The journey began by walking along walls of granite and sandstone. Trees grow to hundreds of feet just to get a glimpse of the sun. Peeking through the canopy is the sunshine giving just enough light to the forest floor for ferns and various other vegetation to grow,

The path at this point was pretty flat and easy to navigate. All that began to change as you squeeze through a narrow passage way hewn out of the rock by wind, water and years of erosion. Modern touches of a safety rail added by adventurers makes the passageway safe to navigate. Once on the other side of the passageway, that all changed and the terrain become much more challenging to get around in.

Foot paths are much less defined and you have to navigate what is the best way at the moment. Locals tell me that the path is different each time depending on what may have fallen, rocks the break loose from the sandstone and of course what is already on the ground from previous storms and weather events. This seemed like a seen out of Jurassic park where you entered some sort of primordial world. Trudging on to see the wonder at the end of the hike, we just took our time. This continued for a ways until an opening became clear.

Suddenly, the dense forest was gone and the cave hollow where critters, adventurers, settlers and now, tourists come to capture a memory. Filled with water during the wet seasons, it was almost dry with only a puddle for reflection on the cave ceiling. Tracks from various species were present as this may be not. only shelter at night, but life-giving water. We took our time taking in the wonder of the hollow before making our way back to civilization from our step back in time.