Spelunking and toddlers...

can be an excellent combination!

Last weekend, Anne Marie and I had the opportunity to go to Craters of the Moon with Alex and my mom. We went up there to see the Perseids in a light-free environment.

I ended up falling asleep without seeing one shooting star (I love shooting stars, but this girl needs her sleep), but we had lots of fun all day before the star-gazing. Behold, the highlights:

First, Anne Marie took a hike. The girl made it almost 1/2 mile!



We ran up the cinder cone, as is tradition. Of course, it was dang windy at the top.



Then we ran down, as is tradition:



We prepped for caving:



Then we went in. Here is an early cave pose.




The hole to get out was a bit tight. I had to go in on my stomach so I didn't whack the backpack on the cave wall. As we were coming out, Anne Marie said, "Push mama! Push!"



We were tired.




In the morning, we awoke bright and early, and stopped at Pickles in Arco on the way back.



All in all, exhausting, but fun.