November 5, 2010

Seeing the Light

Two days after spotting the maybe-its-a-natural-bridge, we were on the trail again.  Just feeling a little like a modern day Lewis and Clark, rediscovering the west.
After about 6 miles of riding, we approached a deep wash and rode along side it, seeing the unusual rock formation looming above, still maybe 800 yards away:
Even when we were only a hundred yards away, we still couldn't tell what we were looking at for sure. Maybe it was eroded underneath, maybe not:
 On the final approach, the going became a little too rough for safe riding. We tied up the horses and proceeded on foot:
The woods were thick, the terrain was rocky, and there had been no trace of roads or trails for miles.  Steve led us over a hill.  We came out of the pinyon juniper forest adjacent to the structure: 
Still, we couldn't see underneath it.  We scrambled down:
Until finally, we could see daylight coming through:
And then, eureka! Blue sky:

12 comments:

  1. congratulations Janie and Steve on such a remarkable find!

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  2. What an adventure - a fabulous discovery! Thanks for letting me come along! Steve standing underneath really shows how immense the bridge is.

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  3. The fourth picture down and then the last two are simply outstanding! Wow! Thanks for sharing this marvelous scenery.

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  4. absolutely beautiful...you are so fortunate to get to go exploring and find such beauty..thank you for sharing with us...

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  5. Wow..that is an amazing rock formation to discover where others do not travel. How exciting!

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  6. You MADE it... How neat!!!!! I love it, Janie... Glad you made it --even though it was a hard hike.....

    Thanks so much for sharing that unusual rock formation to us.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  7. What an amazing discovery!!!
    I love how adventurous you both are...beautiful photos.
    Have a wonderful weekend. Suz

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  8. WOW! How cool that you made it to this awesome natural arch. You two, or should I say 5, have good eyes. Certainly a new place for Steve's next book.

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  9. This is so exciting. It wasn't easy to get to, but I think this arch is definitely worth the effort. It's beautiful and your pictures are stunning. Congratulations.

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  10. What a find. You guys are awesome. I think you have naming rights now.

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  11. How exciting! I love how you just HAD to go find out about the bridge. What a team.

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