Bridges

This travelougue chronicles the trip made by the youth of Christ Church in Harleysville to the Netherlands and the Czech Republic in the summer of 2007

... of Dreams, David Byrne Listening to Talking Heads as we left Blanding, we drove out early to hopefully snag a camping spot at Natural Bridges National Monument. As we checked out spot #4, a ranger told us we had the best in the house (so to speak). ...

My next stop on the itinerary was Natural Bridges National Monument. Curiously called a "monument" this is actually like a national park which has as its main attraction a trio of natural rock bridges located within a nine mile radius. From the circular ...

... and watched the video (of course) and then we took a look at the map and realized that we could hike down underneath the bridges- I had kind of been thinking that it was more of a 'drive and stop at the viewpoints' kind of place.  We decided ...

... . In Hovenweep I viewed the 6 areas of ruins from Anasazi Indians from over 10,000 years ago!! Drove 140 miles to Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah and saw 3 natural bridges. I took a hike down to one and took a well deserved nap ...

... , Owachomo Bridge where we could walk down to the now dry riverbed and underneath the bridge. Although only a small place, Natural Bridges was still very beautiful and for all those people who think bridges are arches, there is a difference. Apparently, ...

... way south through Utah we made a few stops to enjoy the amazing mountains and rock formations.  In the Natural Bridges National Monument, we were able to see the 3 awesome natural bridges. A natural bridge is formed through erosion by ...

... de méandres pour avanfer à peinde de 2 miles; en formant un canyon très profond). Après, pour continuer vers National Bridges National Monument, le chemin passe par Moki Dugway : la route nationale devient un chemin en gravier qui monterapidement la ...

... Couple (thank you Wine and Eberhard).  Took the next day off and went on a hike with the couple around the largest natural bridges in North America.  The German Couple made me a delicious meal which I was very thankful for but I wanted to eat ...

Met a German couple (kind of squatted on their campsite) and they took me for a hike around two of the three most famous/ largest bridges in North America.  It was a nice 5.6 mile hike with a BOTANIST.  I went on a hike with a freakin man ...

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... . I have always been tempted to visit the dark places. Gordon, the astronomy ranger at the Natural Bridges, gave an evening talk about many things: about teaching, the National Parks objective to preserve, the intrinsic value ...

... .  We drove through Monument Valley and it was breathtaking..................also a little scarry.  After reaching the park we drove the scenic loop to all the natural bridges and hiked to Sepapu Bridge.......then camped out........see ...

... for a while before starting dinner.  After we ate we headed over to the visitor center for the ranger program.  Natural Bridges claims to have one of the darkest night skies in the US, and a couple nights each week they have a ranger ...

3 natural bridges this morning, Four Corners in the afternoon, Cortez in the evening.  Ute indian dance and WWII Navajo Code Talker at the Cultural Center.  Good story about 2 old men at the visitor center to ...

... an alpine lake. Quite serene really. Anyway, the main reason you do this walk is to test your mettle against probably two bridges that belong in an amusement park somewhere. Stoned teenagers would pay an absolute motza and queue for hours to ride these ...