Full day, 123 miles
The Alpine Loop and fall colors
SR-92 climbs American Fork Canyon past Timpanogos Cave and Tibble Fork, crests at about 8,000 feet below Mount Timpanogos, and drops past Sundance into Provo Canyon.
The drive
- American Fork Canyon
Start at the canyon mouth just east of American Fork and Highland.
- Timpanogos Cave
Stop if you have tickets.
- Tibble Fork and Silver Lake Flat
Side roads to a reservoir and a high lake.
- The summit
Aspens and maples at their best in the last week of September.
- Cascade Springs
A side road to boardwalks over terraced springs.
- Sundance
Lunch at the mountain resort Robert Redford founded.
- Bridal Veil Falls
On your way down Provo Canyon.
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Full day, about 2 hours each way