The soft morning breeze blew over the peaks and through the tall fragrant evergreen forest. I stood on my porch watching the wildlife busily starting the day. I walked on down the road to the other side of Clear Creek, which was the local river. I headed through a valley to a tailing pile that lay in front of the entrance that awaited me.
The entrance of the cave had a musty damp scent from years of still life in darkness. I had explored this mine a few times before and found it to be the biggest one accessible to adventurers. I carefully ducked through the low overhead opening of rock and stone that was the entry to the mountain.
The feeling of the cool damp air on my skin ran a shiver down my spine as I moved forward leaving the morning sun and safety of the outside world behind.
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An evergreen forest: composed of Pine trees.
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After about thirty minutes of travel I came to the main shaft that led to the upper levels. I absorbed the stillness hearing only my own breathing. I took a couple pictures of this unique and different scene that was in front of me.
I headed back to the entrance and made my way back home. On the way I encountered a nest of snakes. They were dark red in color and had a black stripe on their head. I kept a fair distance away and took some photos.
I kept walking on I...