We started back toward Grants, & stopped at the Bandera Caldera & the Ice Cave.  There we had lunch that had been cooking on our 4 manifold cookers as we left El Morro.  What a treat!  After all that food we ate, many of us took the hike to the Caldera & then to the Ice Cave.  We were very hot & tired when we got to the ice cave, but as we descended into the cave, we immediately felt the cool air.  The temperature in the cave was 31 lovely degrees & the ice was 200 ft thick.  The Indians had used it for a freezer in the early days.  It was such a welcome feeling to cool off before we headed back up to the picnic area.

Our next destination - the Ice Cave!

Sharing a wonderful lunch of hot dogs and other goodies at the Ice Cave picnic grounds

Julie slicing a delicious watermellon

Another view of the picnic

Michael and Vernon

Russell and Julie

Larry, Vaughn, Mark, Mark, and Matt

A group shot of everyone at the end of the trail at the Bandera Volcano.

Our group enjoying the site and cool air at the Ice Cave.

Sharon, Lorna, and Julie

A view of the ice

A view of the steps to decend into the Ice Cave.

Susan and Kirk "tanking up" before the drive back to the hotel.

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