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Show Timp Cave now open for tours Guided cave tours resumed at Timpanogos Cave National Monument Saturday, May 16. weather permitting. The trail to the cave covers one and one-half miles and rises 1,065 feet up the slope of Mt. Timpanogos. Visitors should wear comfortable walking shoes and take a light jacket or sweater for the tour through the damp 43 degree cave system. There is drinking water at the visitor center and at the cave but not along the trail. Visitors may wish to take a canteen along for the hike. Visitors need to allow three hours for the steep hike up the trail, to take the one hour tour through the cave and the hike back down to the visitor center. The only access to the cave is by National Park Service Ser-vice guided tours. Ticket sales will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. daily. In mid-June, mid-June, hours will be extended to 7 a.m. thru 4:30 p.m. A fee of $3 for persons 16 and older will be charged. Persons 6 through 15 will pay $2 and those under six will be admitted free with an adult. Those persons 62 and older with a Golden Age Passport will be charged $1.50. Passports are available free at all National Park Visitor Centers to U.S. citizens 62 years and ovver. In order to accommodate the maximum number of visitors through the cave system during the period of Memorial DAy weekend through Labor Day weekend, no reservations will be accepted. All tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. To avoid long waiting periods and congestion, please try and visit the monument during the weekdays or on Sunday mornings. "Please remain alert and think safety when at the monument," suggested Superintendent Wellman. "The potential for serious injury when hiking the trail, due to the large number of rocks which have worked loose over the winter, should not be taken lightly." |