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I got an awsome feeling looking up at Kachina Bridge. I do not know how many more years this bridge will last. Kachina Bridge was named for the Hopi Kachina spirits which frequently displayed lightning snake symbols on their body. Similar snake patterns were carved by prehistoric people on the base of Kachina Bridge.

Kachina Bridge is the best place to observe the making of a natural bridge. Here meandering streams cut downward into the Cedar mesa Sandstone, leaving a thin wall of rock. The streams attacked the wall from both sides eroding the weaker areas. Eventually the streams broke through the wall, creating a natural bridge.

Kachina Bridge is still being enlarged by the streams. Flash floods wear away at the abutments and gravity pulls at loose rocks.

This was taken at Kachina Bridge, Natural Bridges National Park in Utah. I posted another photo with a person going down to the bridge, to show the scale of this natural land bridge. It is shown in WORKSHOP.

Nikon D90
2009/05/29 11:06:48
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Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848)
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Lens: Nikkor 18-200mm VR AF-S
Focal Length: 18mm
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Metering Mode: Matrix
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Shutter Speed: 1/750s
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Sensitivity: ISO 200
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White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe sRGB)
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Saturation: Enhanced
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Image Comment: Copyright (C) 2009 Andre' Salvador
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