Timpanogos Cave

Saturday we hiked to Timpanogos Cave. It was a great (exhausting) little family adventure.

To get to the cave you have to hike a 1 1/2 mile vertical trail. By the time you reach the entrance you've climbed over 1000 feet in elevation. It wasn't Josie's ideal Saturday!

Josie refused to walk so Joe got to carry her ALL the way up

This rattler was scaring all the hikers, he was only about two feet off the trail. I guess a few years ago when Joe killed a rattler with a stick and leatherman, it took the fear of rattlesnakes out of him. Cause while everyone else was skirting around it as quickly as possible Joe was getting up close for pictures!

We loved the cave. Josie just wanted to see bats and was disappointed when she didn't.

For the hike down, Joe and I traded. He had Todd and little Miss Josie rode my shoulders the whole way.

We made it there and back, no harm done! As much as we all enjoyed the day I think it will be years before we do it again - with kids at least!