DBG Does the Ps

It started off as a good idea. We hadn’t been to the P Caves in over 2 years and wanted to get back there. The idea was a good beginner cave to invite a few new people on. As it turned out a few people had to back out at the last minute but we had enough to make it a Dragon Breath Grotto trip.

Steve has been there a few times before and knew the place real well. Amos has been there a few times as well. I was only there once before. Mindy, Andy, and other Andy have not been there and were excited about checking it out. Three youths along for the day were Alex, Jayden, and Will. Alex and Jayden were newbies and this was Will’s 4^th caving trip.

Steve thought it would be good to do Python Pit first. It’s a physical and sporty cave with a lot to see. There is a bit of climbing. Everyone did really well with the climbing, at least better than I did. It was real wet in the back and muddy everywhere else. We were in there at lease two hours poking around and trying to see as much as we could.

Next was the Persistence – Platter cave system. Getting too the next cave was a little challenging in that even though it was around 40 degrees, the wind was kicking at about 30 + MPH. Being wet and muddy was not good in the wind. But we got there and inside as quick as we could.

It was even wetter and muddier than the first cave. The rewards for this were some beautiful formations. We were cold but full of OOOs and AAAAAs.

Some were getting too cold so we opted to get them out while the others continued on. The wind was picking up a little and the wind chill must have been around 10 degrees or below. Getting changed quickly with all that mud we brought back was a challenge. But everyone was finally in dry cloths and warming up.

All that exercise and cold weather does build up your appetite. We usually go for pizza afterwards, but Steve had the idea of stopping at Red Robin up nearer to Carlisle. It gave us time in the car with heaters on full blast to warm up. By the time we got there my fingers and toes where thawed out again and we were all hungry. I was very happy that even as a party of 8 they were able to seat us quickly and got us plenty of fluids and food.

Other than the wind dropping the wind chill to the single digits it was a great trip. Got to try this cave system again in the summer when getting wet is not a big deal. There are a few other spots on the property we’d like to poke into and didn’t have time. Next time.
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