For a long time now, I’ve wanted to make the hike up to tour Mt. Timpanogos Cave. I have a friend who was a cave ranger there for many summers and she’s shared some great stories. Well, we finally made it happen this past weekend. We left Liam and Easton with some friends who were generous enough to tend them that morning and headed into the canyon. Just to add to the drama of the morning, Amelie got sick to her stomach on the way there. She didn’t eat much dinner the night before, didn’t each much breakfast that morning, and the car ride just did her in. Luckily, when it happened we were right by Target, so I ran in, grabbed some wipes, a drink for her, and a change of clothes, and we were off again. You buy tickets in advance for the tour and if you miss the time slot you signed up for, you could be out of luck, so we were in a bit of a hurry. Once we got there, it was a steep hike up the mountain to the cave. Took us about 1.5 hours and it was intense! My feet and legs were sore for a couple days afterward. I was so proud of Amelie and Calder!
I think this was on the way up. We brought coats because it was going to be cold in the cave.
A stalactite called “The Heart of Timpanogos.” Pretty cool stuff in the cave.
Lots of interesting formations. We learned about cave coral, drapes, flowstone, and lots of other neat things from our tour guide Andy.
On the way back down. The kids actually complained more on the way back down. It was a workout, that’s for sure!
The views were spectacular. I just kept getting blown away by how beautiful it all was.
And now for something completely different…
Our very own Oompa Loompa! You turn your back for one second…