Lava Cave

So the other day we decided to go see a lava cave! By we, I mean that I was whisked away by friends who knew about some fancy ass caves made by lava, but I didn't know that until we got there. So there we are, walking through the woods and all of a sudden BAM a big hole in the ground. Unfortunately it's very difficult to take pictures a mile into the earth, so I'll have to use my words to describe it. And this one picture from outside.

The entrance to the cave!

So, there we are... looking into a crevice of blackness, the map says from this point it is one entire mile to the end of the cave! Are we not men?! ARE WE NOT ADVENTURERS?!?! Obviously we are, so in we went. Upon entering the cave we were greeted by stale, frigid air. Ice covered the sloped floor as we skittered our way into the hollow shell of the extinct volcanic tube. Down, down, down we went until the light of day was no longer visible. Our only source of light, the electric torches we brought with us. As the floor leveled out, we cast our lights to the ceiling to discover it had opened to a cavernous expanse. The floor looked as if the rocks had been frozen in a moment of boiling intensity. Further and further we went into the cave, the ceiling rising and falling, at times we had to crouch down to a crawl, while other times the ceiling was so high we yelled at our own echoes. It got warmer as we descended further into the cave, at times we shut off our lights and strained our ears for any sounds, but there was nothing but our own breathing lungs and beating hearts. I don't have much experience in caving, but it was something I would very much like to do again.