Kids are wonderful, in part because they see the world from a different perspective than adults. I had hiked this area perhaps 10 times before bringing my daughter Cassandra (aka Cat). She is an explorer and adventurer, so when she asked if she could climb up on some rocks that I had climbed past several times, I said "Sure, let me know if you find anything interesting!" A minute later she called to me and said she had found a hidden cave. Hmmm. "You mean a hole in a rock?" "No Dad, I know what a cave is. This is bigger than just a hole in a rock!" So I went over to investigate, and I was amazed. Now before I show you what she found, let me say this is kind of a mysterious area with strange views and odd formations. On the way up to the cave, the view looking up the hill was most unusual:
DSCN9935 by zippetydude, on Flickr
with strange boulder fields...note the odd rock formation on the left, it's approximately 25' high:
DSCN9931 by zippetydude, on Flickr
I climbed inside the cave of sorts...here is a nice view looking back out of the cave:
DSCN9917 by zippetydude, on Flickr
and another from a slightly different perspective:
DSCN9916 by zippetydude, on Flickr
A window in the cave (the overexposed portion in the middle of this picture) has a surprising view...but first, here's the window:
DSCN9912 by zippetydude, on Flickr
Okay, so it's bright outside and my camera couldn't adapt to make the view from the window visible until I zoomed it in to take in only what you can see looking out the window. Here's the view:
DSCN9914 by zippetydude, on Flickr
The entrance to another cave! Wow, what an interesting area! So, anyway, after much adieu, here's what the inside of the cave looks like. It's maybe 12 feet high by 10 feet across:
DSCN9905 by zippetydude, on Flickr
You can actually stand up and move around in there. There's a column in the middle, and you can climb up and around it and come out up on top if you like. Here's a slightly different picture:
DSCN9904 by zippetydude, on Flickr
I have a video tour of the cave, but I don't know how to upload videos to You Tube. You can try viewing it in Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zippetydu ... otostream/
Anyway, it's a grand adventure and I'll be happy take you to see it if you promise to keep it on the DL. Don't want idiots with pink duct tape or spray paint to ruin it, but it's a treasure that should be shared with others who love this area and would enjoy the adventure. Especially if you have kids, it's not an overly long hike and there's no trail, pure xc adventure, so young people love the rock hopping and roaming around. HJ, Joyce might like this! Cynthia, unless I'm mistaken I seem to remember that you have some boys at home who might like to explore this phenomenon. Even if you don't have small people, I know quite a few on this board who might like to make the trip! Anyway, lmk if you'd like to go see it.
z