March 5, 2007 Fortsat fra sidste side ~ Continued from last page Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, Payson, Gila County, Arizona Tonto Natural Bridge State Park is located off Highway 87, 10 miles north of Payson in Gila County, Arizona Telephone number (928) 476-4202   Tonto Natural Bridge er verdens største naturlige kalkstensbro. Den er 56 meter høj og 45 meter bred på indersiden, og en naturlig kilde over broen danner et spinkelt vandfald foran indgangen til hulen. Tonto Natural Bridge is the world's largest natural travertine bridge. It is 183 feet tall and 150 feet wide on the inside, and a natural spring above the bridge forms a misty waterfall in front of the entrance to the cavern.             Tonto Natural Bridge blev opdaget i 1877 af David Gowan, en skotsk guldgraver, som faldt over den, mens han var på flugt fra en flok Apache indianere. På indersiden af broen er der små huler, og han gemte sig i en af dem i tre dage, før han vovede sig ud. Da han så den grønne dal der omgiver broen, besluttede han sig til at slå sig ned her. Tonto Natural Bridge was discovered in 1877 by David Gowan, a Scottish prospector, who came across it, when he was fleeing a flock of Apache Indians. Inside the bridge are small caves, and he hid in one of them for three days, before he dared to come back out. When he saw the green valley surrounding the bridge, he decided to settle here.

Det er svært at få indtryk af broens størrelse. Hvis I kan se den lille "pind" i nederste højre fjerdedel af billedet, er den ca. på størrelse med et voksent menneske. It is hard to get an impression of the size of the bridge. If you can see the little "stick" in the lower right hand quarter of the picture, that's about the size of an adult.             Et lille stykke fra Tonto Natural Bridge er der endnu et lille vandfald. A little ways from the Tonto Natural Bridge is another little waterfall.

Boondocking Information We boondocked near Chandler, Arizona, at a rest stop at exit 181. Signs state "No Camping" but "Overnight parking okay," which we took to mean that we should follow our usual policy of just parking and sleeping, not leveling and setting up camp. Nobody appeared to have a problem with this. Facilities: Restrooms Vending Machines Picnic Areas Pay phones More Arizona Travel Information Here A BIT EARLIER TOMORROW