Holiday Cycling Adventures - Panoramic Picture - 2005 - Owachomo Bridge (Natural Bridges National Monument)

Natural Bridges National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southeast of Utah, in the western United States. It features the second and third largest natural bridges in the world.

The elevation ranges from 1,700 to 2,000 m (5,500 feet to 6,500 feet). At higher elevations pinyon-juniper forests grow, giving way to shrubs and grasses at lower elevations. In the canyons, where there is more water, there are willow and cottonwood trees.

Natural bridges are formed through erosion by moving water. The remaining rock spans the canyon like a bridge, hence the name. The three bridges in the park are named Kachina, Owachomo and Sipapu, which are all Hopi names.