Lord Dakkar, Lord Volitare, & Prepare to Die Caves, Nevada

Hiking into a remote and isolated desert carrying all your life support can get quite interesting, especially when you run out of supplies quicker than anticipated. Crossing a mountain range where the terrain changes dramatically requires constant change and adaptation — just having one plan is a plan to fail. We set up an outpost high on a ridge with high winds and cooler temps, brought lightweight gear and 2 gallons of water each. We still ran out of water.

Lord Dakkar is around 100 ft and appeared to follow a north/south axis on the entrance. There was continuing passage going into the mountain. We also discovered and named a new cave: Lord Volitare. The entrance to this cave was partially 'gated' with logs — we wondered what they were trying to keep from coming inside. It was obvious we were not the first visitors and ancient America was present here. These places need to be protected to the highest regard and left as pristine as possible. Lord Volitare was around 250 ft of passage and is pretty decorated. Future explorations will require additional resources and personnel.

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