Indian Valley South and Cave 2/10/2025





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Our parking is at the end of the Indian Valley South Fork.

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Need to back down little bit.

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So we can start on our ridge up. Wit and Susan are staying down.

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It is up.

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Made it to 2626.

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Short break. John and Hersch will get up here later.

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Down into the dip.

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Hopping up on small rocks.

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And big rocks.

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On 3056.

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Our group after the lunch.

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We need to go down but there are some huge rocks.

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Everybody is deciding what way down to take.

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I am following Martha.

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Larry is following me.

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Martha is a good lead!

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Boulders everywhere.

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Less boulders, more cacti.

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It is down and up.

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And here we are!

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Made it to the (summer) Solstice Cave.

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And there were three of us.

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Hallo, hallo, is anybody else coming here? Where is Alec?
Nobody else is coming, Alec is fine.
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We have a long way down still.

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With lot of boulders and catclaws.

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Made it down. So hurry to continue to….

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Lazy Lizard Saloon is where we are regrouping.

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Patsy and Richard are celebrating their wedding anniversary with us.

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Our corner place with beer and pizza.

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Group picture.

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On our way back we had some rocket entertainment. Steve’s picture.





Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.9 Technical: 4.1 Scenic: 3.8 El. 2000'