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THUNDER CANYON FALLS & CAVES 12/19/09 |
Erbie Trailhead |
We'll be heading down Cecil Creek Trail |
...and cross Cecil Creek several times |
Us at the "Great Wall" before we search for the caves |
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Going down was easy |
.... and this was not too bad today! |
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Ah, we found the first cave |
Getting ready to crawl in |
.... this cave is well documented |
After crawling on our bellies for 30 ft. we can begin to stand up |
It was pretty wet today and you could hear the waterfall inside |
...another crawl and we will be in the big room |
Several large rooms to explore
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Several of these .... but they were sleeping ... so be quiet! |
There is a big waterfall behind Jimmy, but you can't see it...bigger than Lost Valley |
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I had to use my substitute camera, so the pics are not very good. |
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This is that tight squeeze getting in and out |
Looking from the inside out |
The TAKAHIK spelunker |
Now down and over to Cave No. 2 |
Did I mention it was 30 degrees? |
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Walnut Cave entrance |
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Nice
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A look at the ceiling |
...and this is looking at the floor |
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What is looks like without any light! |
It was extremely warm inside the cave, which was nice on a day like today! |
We had to crawl in and out with Dave's rope. |
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Now it was down and over to Thunder Canyon Falls |
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This was very slick! |
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Thunder Canyon Falls |
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....but we all made it without too many slips |
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It was a good day. Got to explore two great caves, see Thunder Canyon Falls and enjoy another day at the Buffalo National River. |
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Now back across Cecil Creek |