History:
The actual date of the discovery of the cave is not known. Estimates range from 1946 to 1951. Sometime in those years, a logger from Amboy, Washington was the first man to find the cave. Lawrence Johnson was in the area of the main entrance when he noticed a tree growing at an odd angle. When he investigated, he found a large sinkhole that opened into a dark tunnel. Johnson walked into the tunnel, tossing pebbles ahead of him until he found himself at the edge of an overhang; ahead was a large, pitch black, echoing cavern. When his day's work was finished, Johnson returned to the cave with the rest of his logging crew, as well as all the lights and tackle they had with them. They reached the edge of the lip, but no one was willing to lower himself into the darkness. Johnson contacted Harry Reese, a local community leader and an avid caver: a few days later, Reese and his sons (members of a local Boy Scout Troup who called themselves the Mt. St. Helens Apes) were the first to explore Ape cave. These young men extensively explored the cave throughout 1952. Interestingly enough, they found no evidence of previous human exploration. (Source Unknown)
To let you know that the lower tube will consume your cell phone, as it appears to swallow mine up.
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| Team Perez |
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| Entrance to the Lower and Upper Caves |
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| The Meatball |
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| Yvonne, Flora and Anika Perez |
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