31 July 2024 – Trip Day 122
I went out to look at the van in the morning, as Meagan had mentioned that there was still a light on. I went and looked and found most of a TPMS sensor on the dash (sorry, no picture on this one). I called Costco back and they said to bring it back and they would fix it, so I took the van back the next morning to get the sensor replaced.
I took two of the minions with me, and they suffered mightily while we waited for the tire get fixed.
After the van was fixed, Meagan took Jarek and Randal to the Timpanogos Cave National Monument. Jarek was happy to get his Junior Ranger badge. Unfortunately, the tours to the cave were very limited and we didn’t have reservations made in time, so we weren’t able to go inside the cave. Next time we’ll make reservations far in advance.
Randal explores a cave exhibit at the visitor center – he’s very excited about it! He was also very excited to repeatedly dump out a bin of Timpanagos Cave badges in the store right next to their exhibits. He never tires of causing chaos.
After he completed his Junior Ranger book, Jarek and I walked across the street, crossed a bridge, and had lunch at a beautiful shaded picnic area. The river was narrow, but it had a swift torrent of water running through it. Baby Randal’s instinct for danger always sends him straight at whatever is most likely to cause him to be hurt or killed, so he stayed strapped in the wagon during lunch.
After lunch, we headed out on a scenic drive the Ranger recommended, the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway. The views were beautiful even with the poor visibility and the drive snaking up the mountain to the pass was a lot of fun. We saw many deer right next the road. The speed limit was 15-25 through most of it and there were segments with only one lane.
After getting to US-189, we stopped to see Bridal Veil falls. This is the view from the upper parking lot.
We went down to the lower parking lot and got out to take a closer look. Baby Randal loves water so much (see previous discussion about being
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