Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Spelunking in Flagstaff

Holiday weekends are the best!
I get to have more than one day off in a row
and Mr. CJ gets to have time off, too.
For Labor Day, we decided to go visit friends in Flagstaff
and do some hiking.

I had hiked in the lava tubes before, but it was Mr. CJ's first time.
The lava tubes were formed 700,000 years ago by molten lava.
The cave is completely underground and is 1.4 miles to the center.
At the highest point, it is 80 feet high,
and at the lowest, it's about three and a half feet high,
causing hikers to litterally crawl through.
It's completely dark inside; absolutely no natural light shines through.
It's a challenging hike, with lots of rocks and boulders to climb over,
but so much fun!

Here are a few before, during and after shots:



Then we decided to go hike part of Humphrey's Peak.
It was such a gorgeous day!
We got to see such great scenery and had a great time together!






I can't wait for our next trip!

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