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Inside the south entrance to T Maze Caves north of Shoshone, Idaho. This cave has a small collapse sink & a bit of initial crawling on a sandy floor before emerging at an intersection into a main tube. The upper direction of the main tube goes a few hundred feet before ending at a lava seal while the lower direction extends around 1500 feet, the walls & ceiling closing in before it becomes a crawl to what may be a lava seal (I didn't fully go all the way). This view is down the lower end of the main tube revealing high ceilings & well-preserved walls w/ small breakdown piles. Unlike many Idaho caves, this one has sustained very little vandalism & has log books one can fill if they are visiting. The caves (including T Maze Cave north) are closed during winter & spring for bat hibernation.
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