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1.5

Miles on the hike to reach Timpanogos Cave

 

1,065

Number of feet Timpanogos Cave sits above the canyon floor

 

1887

Year Martin Harris discovered Hansen Cave at Timpanogos Cave National Monument

 

30 million

Number of years it took the formation to grow within the Wasatch Range caves

 

45

Number of degrees in Fahrenheit inside the Timpanogos caves year round

 

27

Day in May that the Eldred Center in Provo will honor those who are 90 years and over as part of National Senior Citizen Month

 

100

Number of miles the Bonneville Shoreline Trail stretches from Nephi to Cache Valley

 

8

Number of picnic tables at the three-acre Bridal Veil Park in Provo Canyon

 

22,000

Number of acres at the Wasatch Mountain State Park, which runs along the western border of Heber Valley

 

1868

The year Memorial Day, previously called Decoration Day, was first celebrated

 

5,000

Number of people who helped decorate graves at Arlington National Cemetery during the first celebration of Decoration Day

 

20,000

Number of Union and Confederate soldiers who are buried at Arlington National Cemetery

 

5,000

Number of people who attend the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

 

96

Percent of Americans who participate in Mother’s Day

81

Percent of women ages 40-44 in 2000 who are mothers

 

10 million

Number of single mothers living with children under the age of 18 in the United States

 

11,000

Number of men’s clothing stores in the United States

 

$800 million

Sales in May and June at men’s clothing stores in the United States

 

105,000

Number of stay-at-home dads in the United States

 

2 million

Number of single fathers in the United States

 

25.8 million

Number of fathers who are part of married-couple families with children of their own under the age of 18

 

20

Percent of Utah births that occur in Utah County

 

70

Percent of Americans who said they would choose a summer vacation within the continental United States to relieve stress from current world events

 

23

Percent of leisure trips that include some form of outdoor recreation and/or a visit to a national or state park

 

76

Percent of outdoor trips that are taken by car

 

17

Percent of outdoor trips that include camping in an RV or tent

 

Sources: www.utah.com/national sites/timp_cave.htm, Provo City Parks and Recreation Activity Guide 2004, www.historychannel.com, www.womenshistory.about.com, U.S. Census Bureau, www.unitedwayuc.org

 

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