Saturday, October 5, 2013

Dome Plateau

Day 4 Jeepin brought us back up Highway 128 past Onion Creek to a trail called Dome Plateau, which can be a very confusing trail due to many side trails branching off of it. We were able to manage it without problem, though the trail was very challenging in the beginning. So, challenging that I wasn't able to take any pictures, haha!


We checked the weather forecast the night before, and there was no chance for rain. Apparently God had other plans...this is when it started sleeting/hailing on us! Thank goodness it was too bad or much precipitation...


The whole reason we were making our way on this trail was because of arch that you could hike to, which we did eventually get to.


Here is where we get to play "I Spy The Jeep"!


Once we hiked back to the Jeep, we were soon back on the trail, which got considerably easier to travel.


Then we found Cave Spring a few miles further, which we had fun spelunking!



We were on our way back toward Highway 128 with more pretty views.


Once on the highway, Sean and I read something about an abandoned cave house that was on a gravel road and fairly hard to find. We eventually found the road after having to turn around and back-track, but were confused until we hiked up a steep rocky area to where the cave house actually was. Someone spent a ton of time and money on this house for them just to abandon the project. We wondered why, until we walked in the structure and saw a huge chunk of rock that had fallen. This is the only reason we could come up with, unless money was a problem...


On our way back home, the rain and landscape decided to give us a show.

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