June 13, 2008 Fortsat fra sidste side ~ Continued from last page Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Natural Bridges National Monument, Lake Powell, San Juan County, Utah Natural Bridges National Monument is located about 40 miles west of Blanding in San Juan County, Utah   Natural Bridges National Monument har tre kæmpe broer, som er dannet hvor vand i slugten i sin tid har eroderet stenvæggene. Natural Bridges National Monument has three massive bridges, which were formed where water in the canyon eroded the rock walls.       Sipapu Broen ~ Sipapu Bridge I århundreder var det kun indianerne, der kendte til broerne. Så, i 1883, kom guldgraver Cass Hite op i slugten for at søge efter guld. I stedet fandt han de tre stenbroer. For hundreds of years only the Indians knew of the bridges. Then, in 1883, prospector Cass Hite came up the canyon in search of gold. In stead he found the three stone bridges.

Kachina broen ~ Kachina Bridge   Kachina broen er den mest massive af de tre broer. Den har et span på over femogtyve meter, er godt fem meter bred, og er elleve meter tyk. The Kachina Bridge is the most massive of the three bridges. It spans over two hundred feet, is forty-four feet wide, and is ninety-three feet thick.

Owachomo broen ~ Owachomo Bridge   Owachomo broen er den ældste og mindste af broerne. Den er meget spinkel, med en tykkelse af under tre meter, og vil på et tidspunkt falde sammen, når den bliver så tynd, at den ikke længere kan bære sin egen vægt. Owachomo bridge is the oldest and smallest of the bridges. It is very delicate with a thickness of only abput nine feet, and will eventually collapse, when it becomes so thin that it is no longer possible for it to sustain it's own weight.

Fra Natural Bridges fortsatte vi ad den Geologiske Landevej gennem flotte Glen Canyon, hvor vi krydsede over Colorado-floden. From Natural Bridges we continued along the Geological Highway through Glen Canyon, where we crossed the Colorado River.

Camping/Boondocking Information We're boondocked in the parking lot of a closed gas station in the small town of Boulder, Utah.   More Utah Travel Information Here A BIT EARLIER TOMORROW