Owochomo, Natural Bridges National Monument

This was Day 4 of our trip. The night before, in Blanding, UT, we saw some brochures about Natural Bridges National Monument and decided to stop by and explore. This is not a huge park in itself, half a day is good enough to explore the whole park. We did a hike along the dry river bed along with taking pictures of the three natural bridges.

Owachomo is the smallest and thinnest of the three natural bridges in Natural Bridges national monument and is commonly thought to be the oldest. Regardless of its relative age, it is certainly the most fragile and elegant of the three spans, and an awe inspiring feature of erosion.

Owachomo means "rock mound" in Hopi and is named after the rock formation on top of the east end of the bridge. Before William Douglas gave it this name in 1908, it was called "Edwin" or "Little" bridge. Prior to that, it was referred to as "Congressman" by miner and explorer Cass Hite.

Dimensions (feet/meters):
Height: 106/32
Span: 180/55
Width: 27/8
Thickness: 9/3

Source: www.nps.gov

May 31, 2010, Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, these beautiful natural bridges here.

Taken in: United States / Utah / San Juan (show map)

Taken on: May 31, 2010

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