Big group. Don’t lose your exit buddy. Whoever that is…
I went with Danny and a dozen or so of his friends to hike through Ape Caves near Mount St Helens. This was the second time I had been, although this time there was practically nobody else there besides our group since there was so much snow on the ground. The signs on the way up to the caves all say that they’re closed, but that just seems to mean there’s no tours. We had to walk a little farther than normal to the entrance since they don’t plow the roads as far, but once you’re in the caves snow isn’t really a concern since they’re a constant temperature. I think that’s the largest group I’ve ever been hiking with and was somewhat impressed that we didn’t simply lose someone. We did both the lower and upper parts of the cave fairly quickly. Most of the group headed back to Seattle after we all had Thai food together. I woke up the next day feeling incredibly sore, but it appears that’s due to a nasty cold Kim has managed to give me, and not the 3-4 miles of hiking.