August 28th, 2008- Utah. After hiking Cascade Springs Trail and having lunch at an overlook on the Scenic Alpine Loop Byway in the Uinta National Forest. We spent the rest of the afternoon at Timpanogos Cave National Monument. Reaching the caves requires a 1.5 mile hike with a 1000 ft elevlation change. There are actually three caves, Hansen Cave, Middle Cave, and Timpanogos Cave. Here are our pictures from the walk, including three panoramic shots at the bottom. Click on any thumbnail for a larger version

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Uncle Billie teasing Megan |
View of the opposing American Fork Canyon Wall |
Rock Slides on the Timpanogos Cave Trail |
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April and Bill a quarter of the way up the Timpanogos Cave Trail |
Fault line along the left side of tunnel |
Confiers on Rocks |
Rock slide on opposing canyon wall |
American Fork Canyon |

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Pair of Grasshoppers |
Rest room on the trail |
ascending to the Caves |
Least Chipmunk |

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Cave Entrance Sign |
Original Entrance to Hansen Cave |
Hansen Cave |
Megan looking around Hansen Cave |
Drapery/Column in Middle Cave |

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Helictites in the Middle Cave |
April and Billie in the Big Room in the Middle Cave |
Ceiling formations, Middle Cave |
Frostwork formations, Timpanogos Cave |
Dad near a Stalactite in Timpanogos Cave |

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Various formations in Timpanogos Cave |
Great Heart of Timpanogos formation, Timpanogos Cave |
Great Heart of Timpanogos formation, Timpanogos Cave |
Frostwork and Helictites in Timpanogos Cave |
Stalactites and Stalagmites in Timpanogos Cave |

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Draperies in Timpanogos Cave |
Helictities Timpanogos Cave |
Closeup of Helictites in Timpanogos Cave |
Timpanogos Cave |
Listening to the Range describe the cave formations Timpanogos Cave |

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Flowstone in Timpanogos Cave |
Flowstone - Caramel Ice cream waterfalls Timpanogos Cave |
various formations in Timpanogos Cave |
Fault line in Timpanogos Cave |
Original Exit of Timpanogos Cave |

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Megan and Frog after exiting Timpanogos Cave |
Billie and April Composite |
Peggy |
Starting the descent |
American Fork Canyon wall |

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American Fork Canyon, opening to the Utah Valley |
April and Billie in front of the American Fork Canyon |
Mommy and Megan on the Timpanogos Cave Trail |
Mommy and Megan in front of the American Fork Canyon |
Mom, Dad and Peggy descending |

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Billie and April Resting on the descent |
Mom on the Timpanogos Cave Trail |
American Fork Canyon Walls |
Mommy watches as Megan removes a piece of the Mountain |
Family in front of Timpanogos Cave Nation Monument Sign |
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American Fork Canyon Wall |
American Fork Canyon and Timpanogos Cave Trail Panorama |
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