Wind Cave in Logan Canyon in northern Utah is a VERY cool place. Well, "cool" as in really neat. The hike itself, once the trail isn't a complete mud wash or still under snow, is a series of switchbacks on a very exposed south-facing mountain, so unless you go really early in the season or the morning, there is nothing "cool" about that part.
This hike was perfect for our weathering and erosion unit, and not just because the destination was a series of rooms created by water and wind working on limestone. The trail has a perfect view of Logan Canyon, carved by the Logan River, and of the limestone "China Wall" that has been exposed as a result. We saw signs of erosion everywhere, from snow melt runoff-carved gullies to wiped out sections of mountain from rock slides, to damaging man-made erosion where people have worn away vegetation and earth by taking shortcuts instead of following the switchback trail.
I do love this hike, but at the top I get a little crazy. Visions of my kids going over the cliff fill me with anxiety. Should you decide to tackle this adventure, keep in mind that you do not want to do it in the middle of a summer day, no matter when you go you'll need plenty of water, and if you have young or hyper kids you'll want to be very careful when you reach the cave as the rock slopes downward (toward the drop) and there is loose rock and dirt covering that which makes it easy to slip.
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