Visit to My Old Stomping Grounds

When I was in high school I volunteered at Timpanogos Cave with the BATS program (Behind a Tour Specialist). Basically we stayed at the back of tours to make sure no one fell behind or broke rules. I loved it and even got to take over a couple tours. I planned to work there summers during college but didn't because I would have to work Sundays (which is very ironic considering I worked almost every Sunday at The Charleston). David had never been to the cave so of course we put it on our list of summer activities.





We made the 1.5 mile hike up the paved trail in about 45 minutes. My record was 25-30 minutes as a Bat so I was a little sad. I need to get moving while hiking the Y if I'm going to run it by the end of the summer!

We got up and drove up the canyon which was absolutely beautiful, only to realize we forgot our camera, again. I was not deterred and took pictures like crazy with my iPod. I have been in that cave dozens of times and never taken a picture, and I was not about to let it happen again. Here are a few (sorry about the poor quality!).

Entering...

...THE CAVE!

Cave Popcorn

The Heart of Timpanogos

Cave Straws 

Cave Bacon

A little bit of everything

Stalactites and Stalagmites  

Flow Stone 

Stalactites

Lots of Flow Stone

More  Cave Bacon 

Cave Bacon that looks like bacon

Cave Bacon 

Yes, I worked in a cave for 2 summers, listened to half a dozen tours 5-6 days a week and I don't remember the technical names, just the common names. If you don't use it, you lose it! 

Timpanogos Cave is an awesome place to go if you are looking for summer activities. Its $7 an adult to go through the cave and $6 for a car load to gain entrance to the canyon for 3 days. If you are in Utah you should do it at least once.