It flows over six miles while covering one mile in linear distance. Natural Bridges National Monument Anglo explorers first entered what is now Natural Brides National Monument in 1883. Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed it a National Monument in 1908. Featured are three natural stone bridges. The bridges were formed by the erosive action of the stream in the canyon bottom.
Trails lead to each bridge and a trail also winds through the canyon below.
Monument Valley Monument Valley lies on top of a major region of uplifted strata, the Monument Upwarp, which extends for approximately 100 miles southward from the Needles region of Canyonlands in Utah. This uplifted region has been heavily eroded along its axis, exposing very old strata in the canyons of major drainages. Where the San Juan River cuts across the Monument Upwarp the entire set of Permanian red beds are gloriously exposed, as well as several hundred feet of the older Pennsylvanian Honaker Trail and Paradox strata. If you are ever in the neighborhood and or want to know some additional information about Monticello and San Juan County here is how to do so. Contact us for more information on GameSpy Industries.