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Flagstaff and Lava Tube Hike Oct04

Photos from our visit to Flagstaff which included a "Lava River Cave" hike and visit to the USGS headquarters Oct 23, 2004. The Lava River Cave (or Government Cave) is a 675,000 yr old lava tube formed when the Hart Prairie shield volcano erupted. Temperatures in the tube (a bit cooler than 675,000 years ago) were approx 35F - 45F, but never uncomfortable. The first significant snowfall of the year left ample ammunition for an impromptu snowball fight at the entrance following the hike.
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Crowded backseat conditions
Crowded backseat conditions		 Memorial to a dear friend
Memorial to a dear friend		 First big Humphrey's whitewash of the year
First big Humphrey's whitewash of the year
Outside the entrance to the lava tube
Outside the entrance to the lava tube		 Inside the entrance of the lava tube
Inside the entrance of the lava tube		 Ruby and Mary by the colored wall
Ruby and Mary by the colored wall
Lava tube near Flagstaff AZ
Lava tube near Flagstaff AZ		 More colored walls
More colored walls		 Frank as far as he could go
Frank as far as he could go
Mary gets another 5 feet
Mary gets another 5 feet		 Lunch spot
Lunch spot		 Brent and the textured walls
Brent and the textured walls
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