A steep hike to a dark mine

Torches required. Helmets recommended. Take caution. Mind your head. Goblins may appear out of the darkness.

Caution!

This hike was steep (as we’re finding with most hikes here). We basically climbed straight up.

Proof we climbed straight up

The entrance to the mine

Once we got to the mine, the crazy climb was worth it. The mine was amazing. We hiked half a kilometer with headlamps through the pitch black mine.  A lot of the way we had to hike hunched over because we could barely see, and the ceilings were so low.

See how low some of the ceilings were?

Seth being silly in the mine

Giving you my best pose

We saw glow worms, which was a pleasant surprise. Did you know the glow-y part of the worm is their poop?  (Technically, glow worms don’t poop because they make their own form of excretion, which glows, to attract prey. But let’s call a spade a spade.) How cool is that? Can you imagine if our poop glowed? Every trip to the toilet would be an adventure! I’d bring my camera with me every time to see how glow-y it was. Instagram would blow up with glowing poop. #nofilter

Glow worms!

We were completely pooped after our hike (pun intended).