgrotto.caves.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}