Hike to All Three Bridges | Natural Bridges National Monument | Lake Powell, UT
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Having never heard of this park before, we explore and marvel while hiking down and under Sipapu Bridge, Kachina Bridge and Owachomo Bridge. This park is a serious hidden gem not to be missed.
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Despite being a National Monument, this park was a complete unknown to us until research started taking place for an upcoming trip to Utah. How this park never landed on our radar until now is a mystery but we want to make sure that it is on yours. Natural Bridges National Monument is a treasure and one of the most unique areas that we've explored to date.
Located in southeast Utah, just south of Canyonlands National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument is a group of three rock bridges formed millions of years ago. Sand, silt and mud layered over time by an ancient sea. Colliding plates pushed the layers upward to create the Colorado Plateau. Eventually the Colorado River would carve canyons into the rock and streams from this carved away to create these magnificent bridges.
The three arches of the park - Sipapu, Kachina and Owachomo - represent different stages of erosion. Kachina Bridge is thicker than the delicately thin arch of Owachomo. This is nature and time on full display.
When visiting, one has a number of options to observe and take in the majesty of these bridges. There are overlooks at each bridge for those short on time or not physically abled to hike down the canyon to get closer. For those wanting to hike, there are individual trails from each overlook down under the bridge as well as a 9.8 mile (15.8 km) full loop trail that passes all three natural bridges and two shorter loop trails that connect the Sipapu Bridge to Kachina Bridge (5.7 mi/9.2 km) or Kachina Bridge to Owachomo Bridge (6.5 mi/10.5 km).
If visiting, there is an available campground featuring 13 first-come first-serve sites that feature tent pads and can accomodate RVs up to 26 feet in length. Sites have no water or electrical hookups.
00:00 Intro & Gift Shop
02:35 Sipapu Bridge Hike
10:30 Kachina Bridge Hike
20:22 Owochomo Bridge Hike
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! Join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American Southwest. We tour both natural and man-made attractions - National Parks as well as theme parks.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking and day trips as well as campground reviews, and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American Southwest. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
I agree, Utah is epic! Natural Bridges is such a scenic place and you have captured it really well. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Anytime! Thanks for watching! 😊
Beautiful landscape AND wonderous teleportation magics? What a trip. Thanks for taking us along while you THREAD THE NEEDLE!
Hahaha! Thanks so much! I imagine one could proooobably replicate the appearance of transportation through editing but this is the real deal! 😉🤣
I was supposed to visit there in March 2020, the trip got cancelled and I am finally heading back to Utah this year. I stumbled onto your channel with my planning. Thanks for all the hard work you and your wife do.
Awesome! Welcome aboard and hope your Utah trip goes off without a hitch! There so much to see there that I can only imagine the wait will have been worth it. 😄
I visited the Park in early July; it was beautiful; I hope to return. A unique, beautiful experience not very many people, I believe many do not know about it! Love it!
Totally agree! It's a beautiful park that really deserves more attention. Happy to hear your experience was so positive! 😄
Can't wait to do some hiking out that way one day! Thanks for sharing
No problem and thanks so much! It's definitely a hike-worthy place!
@@CactusAtlas you're welcome! We really enjoyed making outdoor videos also
Another wonderful and informative video! Thank you so much. When performing my research I always check your videos first! ❤️
Oh thank you! That means a lot to us. 😄
My oldest daughter and I came out here this past weekend. This is a massively underrated park that doesn't appear to get a lot of visitation or attention it really deserves because 1) it's pretty remote, and 2) it gets wickedly hot in the summer. We stayed two nights, and that was perfect because we got to do Sipapu and Owachomo one day, and Kachina the next day, and took a couple of side trips in the area so we wouldn't have to sit in camp. The sites don't get much shade during the day, but the ones near the campground entrance seem to start getting shaded pretty well later in the afternoon.
Also, we ended up getting a little visitor the morning we were packing up in the form of a faded midget rattlesnake in the brush by our tent pad. Fortunately, he didn't want anything more to do with us than we did with him and he took off after a little bit, but that was a good reminder that it's smart to pay attention to one's surroundings in a high desert area.
Appreciate the info about shading in the campground. Always looking for tips like that especially since camping there is still on our list. 👍 Glad that snake didn't care to bother. We actually had our first rattlesnake encounter on our last trip to Utah over east in Hovenweep. Been a long time coming! 😅
You referenced Gleaming The Cube, respect. We watch Traveling Robert as well. His videos are very well done as are yours.
