I Am Man. I Go Caving.
This summer, on the Fourth of July weekend I went spelunking. That’s cave exploring for the uninitiated. This was no ordinary cave we decided to tackle. My brother and his friend came up from Texas to Idaho so they could join in the adventure. Six more of my closest friends also came along and I want to give them due credit in this blog. Their names are Joseph, David and some other guys I can’t recall. We spent weeks preparing for this expedition. By “weeks” I mean we thought about how cool this was going to be for weeks, and then we bought some food the morning of the expedition. Actually, we did have to secure a permit, gather rappelling gear and pack critical supplies like toilet paper. The plan was to drive to the trailhead just inside the Wyoming border, hike to the entrance of the cave, enter the cave, work our way to a distant exit some 5-7 hours later, hike down the mountain and drive home. There are fi...