Naturefest

Today was a wonderful day to get out of town. Ben, Brett, Jon and I, hopped in the convertible in the wee hours of dawn (it was actually 9AM, which to me is like sunrise) and drove up north, just past Payson, to Tonto National Forest, which housed Tonto State Park, which housed the Tonto Natural Land Bridge. I think that's how it went. Being the high desert, the weather was absolutely lovely and the hike wasn't too bad. Save for the part where I knocked my head into a sharp rock trying to see inside a little cave, I emerged unscathed by this whole "nature" thing.

The trail towards the land bridge took us past this magical waterfall full of moss and trickling water. I half (entirely) expected to see some gnomes hanging out around here, and maybe a baby unicorn or two. None of our photos could do this thing justice, so you'll have to take my word for it. This place was MAGICAL.


The land bridge itself was nothing short of spectacular! It looked more like a double-sided cave, complete with blue lagoon that looked like it should house pirate ships, and a huge mossy waterfall that I'm positive housed more gnomes and unicorns. It really was that awesome.


The last bit of the trails brought us to this hole in the rock that allowed us to look down into where the water fell. It literally felt like I WAS LOOKING INTO NEVERLAND. And, as usual with magical things, my picture looks like crap because you apparently can't capture magic on camera.