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| partners | | We planned to go to Cedar Mesa for a backpack that we organized for the Tucson Backpacking meetup. Four of us decided to head down a bit early and check out Natural Bridges. We did a loop hike that included Sipapu and Kachina Bridge as well as the Horsecollar Ruins and the petroglyphs and pictographs near Kachina Bridge.
As we headed down the trail to Sipapu Bridge we were looking in White Canyon. The canyon was spectacular and would have been a great hike even without the bridges and ruins. Sipapu took my breath away. We managed to get down to the overlook and below the bridge at a great time for photos. We then continued down canyon to Kachina Bridge. It would be easy to miss the Horsecollar ruins if you didn't know to expect them. We didn't go over and check them out since we were planning on spending the next three days immersed in ruins. We did, however, check out the petroglyphs and pictographs at Kachina Bridge. After Kachina bridge we climbed out of the canyon and then over the mesa back to our car.
This was the perfect afternoon hike after our drive from Arizona. We had a good time camping overnight in the Natural Bridges campground. |
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