Down and Dirty

in order to get nice and dirty we headed to

peppersauce cave.

for father's day weekend, jay planned this fun little trip...camping and spelunking...total guy activities. but i wasn't about to leave my man high and dry so off we went.

a map of the cave shows that it goes on for a good few miles.

enjoying breakfast burritos to start our day.

i should have known this was bad news when the entrance looked like this! i believe this opening is called the 'birth canal'.
at first, i was a little concerned about navigating through the darkness and not getting lost, but i got over it. every turn lead to somewhere new and if we got lost it was easy to back track.
the narrow passage ways would lead to wide open caverns.
this is the ladder just above the main lake. it was bolted down to insure it's sturdiness.
right near the lake the mud was very clay-like. people had even made little sculptures.
jay in front of the very big lake. the water was so clear but so cold. i was not tempted to swim at all!
water line

another smaller lake...good for washing my hands off!

another lake

after exploring for close to 2 hours i was nice and dirty and wanted to see the sun again.

jay got his fair share of mud too...some from mud fights.

it was a fun adventure.

and getting dirty is ok when the circumstances permit.