Red River Gorge--Sky Bridge

And so the adventure continues! As you may remember we had driven through Nada Tunnel into the Red River Gorge. We made a stop at the Gladie Historic Site and had a lovely, leisurely picnic. Then we were back on the windy roads to discover Sky Bridge! We had intended to see Natural Bridge as well on a different day, but as you will discover later, copious amounts of rain put the nix on that! But for this day, the sky was blue and the breezes were fair! And we were even on the right road!

We parked, packed up water, kids and dog and headed down the trail!

Before long I came across one of my favorite things to photograph... a dead tree! I know, it seems morbid but the skeleton of an old, majestic tree is just so cool! Every single one I have photographed has been beyond distinct, its shape seems to tell its story.

This is the top of Skybridge.
You have to walk over this in order to get to a place where you can see the bridge formation from underneath. Can you say, "Look Ma, no rails?!?" And yes, it was enough of a drop on either side to make you splat like a watermelon if you fell! It was a little daunting with an obstinate 3 y.o. and a nosy dog, but thankfully we all made it across without becoming buzzard bait!

The rock formations that you followed to get to the bridge were impressive!

And so was this nest! I don't know what kind of bird it belonged to, but I'm pretty sure it was a BIG one!

Then we were rewarded with the awesome view of Sky Bridge! I LOVE natural arches!

It is so incredible to think of how this thing was formed and how many thousands of years it took! Just AWESOME! Can I get a "Hell yeah!" for Mother Nature? We messed around in the rock formations, played with some doodle bugs and the kids found a nice area of soft, chalky sand where they managed to get most superbly dirty!
And Nigel was just happy to take a break!
Then it was time to head out. I came across yet another amazing tree... Isn't that thing gorgeous?

By the time we made it over the bridge again, a certain little Piggy was too pooped to pop, so I had to pack her little arse back to the parking lot. She did pretty good though and I was happy to give her a lift!