Oh wow! Thanks so much! As for Gleaming the Cube, well... we are still very much 80s kids inside. 😂
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Your humor cracks me up and great editing! That clip near the beginning when you are underneath that thin arch blocking the sun. That was so gorgeous! I stopped here once on the way home from Lake Powell and we just stopped at the overlooks. I would love to go back! I hope Glen is feeling better! Have a great weekend!
Glad you enjoyed it! Glenn's humor definitely is more out there than mine but that's definitely what balances things I think. 😂 Thanks so much and have a great weekend as well!
Good job cactus dude.
The jealousy continues, lol....I thoroughly enjoy exploring the Southwest.......but living on the East coast.....I so appreciate and enjoy watching all your programs .....my little escape! Y’all do a fantastic job with you videos!🌵🌵 🌵
Thank you so very much! So happy we can be an escape for you. 😊
We visited here in 2016, It was such a gem! It's out of the way, but we did 2 hikes under the bridges, and we were the only ones on the trails. It was fantastic! Great video. Also, I love Traveling Robert as well 😀 It's also a park that is well known for its dark skies.
It doesn't seem to be a heavily visited park which is a shame. It's one of our favorites! 😄
@@CactusAtlas It's nice to know there is a place to go to escape the crowds 👍 Bears Ears is right there too! Have you been able to explore that area?
I just found your channel, so I see you have lots of great content that I have to catch up on.
Welcome! 😊
As for Bears Ears... not yet. The list of places to go is long long long and time is sadly very short. One day though!
@@CactusAtlas I understand that sediment all to well...Safe and happy travels! 😊
Incredible place. Been to this place and I had absolutely loved it. Its greatest mystery of how nature can carve such amazing shapes on rock that is so hard to carve. Thanks for sharing this beautiful video of your exploration.
Nature is far more patient and persistent than I could ever hope to be. 😅 Thanks for watching and commenting!
Beautiful Natural Bridges - wonders of nature, nice place for hiking.👍
It really is! Thanks for watching! 😃
Thank you so much! I can do the last trail!
It's definitely the quickest of the three and still has a great view. Have fun! 😄
I’ve heard of natural bridges, never been. Looks awesome I need to go 👍
You definitely should! It's strange how neither of us here had heard of it! The one here in Arizona, yes, but the National Monument? Nope! Glad we changed that!
Ive heard of it, but I couldnt tell you the difference in the monument and the national parks in Utah, only because I havent been to them yet...but soon!!!
Fingers crossed that you get to visit them soon! They're all so very, very amazing.
22:08 beautiful place. Thumbs up from a small creator 😅
Thanks so much for watching and your comment! 😄
Absolutely fascinating! The fact alone that you can hike so close is incredible. Is there any evidence that you could see that would tell that there has been any that have collapsed over the millenia?
I did not see any evidence like that, but I also certainly did not hike the entire area extensively. Gravity and erosion will always have their way, so I am confident that there are fallen bridges out there, and would not be surprised if there are some in that canyon.
He lived a courageous and undaunted existence.
The fear that destroyed the hearts of men, became his fuel and danger was something to be conquered, the places that do not forgive are littered with his foot prints as evidence that once a man who could not be frightened like a sissy La La walked these places.
Really like this video and pretty much all the ones you post, but I have to say, I don't like the music in this one.
That's unfortunate to hear but thank you for your feedback. We value knowing what people like and don't. 😀👍
@@CactusAtlas I wasn't trying to be a hater, btw, I just wanted to give ya some constructive criticism as you build your channel. I've been a subscriber since almost the beginning, I started when you had less than 100.
Oh I didn't take it that way! We've seen your name over time so we know you mean well. Constructive criticism is so rarely given on this platform as it's just so easy to click a like or dislike button and never know the reasons why. So hearing something specific is actually really helpful! 😄 That said, there is likely to be differences here and there with videos as each of us enjoy editing, learning and improving. Thanks for sticking around though. It really means a lot to us. 😊
I think you stumbled across the first man cave...hahaha best dad joke ever! Did you see Jim when you broke on through? I might have to unsub if you keep singing....just sayin :P
Thank you for your awesome hard effort!!and you are not Fat Guy!! you are tall my husband and I we love your amazing Video's please continue! thank you so much! Hug's from Houston texas!
You may very well be right about the first man cave! 😂
Thanks so much, Dora! 😄