2015 Road Trip: Utah Hikes

We went on two different hikes with the B family while we were staying in Midway. The first one that we visited was Cascade Springs. There were three different loops which went around the springs, and I think the total length of the trails is probably about a mile long. For the most part, the trail was quite level, with only some minor changes in elevation.

The water is really beautiful and clear. It really does cascade down the hill from the springs; I read that seven million gallons of water feed into the springs each day! 

 J and J noticed that they were wearing matching outfits.

The second hike that we took was to visit Timpanogos Cave. I hadn't visited this cave for probably about nine or ten years. It was fun to take Sam here. I was a little bit worried about how he'd do on the trail, because it is a pretty steady incline for about 1.5 miles until the entrance to the cave. For the most part, though, he did a really good job. I was proud of him! Probably the most helpful thing was that his cousins were around to provide distraction.

We forgot to pack Lucy's sweater, so we bundled her up in her warm pajamas. We didn't bring our hiking backpack on the trip (we just brought the Baby Bjorn), but N and SJ brought their backpack, which is the exact same one as ours! Lucy liked being in a familiar space. She slept in the hiking backpack on trail both to and from the cave. She was a little interested in the cave, but she didn't like when it was too dark to see clearly. And she got frustrated when I wouldn't let her touch stalactites.

Beautiful views as we hiked toward the cave in the early morning. Utah has such beautiful mountains and canyons.

A slightly blurry pic taken by the ranger, but still a fun documentation of the hike 

This is fairly close to the entrance of the cave. We cajoled the kids up the trail with the promise of "power pellets" (little crackers) when we got to a bench. The distraction worked!