We went to the Ape Caves, which is a lava tube cave near Mt. St. Helens.
We had several scouts: Kyle L, Curtis M, Sean M, and Jacob P. The adults were Gary H, Alan M, and Jay P.
 | Scout Motto? Be Prepared. The couple climbing up the rock-pile behind us were trying to walk through the caves without a flashlight. |  | |
 | Ask Jay, he'll tell you it was fun! |  | |
 | A large, slick chunk of rock that had fallen from the cave ceiling. | Mini stalactites. |  |
 | The "Frozen Waterfall." |  | |
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 | Watch your step, there's no telling how deep some of the spaces under those rock are! | Up. |  |
 | Up! |  | |
 | We ran into a Venture Scout group coming through the caves from the other side. Luckily they reached this vertical climb before we did, so we studied their moves carefully! |  |
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