Timpanogos Cave National Monument.

Friday, we hiked up the steep trail to Timpanogos Cave.  It had been over 10 years (12?) since Mommy and I had walked through and we wanted to take Skyler to see it now that he's old enough to not have to be carried.  He walked the entire trail and never asked to be carried or complained much.

At the trailhead.  Note the Lego travel buddy.

UP!

Everyone had plenty of water.

Checking out some moss.

Passing through a rock slide area.

American Fork Canyon is steep!

And pretty!

East.

Tunnel!  He thought this was the cave.  :)

#Legotravelbuddy.  He's next to the survey marker.

Smile!

South.

New safety fencing.

Mountain Mahogany growing out of the rock next to a stump.

West.

Saving a millipede. 

Penstemon.

Better view of the valley below.

Lizard!

Skyler was delighted.  The lizard was tiny, maybe 4 inches long.

Lots of little mountain plants growing in cracks in the rock.

Nothing like a trail corndog!

Lego travel buddy on trail.

We can see the top!

Looking down into the entrance.

Lego travel buddy beneath the sign.

Sitting and waiting our turn.

Waiting patiently.

The ranger asked Skyler to lead us into the cave.

Opening the cave door.

Gorgeous.

Hard to get a clear pic.

Wow!

Helictites.

Straws.

Formations.

Cave "bacon" the ranger said.

Fault line.

More formations.

Bacon.

Closeup view.