Tonto Natural Bridge State Park was just 2 hours northeast of Phoenix. It was a very scenic drive with no pullouts. :(
The hike to the bottom wasn't nearly as bad as it seemed from the top. It looked really far down!
the sun came out enough to make a rainbow on the falls
The trail was quite gradual and not too long...
I should have put my hand in the picture for some size comparison. This sucker was HUGE!
The view was also nice from the bottom...
Despite the fact that 2 tour buses full of schoolchildren were also visiting the park that day, it wasn't too bad. ;)
One hopes these rocks are firmly wedged into place... ;)
It did warm up but once we felt the water, we were no longer tempted to take a dip. Brrrr!
There were several trails throughout the park, giving several different views of the bridge. Unfortunately, some of them were closed due to high water. But we did the ones we could.
The rocks on the other side were so unique. It reminded us of the inside of a cave...
These little caves in the cliff would be fun to explore if only you could get to them...
The backside of the bridge...
I have a thing for stumps and this one was so interesting I had to take a pic...
The waterfall trail sounded intriguing until we got to the "falls"...
It was really like the waterfalls that are all over the sides of the freeways and roads here in the PNW with a lot of mud underneath. But I guess in AZ you take what you get... ;)
But it was still a pretty little trail...
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