RAIN! RAIN! RAIN! It has poured for three days. Needless to say mining has come to a screeching halt. The canyon that is usually bone dry has now washed twice. It has had up to 5 feet of water at a time. The road has washed out as well, and we are stuck out here until it dries. No trips to town today.

We were able to go into town last night and get food and other supplies. The muddy road made it fairly treacherous, but we made it out with the 4-wheel drive. Today we ran the machine again and hit the cave. We had boarded it up last year in hopes to open it up again, but it caved in. It does not look like we will be able to go spelunking this year.