Natural Bridge Trip 1 & 2

This June, my sister Amy and her family came to visit.  It was a great week of playing games and hanging out!
 We toured the Toyota plant and then went to Big Boy.  The kids just laughed and laughed at the Big Boy and the psychedelic Big Boy posters they had hanging in the restaurant.  Entertainment for days! 
 We hiked the historic CCC trail at Natural Bridge.


 
 


 
Then we ate pizza at Miguels - a local rock pizza/campground that the rock climbers like to stay at.  It has good pizza and a cool vibe...and Ale 8 in the big bottle for $1.  What's not to love?
 About a month later, the kids, Brian and I went back to Natural Bridge.  I've only ever hiked the historic trail, and wanted to explore all of the other trials.  We headed up on the Balanced Rock Trail and saw the balanced rock.  
 It was a very steep trail with lots of stairs, but so pretty.  We loved it!  It reminded me of Coopers Rock in West Virginia where I grew up.
 The trail ended right at the top of Natural Bridge.  We ate on the bridge and then hiked over to the overlook.


 Here is a view of natural bridge from the overlook.


 We headed down Devil's Gulch, a tight and very cool decent!  


It was so fun to explore some of the other parts of Natural Bridge.  It is one of my favorite places!  It feels like West Virginia and is so pretty there.

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