Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

It's less windy today so we hike over to the large sand dune beside the lake so Joe can sled down the dune.

The sand is a little damp and sledding down some of the dunes does not go well, but the large dune has a reall nice ride for Joe!

Jere and I enjoy running down the dune:

We hike back to the RV, have lunch and pack up the trailer for our drive to Crater of the Moon National Monument.

After setting up our 5ver in the Crater of the Moon campground, we take the scenic drive through the park. Our first stop is at a tall mountain of black lava rock. We walk up to the top and are nearly blown away by the wind, but a fabulous view of the park.

This park also has lava tube caves. I swore I would not go into another dark lava tube cave, but I decide to be brave and we go through one cave here also. Luckily it is much larger so I don't feel so closed in, plus there are several openings to leave light into it.

The only creepy part is the exit which is very narrow and cramped.

Then we have to hike back over the rocks to get back to the path; not as easy as it looks.