Time spent in Heaven…

Annie asked if I had ever been to the Tonto Natural Bridge. I said I thought I probably had as a small child, but didn’t really remember.  Well, let me tell you, if I had been before, I can’t help but believe I would remember.

This is water from a spring that flows over the bridge. We didn’t take the hike down into the canyon where you can walk up under the bridge….next time we will though.

The hike takes you 200 feet down into the canyon. It’s a nice trail, but considered difficult.  At the top of the bridge there is a grate covering a hole looking down under the bridge. If you know me very well, you know I have vertigo issues out the whazoo.  I couldn’t resist taking a photo through the grate.

The spring is diverted and also forms a waterfall.  We did take that hike….it was only 300 feet long.  But it was all steps down the side of a canyon.  It gave us a workout, but was so worth the trip.

There are blackberries, columbines and ferns all over the place. It was gorgeous. I couldn’t believe we were in Arizona and not somewhere in Hawaii.

This is one of the parks that Arizona is struggling to keep open.  The area towns are fighting hard to keep the park operating.

I, for one, hope they are successful.