This past Sunday Dennis, Aaron, Melissa, and I took a secret trip to a secret place to check out some secret caves. Actually, they were secret enough that it took us a little while to find them (I was going strictly on memory, which as most of you know doesn't serve me very well). Part of the justification for the trip was that a couple of the pits are somewhat substantial (much wider than the one in these pics) and that their secret location happens to coincide with a secret ski stash near a certian REALLY secret ski hut that was constructed by Dennis and some of our other friends. Anyway, I felt it my civic duty to show them the location to avoid any winter mishap in that area (punching through the snow into one of those caves would be the end for sure). Anyway, while we were their, our caving specialist Dennis showed us a few tips and the four of us decended my favorite cave in the area. The drop itself looks insignificant compared to a few of it's nearby counterparts, dropping what appears to be 30' into a closet sized slot. From there the drop passes through a hole in the floor barely wide enough for a person to squeeze through, and then suddenly your feet are dangling in space as you drop another 50ish feet into a large chamber. It's pretty cool, and I'd say that everyone "styled" it! :)
Mel and Aaron dressed in their Sunday caving attire
Dennis, our fearless leader for the day
Trying to find the caves... I think somebody moved 'em cause they weren't where I had left them a couple years ago.
Dennis looking sharp as usual
Mel and Aaron taking notes
Dennis about to drop out of sight
Mel just after rapping into the big chamber
Mel finishing up the "down" part
Mel starting up the "up" part. I didn't even notice the cool red stain on the rocks until looking at these pics
Mel finishing the jumar out of the chamber and into the hole in the roof.
Aaron's decent into madness
Mel's ascent
