John noticed a trail leading out of the campground into the mountains. \u201cI wonder where this goes?\u201d he says. Turns out, it is the trailhead for a 3 1\/2+ trail. Oooo, we don\u2019t usually do anything over a 3 rated trail.<\/p>\n

We turned right at the T-intersection to head to Steel Bender, so we decide to try the leg of the road to see if we could get any farther than 100 yards.<\/p>\n

Hey, a stream crossing we can manage without swamping the engines.<\/p>\n

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Turns out this road dead ends at private property. But looky up there! Caves! Here we go Candy and John, caves AND heights.<\/p>\n
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We get to the top and discover that the caves are big. There is evidence of an attempt at stabilization of the walls, ceiling and arches. You could see rebar, chicken wire, and some other material.<\/p>\n
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Look how tiny the Jeeps look.<\/p>\n
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There are holes drilled into the back of the cave walls that are reminiscent of test bore holes when miners are looking for something.<\/p>\n
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It is an obvious hangout spot for kids. There is some graffiti type drawing and some fairly good artwork too.<\/p>\n
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We are having such fun. Tomorrow we will hit a couple of trails that we know we can traverse.<\/p>\n
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