Ice Caves

It's hard to get an idea of the massive scale of the entrance to Skull Cave, but the person in the foreground of this photo almost does the trick. At the back of the cave, there are a series of metal ladders and walkways leading steeply down to an ice covered floor. At least it used to be an ice covered floor. There is still a bit of ice there, but over the years it has greatly diminished. It's still refreshingly chilly down there in the dark, and it felt nice to get away from the hot day above. We visited two other caves that were supposed to have ice. Merrill Cave had a tiny bit, and was cold enough that as we descended, it was hard to hold onto the railings for too long, but Heppe Cave just had a pool of water.

While my mind still dwells on Summer, here in the present it is time to go back to work. Tonight is my first night back in my role as night supervisor at camp since... March? February? I can't remember, to tell the truth. I spent most of the late Winter and all of Spring as a field instructor, so it has been awhile. In a way, I'm looking forward to it. It's nice to be up at night while most of this half of the world sleeps.