CAVES OF THE EASTERN SUN

October 19, 2020



The caves of the eastern sun are a new grouping of small caves and shelters found in the desert southwest 

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I wouldn't have even given these features a name if it wasn't for the last shelter that we found in this grouping. 

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The last shelter was highly decorated and was quite possibly one of the most decorated shelters that I found. It is not all that interesting and we never left the light zone but for cave documenting purposes, it is notable. 

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The ascent was quite steep and one of the more rugged approaches in the southwest. 

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1dZrnD08JWH4oH7gqR5XdREyDyOjxeOGv

We gained around 2500 feet of elevation in under two miles and had to traverse steep sloping spurs and draws while carrying heavy packs to get to the drop in point


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Once we were there we rigged our descent and started to check the leads. 

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One was on a thrust fault, had a grouping holes, and every indication that there should have been a cave beyond the light zone but none were found. 


The last shelter we got into had one room and the shelter itself was covered in formations.

It was everything a cave could be with out the actual darkness on a cave

The effort and time is not worth the squeeze to visit these caves 

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