I have lived in Utah for 20 years and I finally went to Timpanogos Cave. Jonny, Chris and I went with the Scout Troop on Thursday. It was quite a hike, and my legs still feel it, but it was so worth it. (I'm glad we didn't go in the heat of the summer!)They tell you not to bring food into the cave. That's because they already have plenty. There's the Hersey's Kiss, Butterscotch Falls, Chocolate Falls and the Salt and Pepper Shakers. There's also lots of bacon (aka draperies) throughout.
There are also formations of animals. We saw a rat, a chicken, a St. Bernard, a dinosaur's head and a bear's bottom. We had a great tour guide who had lots of great information and was funny too. Chris was nervous about bats. She assured us that bats were very rare in those caves because of the number of people there each day. She had only seen two or three bats all summer. So guess what happened? We saw a bat. Luckily it was in one of the bigger caves and was high above us so we were able to enjoy the surprise. The boys had a blast. Just don't tell them that they exercised and learned about geology! That will be our little secret.
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I'm a little jealous of you! We've been wanting to hike Timp cave all summer but we ran out of time before baby Sam. What the kids don't know can't be complained about!
PS Did you earn the scout patch?
Oh, and I like the slide show within the post, I never thought of doing that! (Another good idea I can "borrow." The "mom song" is one of my favorites :) )
Ditto to what Lisa said. I've wanted to hike Timp Cave for the last two years with my older kids, but we never seem to get around to it.
I love Timp Caves! I'm glad that you were able to go.
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