Tonto National Forest

I went to two different areas in Tonto National Forest yesterday; Tonto Creek and Tonto Natural Bridge State Park.

Tonto Creek is like any small mountain stream, cascading over rocks and falls through the trees.

Then there is Tonto Natural Bridge, which is like nothing else I have ever seen. It is a huge tunnel through the rock, some 400ft long and 200ft tall. There is water flowing through the tunnel, and also off the edge in multiple places.

The Bridge from down stream.

Details of where the tall fall hits the ground.

Pool inside the tunnel.

Notice the guy sitting on the rock.

HDR of the small falls.

HDR.

4 shot panorama.

These last shots are from a hanging garden where the water has a constant flow down the cliff and creates this beautiful wall of green.

A spider anxiously waits for an insect to land on his flower, but was not lucky enough to make his catch while I was there.

There were tons of yellow Columbine flowers, here is one that is just opening.

And the sun peeking through the trees.