Spearfish Falls

Spearfish Falls is a really easy hike next to the lodge in the canyon. This trail is very well traveled and a really popular spot. There is two way to get down to the falls, the first you can go to the left of the lodge which will take you down a dirt path that crosses the river on a wood bridge. The second way would be to go to the right off the side of the road and you will cross the river right away on an old steel bridge, then follow the trail a little ways. Both of the trails meet up right in fron of the falls.

Memory Cave

Alright so I don't think Memory Cave is the right name, but we've never ben there before and it hadn't looked like anyone else has either. Me Jake and Logan named this cave Memory Cave because a lot of different experiences going to this cave. We found this cave randomly one night while parking by the first damn and hiking up a gultch on the right. As you hike up the gultch it will split in two, make sure you go up the left so you dont have to hike as much in the end. Both ways will come to a big rock cliff. When you get to the cliff you will need to follow the bottom to the left again. The cave entrance will be in the side of the cliff about 50 yards down from where you first got to the cliff. The entrance has two openings, and upper and lower one that both meet right away. The cave is about 15 feet long and the other side comes out in the middle of a cliff, BE CAREFUL! In the middle of the cave there is a small opening that turns into a big cavern. One night when we came here in winter last year we found a couple bats.

If you try finding this cave be sure to bring clothes to get dirty in because the path is really steep. If you come in winter make sure to dress warm. It is really fun in winter because when you want to leave you can pretty much slide all the way down on your butt. Be careful though, you tend to haul a**!

Skeletal Remains

		Route	Difficulty
		Six Gun Sally	5.10a
		Tubesteak Boogie
		Buffalo Gap	5.10c
		Cokes and Crowbars (1)	5.10b
		Crucifixion	5.12a
		Custer's Last Stud	5.12c
		Guilt by Association	5.10a
		Lon's Route	5.9
		Lone Johnny & His 10-inch Neck	5.7
		Plea Bargain	5.9
		Preparation H	5.8
		Sewn Up	5.5
		Soiled Dove	5.9
		Son of a Thousand Fathers	5.9

Skeletal remains is the first climbing area in the canyon. It has about 16 routes that are all pretty easy. The hardest rought here is called Custers Last Stud, it is rated 5.12c. The most simple and easy to climb route here is called A Walk In The Park, this one is rated a 5.6. The hardest route I have climbed here is Cokes and Crowbars which is a 5.10b.

The pull-off on the side of the road is the same one for Wildcat Cavern. Instead of crossing the road to go to the caverns you hike down the hill on a very well traveled path. You can climb here all year long pretty much because the sun heats up the rock face in winter. The rock here is limestone and pretty polished from a lot of climbing. The cliff can be slippery in some spots, but at least its clean.