Ice Caves

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24 hrs. of daylight allowed lots of time for exploring the area nearby, including the ice caves.  Some were fairly easy to climb into, others required rappelling into them with climbing gear (left) and still others were just inaccesible because the entrances were too small (right). (Jeff Johnson)

The blue color inside the ice caves is very intense.  The crystals on the ceiling are enlarged at right.  (Tim Vermaat)

Henry and Tina inside one of the local caves.  The temperature inside was a sauna-like 30-40 F.