My son and I were watching SoftRoading the West's most recent video near Christmas Valley, and I let him know that they weren't to far from where we went last year by Fort Rock. My son instantly remembered Derrick Cave and asked if they had been there. I said I don't think so. He then said we should leave a comment for them to go visit it. My response was, "You know who would be a good person to tell about Derrick Cave? Matt Cook Oregon. He would do a great video on Derrick Cave." After we finished Donald's video, we went straight to your channel, and we were both surprised to see you published a video on it just two weeks ago! And I was right, you did a great job!

Thanks for taking me where I was at the "OH hell no" point lol. Great video!

I've watched several of your videos and want to thank you for sharing. This is a part of Oregon I haven't visited and not sure I will be able to visit; so having the opportunity to vicariously enjoy this apect via your well done videos is appreciated.

Cool to see those Ponderosa Pines growing at the entrance.. Great video, keep on filming!!!

Thank you for filming this so I could see the whole thing without going further than that first bit which might be accessible to those afraid of caves. 🤣🤣 It truly was pretty cool looking in there, interesting formations, and just striking how it just goes on and on. Nicely done as usual.

A great adventure and superb job with the video.👍👍👍👍😀😀😀😀

Amazing how the floor and sides are almost square. Just watching this is scary. I'm not adventurous enough to go there. Interesting, though, and really great filming. Thank you.

I love the beauty, the calm serene harmony of your videos. This video is a joy. Thanks...

I love this cave! devils garden is a pretty cool area also. Fun drive out there!

That was soooo cool!!!! I never realized lova made caves but it makes sense. that was an awesome share Matt thanks👍😃👍

For those who live in WesternOregon and Washington, the Ape caves are very similar and are located South of Mount Saint Helens. They were also a result of eruptions and are Lava tubes. The name is for a group of Cavers called the “Apers”..

Thumbs up on a great adventure. Really enjoyed it. 👍

I enjoyed watching the flashlight bounce off of the cave walls. I like your done shots. Nice exploration and narration.

Don't have enough words to express my feelings experiencing lava cave through your video. Thanks for such remarkable video it must be tough job .Well captured beautiful shots its a perfect video thanks again .

Great video, I enjoyed your exploration very much (I love visiting caves myself)! Maybe one thing for future explorations, a stronger flashlight or headlight for such large caves would probably make the video less dark, while the sides and ceiling would be better visible.

I have explored that cave years ago. In the winter. We had to hike in and camp near by. There's a number of caves in central Oregon that had metal gates on them. Several miles past arnold ice cave there's one that may still have the gate. In 2001 it wasn't marked on a map.

Another place I need to visit. Thanks, I enjoyed your video.

Great video, I been on some caves in central Oregón. Love it....

Gotta love Central Oregon!

Love your videos.

Great video! And perfect soundtrack!

Donald, softroadingthewest, , is who told us about your videos. Thanks Donald, Matt is a gem!

Derrick cave is one of my favorites. Great documentary!

I use to spend hours and hours exploring these caves when I was a kid. I grew up in Christmas Valley. Haven't been there in 30 years but would love to take my daughter there some time so she can experience it.

Wow these are amazing places. I love nature exploration and your channel is packed with that. So excited to find this channel. Will gradually be exploring each one if them. Thanks for taking us along

This is so cool! Kinda nervous about being alone out there, even though I'm an experienced spelunker.

This is so cool, and it's definitely going on my list! I have to admit, though - the entire time you were in the southern section of the cave, I kept thinking about earthquakes. That would up the anxiety level by quite a bit!

Beautiful video and now on our list to visit.Those lights through the ceiling portals are amazing. We visited a beautiful lava tube cave in Mojave National Preserve two weeks back but Derrick seems to be even grander and have some pretty compelling historical significance.

Cool! I guess I have only been on developed cave tours.... really interesting! 👍👍

Great video and music selection!

This is just a few miles South East the East Fort Rock OHV riding area. I'll need to put those two together sometime and go see these caves!

I love your videos man! Just watched three in a row. Great job! Gives me ideas of places to go. Scratches my photo itch. Thanks for putting them out there. 👌🙏🙋🏼‍♂️

Hey they is 100% music from Skyrim in this video lol.

How was the road heading out here? Wondering if my small car would be able to make the drive. Also I love the music choice!

Great Show ! Had Popcorn and Cranberry juice and grandkids watching ! Question Matt? Which lava cave was the temple to the masonics or whoever they were ?

Oh man I love the use of the Skyrim soundtrack on your video…

Great video. I've been in a few mines and caves over the years. However, I don't see any real reason to go very deep into this particular cave as it seems there's nothing of real interest past the sky lights.