Sunday, October 4, 2009

Despite the ugly weather, treasures...




The weather really grew foul--scudding clouds and high winds, At one point, the wind blew the car door shut on my leg and I had momentary visions of a Pegleg Pete pirate costume. My blood is the squirty kind.




Survived that and despite the conditions raced up my favorite road, the Moki Dugway, to Natural Bridges National Monument. three immense bridges have been carved by the Colorado River.




For those who like to get into the scientific weeds, arches are formed by freezing and melting water in cracks in the sandstone, bridges are formed by river erosion--though they look much the same. These are big--over 200 feet high...

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