On the Fourth of July we hiked a mountain! Aaron's brother Tyler wanted to go to Timpanogos Cave and invited a whole bunch of us --- we had 16 people so we were a whole tour. Thank goodness it was often shady, because it was hot.
Zeke and Nora loved the rock tunnels.
The views were beautiful. There were times we could see the highway from high up and we enjoyed looking down at the tiny cars on the road below.
Zeke wanted to be the first one up the mountain so he kept us moving. Nora wanted rest/snack breaks often, so we stopped at most of the benches to recharge. Zeke was up and insisting we continue on long before the rest of us were ready.
Inside the cave was beautiful. It's been a long time since I've been there, and I had forgotten how extensive the caves are.
The kids loved that they got to use flashlights in the dark cave.
The way down went quickly --- thank goodness because Nora was tired and whiny for most of it. Aaron carried her for a bit, but probably not more than 1/4 mile. She did almost the whole hike on her own two cute little feet.
Not surprisingly, we were all sore the next day. The kids kind of staggered out of bed (after sleeping very well that night) were a little confused why their muscles didn't feel quite right. They recovered much quickly than the adults did. But we tried not to complain too much, because we had so much fun.
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