Ape Cave

Remember to bring a bright flashlight, A good pair of walking shoes, and warm clothing the tunnels are chilly.

One of my friends got the brilliant idea that we should turn off our propane lantern to see how dark it would get, and it got very, very dark. So dark that we couldn’t find the matches to relight the damn thing and we had to wait for someone else to come along and help us.

The moral? Bring an extra flashlight.

...no, really, they are chilly…it’s about 47 degrees down there year round. so, even though we went during a warm summer day, we had to bundle up, it was so much fun! and what a great way to cool off.
here’s the best thing though, i am adventurous, yes, but, i am also a leisure queen. well, we lived in downtown portland and i had a friend in from charlotte, nc and we had a nice lunch in the city and then we drove up to the lava caves (ape cave) it was a gorgeous drive and we did the caves and hopped back in the car, went back to portland and went out for dinner and lots of drinks…what a perfect day.

here’s a picture i took in the cave…enjoy! haha…i really did take this in the cave.

Ape Cave (Mount St. Helens ) – formed from a basalt flow over 2,000 years ago; at 12,810’ this is the longest lava tube in the 48 contiguous states, and one of the longest of its kind in the world

http://www.travel-in-wa.com/travel/facts.html

It’s a lava tube on an active volcanoe. You get really spoked when the mountain gives it a shake. A great place to take kids only one way in or out. Always pocket an extra flash light or two. Don’t burn yourself on the rental lattern.