October 11, 2015: Falls Creek Cave, Gifford Pinchot N.F., Washington

Before exploring Falls Creek Lava Cave, we stopped at Panther Creek Falls, which is right on the way.
trail to the bottom of the falls
Panther Creek Falls
Panther Creek Falls
Panther Creek Falls
pit #1
pit #2
cave entrance
passage entrance (pit #2)
passage entrance (pit #2)
Mayumi
vine maple leaves
vine maple leaves
vine maple leaves
cave entrance (pit #3)
cave entrance
mossy cave wall
cave entrance & wall
first chamber
main passage
lava squiggles
side passage
two-story cave
fog in the cave entrance
cave entrance
vine maples through a hole

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