This day trip will provide anoverview of the alpine karst in the Logan Canyon area, east of Logan, Utah, about 85 miles north of Salt Lake City. The trip will focus on the major springs discharging along the Logan River, the principal drainage in the northern part of the Bear River Range in northern Utah. We will visit Logan City's water-supply spring and discuss source-protection issues, Wood Camp Hollow spring, largest spring in the canyon and the discharge point for water from the Tony Grove alpine karst area, Rick's Spring, Utah's new underwater cave, and the Tony Grove Lake area, location of more than 100 pits and deep sinks, including the deepest cave in Utah. Topics of discussion will include an overview of the geology of the range, history of cave exploration in the area, groundwater flow paths and travel times based upon dye tracing, influence of the Logan Peak Syncline on groundwater movement, and karst and cave development in the Tony Grove area. All of the springs in the main canyon are a short walk from the road. Access to the Tony Grove Lake area is by a 7-mile long paved road; however, a 2-mile hike on a relatively steep, high-altitude (8,000 ft+) established trail would be required for accessing any of the pits in the alpine karst.
Update: The Logan Canyon field trip will be making a stop at Logan Cave. The trip will travel in about 500 feet and encounter walking/stooping passage. This is a special oppurtunity to visit a cave that has been closed for many years. Please bring a helmet/hard hat and a light, if you wish to enter the cave.
Recommendations:
Please make sure all gear and equipment going into Logan Cave, that has previously been in a cave, has been decontaminated according to USFWS WNS Decontamination Protocols.
For more information contact Larry Spangler
The trip to Timpanogos Cave will give people the opportunity to see the issues, challenges, and beauty of the Timpanogos Cave System. Timpanogos Cave National Monument is located high in the Wasatch Mountains immediately adjacent to the urban areas of Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah home to approximately 2 million people.
The Timpanogos Cave System became a national monument in 1922 and has been a popular tourist destination since that time. The alpine location requires a 1.5 mile hike up over 1,000 feet to reach the caves. Despite the hike, more than 80,000 visitors come during the monument's six month operating season. Participants will take a tour with monument Resource Managers to discuss the alpine location, geology, and size of the cave that has created many unique issues and management challenges.
Recommendations:
Please make sure all gear and equipment going into Timpanogos Cave, that has previously been in a cave, has been decontaminated according to USFWS WNS Decontamination Protocols.
For more information contact Cami Pulham McKinney