Day trips into a short lived tunnel!

This particular day was with a friend of the family. He is currently enjoying be laid off like a lot of guys, and filling his days with all sorts of suggested adventures. He took this shot of me as we headed deep, like 15 feet deep, into a sealed off miners tunnel. Of course we had flashlights, but the torch is so dramatic.

After we found the cave to lack any real adventure, we turned our efforts towards a shortcut. This particular cliff was only 2 feet off the ground. I am just grunting due to the Mexican food I had the night before. Perhaps there is some Pepto up at the summit?

We did climb to the base of the Mt. top and found a wonderful view to show off. I'm not to sure what we are looking at here but is really much more stunning in real life.

As we looked out over all the vast wilderness, I could not help but wonder what it must be like to live your whole life trying to see the face of a Bigfoot in the midst of all this vastness. I sometimes have to stop and remind myself just what is my goal here. I really would love nothing more then to see one, just for a second. But if it never comes to that, to have joy of crossing through country like this for the sake of God's appreciation...well what more does a guy really need?

As it got darker, I noticed some black pockets existing in the side of the hill. They were fairly high up and looked to be about 15 feet or more in diameter. The roads, if there where any, had to be only used by mules or migrants, back when this Mt. was getting hammered inside out!