Mequoketa Caves June 2009

At the entrance to Dance Hall. This is a huge cave, the only one with lights. It has a large flat area that used to be used for dances.

The was a long cave inside Dance Hall. It is a really fun cave. There are areas of having to go through water, climbing up slopes. Dan peaks out through one opening.

There is a small cave in Dance Hall, you start here . . .

and you end up here looking over everyone else

Last time, Jan didn't go into Barbell cave, this time he made it. It is one of the wetter caves with lots of color

Jan squeezes through the opening to the second half of Barbell.

Chuck follows Jan out of the opening.

Adam offers to help clean the mud off Dan.

looking down at the entrance of Dance Hall from high up on the cave walls.

A closer look . . .

The natural bridge was very cool

With all of the rain, the slugs came out

A large snail moves up the cave wall

Dan crawls through a smaller opening

This shaft went back much farther than it looked. There is a small opening at the entrance to Shinbone cave. It doesn't look like much, but well worth exploring.

After a good day caving, Roy and Noah have a game of Jenga.

Jan and Sharon were in charge of the evening meal. Sharon watches her dutch oven meals.

Jan shows off his skill at the grill