The hike up to the caves was a bit terrifying. It was 1.5 miles w/ a 1,000 ft. elevation gain. Much of the trail was mountain wall on one side and sheer cliff on the other. I probably made Benjamin paranoid about falling off a cliff for the rest of his life (Just like Ryan's dad is terrified of sharks in the ocean)... I get vertigo though and hate edges. It didn't help that every once in a while Benjamin would start walking backwards toward the edge. Some parts of the trail had chain rope hand rails and Benjamin said it was like the iron rod. We talked about how it is better to stay away from the edge because you always have more choices that way. Alexander hiked a lot of it and then rode in the backpack while I carried James in the sling for the rest of the time. James fell asleep on the hike down.
Inside Timpanogos Cave.
I'm sure I annoyed people by flashing our camera. This was our tour guide.
It will take 80+ years for the stalactite and stalagmite to touch.
Benjamin was excited stand on the hole to let the water drip on him. This sidewalk was built in the 1930s.
Benjamin and Alexander became "Junior Rangers" right before we left. It was closing time so we hurried them through.
There was a whole booklet of activities for them to do in order to complete the program. This is just a sampling. Benjamin said he drew a cow. We were all a bit perplexed as to why there'd be a cow in a cave and Alexander's, I think, is of bats.
It turns out, I must have left my camera on the desk in the visitors center. I hadn't seen the camera in a few weeks and the thought came to my mind that we must have left it at Timpanogos Cave. I called and talked to a forest ranger in the office and sure enough it was in their lost and found. I'm grateful we only had to drive about 20 miles out of the way to retrieve the camera and not hundreds. We also picked it up the last weekend the caves were open before they closed for the season. I thought I took photos of the boys while they were becoming junior rangers, but when I got the camera back, there were none.
It turns out, I must have left my camera on the desk in the visitors center. I hadn't seen the camera in a few weeks and the thought came to my mind that we must have left it at Timpanogos Cave. I called and talked to a forest ranger in the office and sure enough it was in their lost and found. I'm grateful we only had to drive about 20 miles out of the way to retrieve the camera and not hundreds. We also picked it up the last weekend the caves were open before they closed for the season. I thought I took photos of the boys while they were becoming junior rangers, but when I got the camera back, there were none.
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