Spelunking

Last Saturday my super cool brother-in-law took us caving caving in the Spanish Moss Cave in Rock Canyon. It was a little scary but mostly really cool! I haven't rappelled down a twisty tight corridor before- I'm used to lowering off a wall or through thin air. So that added an element of fun :)

Asher and Todd getting ready to Spelunk!




After a serious hike/scramble we reached a locked hatch. (Luckily we had the key, ha ha.)
Harrison, the master spelunker setting up the first rappel:



We rappelled down this tight corridor- here's Nat:



Todd coming in after me: (Keep in mind everything is PITCH BLACK except our headlamp light.)



And then we reached this ledge lined with sandbags.



Then descended into the abyss:



It was very slippery and slimy- we got nice and dirty.

Then there's a series of awesome formations all over the walls, ceiling, and floor we navigated along to reach the bottom:





The lighting changes the look of the cave walls:



We had a lot of fun playing with flashes and lights:



And we met Michael Jackson's Ghost:



He got in a fight with Asher:



And then with Harrison:



Luckily, he didn't win. And we climbed, ascended, and hiked out alive. It was so cool! I've got to do it again some time!