After my Hocking Hills trip, I made sure to stay updated on the trips that the Outdoor Adventure Center was planning. I knew that I wanted to go on another trip during my first semester in college. I remembered that my trip leader from the Wilderness Welcome trip was supposed to lead a caving trip in October. I had been eyeing the trip for a few weeks when my friend signed up for it and inspired me to sign up. I had wanted to properly go caving since I was about 12 when my bunk in camp went on a trip to a small cave with one room and one squeeze. So I signed up for the weekend trip. We left Friday night for Virginia, set up camp at midnight, and got up bright and early for our first day in the cave. We ended up spending close to eight hours in the cave. We got to explore multiple rooms (including a room resembling the surface of the moon that was aptly named the moon room). We also went through a squeeze to get to a room that was almost entirely made of moldable clay. It was an incredible sight to see. During the second day, we went into another — much dryer cave. This time, my headlamp malfunctioned, and I had to explore the cave in darkness. My friends helped out during the more dangerous stretches, but I explored almost the entire cave with nothing but the light of a glow stick. I was challenged to rely on my other senses and became much more confident in myself over the four or five hours spent in this cave. This trip taught me to trust myself and to analyze every situation to best get to my end goal. I truly enjoyed myself and am looking forward to the next time I get to go caving.