Skylight Cave N44, 20.920' W121, 42.949'

We went caving today...take a look at the below slideshow.



Pictured at left is Douglas below two of the vents in the lava tube on the westernmost end (uphill side) of the cave. We explored in two shifts because Max would not go down. In fact he sat in the car while Julia and I took turns going back and forth with Doug and Bridget. It was damper and much cooler (about 10 degrees) than topside. We were surprised there was no evidence of animals (other than humans) down there. According to the Forest Service factsheet, the lava tube is about 900 feet long. We covered most of the accessible space in about an hour. The kids like that this was only about 20 minutes from home. Next up...hiking up Black Butte if the weather cooperates. Should get some really great views of Mt Washington , Three Fingered Jack, Mt Jefferson and the Three Sisters from there...hopefully in the next week.

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