Boca Cave is a large naturally formed cave near Detroit, Oregon. The cave faces Mount Jefferson, and thus the cave forms a perfect frame for Mount Jefferson. For people doing the Triangulation Peak trail hike, Boca Cave is a must visit place since it is just near by. The trail is only about 0.2 miles further off the main Triangulation trail.
We did the Triangulation Peak trail and enjoyed the view very much from the top. We then headed to look for the trail that leads to Boca Cave. However, it was not easy to find. We then came across a place where 2 people camped there and they told us that the way to Boca Cave is through here. Apparently their camp ground blocked our view of the trail. We were thinking that this would be a good strategy in ancient warfare, where the army could make settlement at the middle of the major intersection.
We went forward through the camp site and still had difficulty following the trail. We looked around to find any sign of the trail and then realized that there is a "CAVE" sign with an arrow made out of rocks. We were laughing so hard and feel grateful to people who created this sign. The trail leads to the bottom of the mountain and so we went. Then we lost the trail again because there seems to have been forest fire in this area. All the trees were burnt and thus tracking the trail became a bit more difficult.
Since we kind of knew where the cave should be by looking at the map on the phone and also knew that the cave must face Mount Jefferson, we eventually made our way down and got back on track onto the trail. The trail heading to the cave was a little steep heading down and slippery close to the cave due to all the water flowing through.
The cave was larger than what we expected. Since we were the only one in the cave ,we were making weird voices to hear the sound echoing within the cave. It was quite fun. The view of Mount Jefferson was also awesome of course.
On the way back, it was easy and did not have to follow the trail because we know we have to climb back up to the top of the cliff.
Overall, this was an amazing experience and highly recommend visiting Boca Cave. The only caution here is to take slower pace heading to the cave to avoid tripping over on slipper surface.
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