[Bill]

One of my most favorite hikes was through a cave in SW Virginia. You had to walk along a hill-side until you felt cool air around your legs and then you walked up the hill until you found an opening in the earth. Then you just did what anyone would do. You laid on your belly and crawled in. After that, you could stand up and walk upright, at least until you got to the underground stream, then you had to crawl again on your hands and knees for about 20 feet, against an icy current in pitch blackness while your back scraped the ceiling, but it wasn't too bad if you just turned your mind off. Then it opened up into an awesome cavern that very few people have ever seen, for some reason. I have alot of favorite hikes, but my second favorite will always be walking in circles with a sweet soul in Richmond, Va.