timpanogos cave

as our last summer outing before school started we thought it would be fun to take the kids through timpanogos cave. we actually picked a great day for the hike. it was pretty warm on the way up but as we made our way through the caves some cool showers made their way through the canyon and the hike down was just right. the rain was a bit of a surprise and we even saw where a big rock slide had taken place that was not there on our way up. we were happy to make it into the cave when we did.

although i grew up in american fork this was my first time up to the cave. it was fun to share the experience with my kids but as i was huffing and puffing my way up the mountain i mentioned that once every thirty one years sounds pretty good to me. i haven't changed my mind yet ;)

the one thing i will give the mountains, being that i am not much of an outdoorsy person and when i am i prefer the beach, is the gorgeous views we came across. it was amazing to look out through the canyon and see the valleys below.

just a little nature we happened upon on our trek.

all in all i'd say we had a pretty good day. it was fun to spend some quality time with the family and one of the highlights for me personally was running into an old high school teacher who is now a ranger at the cave. mr. allen taught my human biology class and was introduced to the kids as "my teacher that taught me how to disect a pig". they thought that was pretty neat :)