At the beginning of June we went on a multi-grotto caving trip to Papoose in Idaho. There were 19 cavers from 6 different grottos in attendance! (Cascade Grotto, Gem State Grotto, Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto, Oregon Grotto, Silver Sage Grotto, and Detroit Urban Grotto)
A couple days before we left for Idaho I came down with a cold. I was feeling a lot better, but not 100%, so I elected to not go caving on Saturday. Riley and I stayed at camp with Larry and Rob. During the day while everyone else was in the cave we had all the weather – rain, sunshine, hail, and snow. We added to the kitchen tarpology to provide a covered place near the fire.
Such a conundrum – would I really rather be drinking a Great Burn beer when I have Fort George 3-Way? Hmm.
After everyone left on Monday, we went on a de-rigging mission. Riley wanted to come too!
This is the most water anyone has seen at the entrance of this cave. Last time we were here, the entrance was completely dry.
Waiting while Daryl de-rigged the second drop.
After getting back to camp, we changed clothes and then started our way home (we broke down camp completely before heading into the cave – slowly we’re figuring out how to be more efficient!). We stopped for lunch and a beer at the Rants & Raves taphouse in Riggins, then hit the road.
Riley is very rarely completely exhausted after a trip, so it’s easy to see when it’s been a great trip for him! Everyone at camp loved him and he got almost everyone to throw a stick for him at least once. There were so many smells and trees to pee on! Plus, he got to sleep in the tent with us, which means puppy cuddles all night long!