Crow Creek Cave and Lake

Yesterday Mom and I returned to Crow Creek

to try again to find the cave and falls. I talked

to Rod Jensen and paid better attention to his

directions. We were really glad we tried again

and we found out that last week we were only

a couple of hundred yards away from it.  We

were glad we came back on a day when it was

not raining, because it would have been dangerous

climbing around with the rocks and grass being wet. 

This is when we first saw the cave and the photos

following are as we got closer. 

The wildflowers were awesome. 

I would guess the cave to be about fifteen

to twenty feet high, long and wide.

The creek comes down through a hole

in the roof and forms a small pool

in the bottom of the cave, and then

cascades out and down the canyon. 

Mom felt it necessary to climb up and into the cave.

I felt it prudent to stay back and take her photos. 

She assured me that I should not try it. 

It was a very hot day and if you have a chance

for a cold shower, why not take it?? 

OK, so we had gone a little over six miles to the cave,

and we should return to the trail head, making a nice

twelve mile round trip, right?  Nope.  Mom insisted

that while we were this close we should hike up to 

Crow Creek Lake. We had been here before,

but Mom couldn't remember it, even after I showed

her pictures of her there.  So, we added another

steep four miles round trip to the Lake.

I have to admit it was prettier than I remembered,

but we both agreed that the sixteen plus miles

we hiked would have been enough for two days.

We also would like to start including time in our

plans to sit down and enjoy our destinations

for more than a few minutes. 

We made it back to the trail head at about nine.

The sun had gone down, and the moon was rising

over the Wyoming Range.  Another beautiful day!!!