Natural Bridges NM bridge to bridge hike

Name:	Natural Bridges NM bridge to bridge hike
Details:	Probably the best hike in the Natural Bridges NM, going from Sipapu bridge, to Kachina and then to Owachomo. One can then go back to Sipapu, I did not have to do that since my parents picked me up. This worked out well for us, during the time I did the hike, they hiked to each of the three bridges and moved with the car along the road. We even luckily met at Kachina. I tried to descend the canyon before Sipapu, but without luck, the canyon walls are steep there. So, I walked along the rim and then on the Sipapu trail down to the canyon bottomProbably the best hike in the Natural Bridges NM, going from Sipapu bridge, to Kachina and then to Owachomo. One can then go back to Sipapu, I did not have to do that since my parents picked me up. This worked out well for us, during the time I did the hike, they hiked to each of the three bridges and moved with the car along the road. We even luckily met at Kachina. I tried to descend the canyon before Sipapu, but without luck, the canyon walls are steep there. So, I walked along the rim and then on the Sipapu trail down to the canyon bottom. The walk inside the canyon was not that fast, because of rocky bottom, and some pools and mud. It took about 1.5 hours to get from the start to Kachina. I walked about 30 min down White Canyon after Kachina, and then back and to Owachomo, which took another 1.5 hour.

Trip Length:	10.11 miles
Total Trip Time:	3:58
Total Climbing:	1989 feet
Total Descending:	2250 feet
Average Speed:	2.62 mph

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