The morning was beautiful in comparison to how the weather was when we went to bed last night. The mountains surrounding the campsite were all aglow with the sunrise light. I knew that I wasn't going to see mountains like these for awhile once we get to Maryland, so I was really taking them in.
It was only a 3.5 hour drive from
Lewis & Clark Caverns to our
cabin outside of
Yellowstone, so we took the morning to check out the caves at the park. For a nominal fee you can join a ranger led tour through the caverns. It was a 2 hour tour, and we took the chance that between the two of us, we could hold, carry or guide Lucia through the caves. We all needed some exercise after all the driving. You basically hike a trail straight up to the top cave entrance. Lucia rode on Paul's shoulders for that part. Then you start to descend into the different rooms of the cave through series of tunnels and steps. Oftentimes ducking and squeezing to fit. Lucia loved it, despite it being quite dark and cold! The caves are wired with electricity so there is some dim lighting, but she loved that she was "just the right size" to fit all the places in the caves and she didn't have to duck like the rest of us. She thought that was hilarious. She held on the handrails and climbed either up or down the 600+ steps all by herself. The whole way. By the end the other tour members were commenting that they couldn't believe how good she as doing, not only in not being fussy but just that she kept going, like a little energizer bunny. Of course our hope was that it meant she would nap well in the car.
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