Today we escaped. Ran away. From phones, radios, tv's, computer, internet. Threw the fishing rods and waders in the car, along with the dog and a picnic lunch, and headed up the road to explore the Ice Caves and Natural Bridges in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
We had all the suggested gear except hardhats and gloves. So down we went.
The caves were pretty cool, literally and figuratively.
There was still snow and ice in the main cave, though it's supposed to be gone by now.
There were several smaller caves that Lloyd and Brindle explored.
I'm not exactly a good scrambler on big rocks. Especially in small, dark, cold spaces. I stayed topside and got photos of them going in and coming out. Brin needed an assist to get out.
When we were done with the caves, we hiked down the forest road that leads to Atkinson Sno Park, where we'd skied last winter.
It sure looked different without 4 feet of snow and 6 foot snow banks.
Now we know which blue diamond turnoff to take to get to the Ice Caves once the snow returns. We want to see the big icicles in winter!Next installment: Natural Bridges
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