Philosophically Challenged

I went hiking up to the Timpanogos Caves for the first time with my family yesterday.  I don’t know if you can technically call it hiking since it is paved… but it’s pretty steep so I think it should still count. I learned that I’m in better shape than I thought… BUT…. I’m still out of shape It was quite the cardio workout.

 It’s about a two mile hike up to the entrance of the cave (the elevation at the entrance of the cave is  roughly 6,700 feet). The cave is actually three different caves that over the years have been connected through human-made tunnels. I got to see stalactites, stalagmites, columns, cave bacon, helictites and anthodites, and so on. That geology class I had to take for my college generals came in handy. I guess some things you learn in school actually are useful.

(Entrance(s) into the first cave. The opening in the upper right hand corner is the natural cave entrance)

(stalactites)