We live about 2 miles from the mouth of the American Fork Canyon and decided to take the challenge of the whole family up the 1.5 mile hike to the Timp. Caves. Ammon made it most of the way, but ended up on Trent's shoulders. When Trent and I were at BYU we have heard of these caves but for some reason never hiked it...so we finally did it!
This was a pretty good hike...great work out!
Notice the smiles at the start of the trail...by the end of this post you will see how tired they were...
Raegan
A lady offered to take our family pic...such a gorgeous view up there
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One of many little 'tunnels' on the trail Tarin wanted to flex her muscles
Finally made it to the top...you can see how pooped they were. But we had time til our tour of the caves started so we rested
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The caves were so magnificent! Loved all the textures and creations! All these pics are phone pics, so they aren't very good, but I wish you could see how beautiful they really are.
Tarin and Ammon checking out the view while our tour guide dictates the information. BTW, the cave temperature is about 45 degrees year round. So, hiking up all sweaty and hot this was a nice relief, but then the jackets were needed.
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Tour guide and some of our tour group
At the end, we were able to sign the log book and look at the breathtaking view! For weeks Ammon has been asking to climb a mountain...he got his wish.
After making our way back down the mountain, we stopped over at the creek. As you can see, we were all tired. Sheesh, I look frumpy...time to start my running again!
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