Natural Bridge

I'm back for Alphabe-Thursday and today we're on the letter 'N'.  N is for Natural Bridge.  Or in this case,
Ayres Natural Bridge in Wyoming.  It's a county park about 14 miles west of Douglas, Wyoming.  It's about 5 miles south at exit 151 on I-25.

We had never heard of it, but were traveling through Wyoming during the summer of 2011 and saw a sign for Ayres Natural Bridge and decided to stop.

We drove through green pastures and saw herds of buffalo.

Suddenly it was as if we'd driven into another world.  We were in a little valley carved out of rock.  The pastures and buffalo were gone.

{Of course the kids spotted a playground first thing!  The little tractor and the 4 wheeler (and another little tractor) were part of the playground!}

{Here's Haley standing at the base of the beautiful red rock}

{LaPrele Creek runs under the arch.}

{The kids hiked to the top of the arch - and scared their mother!}

{Then Mike and I hiked to the top.  I don't know what was scarier.  Watching the kids hike up, or doing it myself - then looking down!}

We were all so glad we stopped to check out Ayres Natural Bridge!

For more on the letter 'N', be sure to visit Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday.