Hiking in the dark....

my flash caught a lot of dripping water

This is at the "skylight" part of the hike

and then back into the darkness

and we finished!

I've been hearing about the Ape Caves (near Mt. St. Helens) for years but didn't quite know what to expect...  and it was unreal!  You are hiking through a lava tube in the pitch black (with head lamps) and it is treacherous.  You literally have to scale a wall at one point- which there is no way I could have done without Adam pulling me up by my arms.  We hiked for 1 1/2 hours through the tube and then out on the other end back to the bottom through the snow.  We were SORE for days afterwards. It was really unique and fun but I'm in no hurry to go do it again any time soon!