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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
Textured lava frozen in place
Textured lava frozen in place		 Post-hike snowball fight - Jenn digs out a new supply of ammunition from her sack
Post-hike snowball fight - Jenn digs out a new supply of ammunition from her sack		 Frank shows fine form
Frank shows fine form
Frank shows questionable form while Tom stands defiantly against the return volley
Frank shows questionable form while Tom stands defiantly against the return volley		 Trip to the USGS building where Brent works
Trip to the USGS building where Brent works		 The halls of the USGS
The halls of the USGS
One of the posters displayed in the hallway
One of the posters displayed in the hallway		 3-D Mars landscapes
3-D Mars landscapes		 Brent's office taken over by Mary
Brent's office taken over by Mary
Scale model of Mars rover
Scale model of Mars rover		 Full-size training Moon buggy from early 70s
Full-size training Moon buggy from early 70s		 Tom's car screams for a wash
Tom's car screams for a wash
lava tube minus flashlight
lava tube minus flashlight
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