Hey everyone! I'm back from California. I didn't ever get the time to head into anything underground out there, so I made sure to get back in as soon as I was back in Provo. I was up at Buckley's on Labor Day and saw the remainder of the mine that I hadn't seen before. (I had never seen the pit with the rock bolts next to it. I'd love to rappel down that, but I have never been taught SRT. Anyone with some free time willing to teach me?) The upper grate has been repaired (it previously had been cut deeply with a hacksaw and was a few hours' work away from being compromised), the old hacksaws are now at the bottom, and a new set of hacksaws has been brought up to the top. I saw about a dozen bats and about a dozen other people, both of which I had not seen in this mine before. I tried to climb up the two separate vertical shafts on the first floor but was unable to scale either. The first opened up too far for my leg span (and I'm fairly tall) about 15-20 feet up and had poor handholds. I don't know how to climb it; perhaps I just wasn't being creative enough. The second is the one with a ladder only 15 feet or so above my head. I started to climb it, but a muscle in my leg gave out, I slipped, and I had to quit. It could probably be done fairly easily, and I have no idea where it leads. I may try again in a few weeks when I have more friends with me to carry me out if need be. (I was with a single friend who's much smaller than I am.)
Regardless, I'm planning on attending the Intro to Ophir trip on the 26th, but I'd love to go with a group doing more advanced stuff. I've barely seen anything besides the Blue Room and the lake. If anybody's heading up there any time soon, please give me a call. I'm itching to see more of it.
Finally, James sends his regards from Peru. He's leaving the Peru MTC tomorrow and heading into the field. I'm putting in my mission paperwork within the next two weeks, so this will likely be my last semester here for two years. It's good to be back in Utah.
Regardless, I'm planning on attending the Intro to Ophir trip on the 26th, but I'd love to go with a group doing more advanced stuff. I've barely seen anything besides the Blue Room and the lake. If anybody's heading up there any time soon, please give me a call. I'm itching to see more of it.
Finally, James sends his regards from Peru. He's leaving the Peru MTC tomorrow and heading into the field. I'm putting in my mission paperwork within the next two weeks, so this will likely be my last semester here for two years. It's good to be back in Utah.
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