Hiking Around Las Vegas, Death Valley National Park
 Turning around and heading down the canyon (view W) |
Overview Natural Bridge Canyon is short 0.36 mile (10-15 minutes), fairly easy walk up a narrow canyon to a surprisingly large natural bridge in the Death Valley Wilderness Area. Hiking and scrambling farther up the canyon to a 20-ft-high pour-over, which blocks further progress, makes for a nice 1-hour (1.4 miles) round-trip walk in an interesting canyon. Presented here are photos of the return back down the canyon because it always looks different on the way down. For a detailed description of the route, including directions, maps, GPS coordinates, and up-canyon photos, see Natural Bridge Canyon Trail. |
 Narrow, winding canyon (view NW) |
 Ducking back under the boulder (view W) |
 Approaching top of second pour-over (view W) |
 Top of second pour-over (view W) |
 Approaching top of first pour-over (view W) |
 Top of first pour-over (view W) |
 Middle of first pour-over: still a long way down (view W) |
 Below first pour-over (view NW) |
 Descending the narrow canyon (view W) |
 Winding down the narrow canyon (view NW) |
 Returning towards Natural Bridge (view SW) |
 Approaching Natural Bridge (view SW) |
 Approaching Natural Bridge (view SW) |
 Passing under Natural Bridge (view SW) |
 Emerging below Natural Bridge (view SW) |
 Winding down the narrow canyon (view SW) |
 The canyon opens (view SW) |
 Winding down the open canyon (view SW) |
 Approaching the last curve (view S) |
 Turning the last curve (view SW) |
 Emerging from the canyon (view SW) |
 Big view out across Badwater Basin (view SW) |
 The trailhead comes into view (view W) |
 Hiker returning to the trailhead (view W) |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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