Wow! We made the long anticipated hike to Sand Cave and it went so well we tacked on the trek over and up to White Rocks! We all managed the hike well with several brief stops on the way up for a quick breather. Fortunately, the leaves and rocks weren't extremely slick, although we still very carefully navigated the descent into the Sand Cave. The Sand Cave itself was magnificent with no words or pictures able to portray its beauty. After having lunch in the cave, we proceeded on the back trail towards White Rocks and headed up a very tight and steep path to the top. We enjoyed the view for a short time as a rain cloud hovered over us. We endured a few minutes of rain and wind as we headed back along the ridge, but once we began the descent, we were protected from the elements. Everything went great, and we were pleasantly surprised that the fall color in this area was still brilliant! We could hardly hike for taking pictures and exclaiming the beauty before us. The only casualty of the day was one of Bob's two hard boiled eggs. One scooted away and rolled down the floor of the sand cave, and collected a nice light brown sand coating.
