A bridge or a arch? They both look alike, so what is the difference? Arches are found in lots of places, in the canyons, in the hills or in the mountains. Bridges must have water flowing under them so are found only in the lowlands where river are running.
This park has three bridges to visit. The first one is under and behind the dome above. The bottom land under the bridge is only 500 feet from the top of the canyon but the trail to get down is nearly one mile.
And this is part of the path, There are a few level places but not many, there are, rock steps, metal stairs,
and 4 sets of wooden ladders like this.
And the climb down is really worth it. This bridge is 220 feet in height from the floor to the underside of the arch, the span is268 feet and it is 53 feet thick.
From the bottom looking up 220 feet above our heads. Of course after you enjoy the view and have a bit of rest you then have to hike the mile back UP. Much harder but we made it. We had planned to hike to all three but after the first one we decided to skip one.
This is a much smaller arch (and much easier hike) it is 106 feet high, spans 180 feet and is only 9 feet thick, but still pretty impressive.
Interesting meeting at the bottom here all three couple were Detroit area people and tiger fans.
No comments:
Post a Comment