April 7, 2018
In 1883 prospector Cass Hite wandered up White Canyon along the Colorado River looking for gold. He found instead 3 incredible bridges water had sculpted out of stone. In 1904 National Geographic publicized the bridges; in 1908 Teddy Roosevelt proclaimed Natural Bridges a Monument, creating Utah’s first National Park System area. This area is super cool!
We hiked first to Sipapu, the second oldest bridge. Height 220′ Span 268′ Width 31′ Thickness 53′.
You can see one of the ladders we climbed in the background.
Kachina Bridge – 93′ Thick – newest bridge
Owachomo Bridge – oldest – Height 106′ Span 180′ Width 27′ Thickness 9′ – the Bridge may now have a fatal crack, or may stand for centuries.
Horsecollar Ruins – 1050 to 1300 – unusual because both round and square kivas are present indicating different influences. 
And for all you political aficionados this is the “Bears Ears” National Monument.
1st nights stay was on an abandoned air strip – cost 0
2nd night was at the campground in The Monument – cost 7$