Timpanogos Caves

A little delayed in this post, but at least it is now a post. I have been evaluating my life and my lack of blogging and history writing, and all that stuff. I post so little of what actually happens around here. But on the flip side, I average around 130+ posts a year, so I really am recording a whole heck of a lot more than my memory can hold. My posterity may really know something about me. I may be famous to my great grandchildren. Maybe famous because I talked too much or because my style was completely unorthodox (you know how we view or great grandparents and their ways of parenting as down right abusive or strange). So although this post is mighty late and although I should have posted another 100 to go with it, at least there is this one post.

 

Thanks for listening. Now I feel better. I needed that pep talk.

 

On out trip to Utah, we decided to visit the caves in the Timpanogos Mountains.

My mom brags that she hiked to those caves all by herself with all 6 of her children and three of her nieces and nephews, two of the 9 not even walking.

I don't believe her. I don't care what kind of super mom that you are, that just isn't possible. They must have had some sort of tram back then. Either that or she really did have help.

 I'm in pretty good shape. I had Gavin who is walking. Nathan who was 4. And I was ready to call it quits. Thankfully Becky and her children were there. Becky carried Gavin up the mountain and I pulled Nathan up the mountain. I carried Gavin through the caves and then all the way back down the mountain. It was not easy. I was exhausted afterwards.

 

It was worth it. Even at the time it was worth it.

But man, hiking up the mountain with cliffs and steep edges and kids that I was having to assist was pretty difficult. Not to mention the sun was pretty hot. And I was told it would be 40 degrees in the caves, which is pretty cold.

 It wasn't that cold. It felt so good after the heat of the hike. I wished I had realized that and not brought winter gear in backpacks that made it even more hot. I learned. I think the hardest part was the backpacks and water bottles!

Inside the caves were pretty awesome. The earth is pretty remarkable. It was fun to watch the excitement and interest on my kids faces as we explored the caves.

Isn't the view beautiful?

 And afterwards I asked Danielle what she thought. Her response? She shrugged her shoulders and walked away. It really was awesome.

Taneal, Camie, and Spencer really liked it.

Here is the group of us. So thankful for Becky. She made the hike so much easier for Taneal.