Cueva del Esplendor

Date: March 23rd, 2022

Distance: 12.5 miles

I met a traveler while on a hike in Colorado, and as I regularly do when meeting fellow hikers, I followed him on Instagram. The main reason I follow hikers on Instagram, besides keeping in touch, is to see what other amazing places they have been to. It was while I was scrolling through his page that I saw this amazing place.

La Cueva del Esplendor, which translates to the Cave of Splendor, lives up to it’s name. While the hike to get here was uphill, it didn’t become difficult until the last 1/8th of a mile. But once my fellow hikers and I turned that corner and finally entered the cave, we were speechless.

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The entrance

Next to this wall is the entrance to the cave. But this biodiverse chunk of rock was beautiful on its own

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The main attraction

The main attraction of this cave is the waterfall that falls through from a hole in it’s roof. With the right angle from the sun, it looks like something from a fairy tale.

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What a backdrop

I made my way up some slippery rocks to capture this photo. My fellow hikers encouraged me to jump. I respectfully declined