We hiked to see a natural bridge while in Capital Reef, the Hickman Bridge. It was 1-mile to the bridge (and then 1 mile back!) and mostly uphill to get to the bridge formation. We got winded but had a great time on this hike. We saw lots of rock formations in weird shapes, and learned about an ancient volcano many miles to the west whose lava flow was carried into the area by flooding, so the hillsides are strewn with black rocks that don’t belong with the red and white rocks of the area.

The bridge was fantastic! It’s very high and wide and the trail goes under the bridge itself so you can see it from several angles. I suppose people could hike up the hills and walk across the top, but there are signs saying to stay on the trail! We did see people who had hiked to nearby hilltops on another trail – but that was several miles long and we aren’t as young as we used to be!

Here are some pictures we took on this hike: