In Natural Bridges National Monument (near Blanding, San Juan County, Utah, USA), walk to three spectacular natural bridges (visited separately from roadside pullouts or connected via a worthwhile loop hike of 6 or 9 miles). White Canyon Creek has cut Sipapu Natural Bridge with a span of 225 feet through a meander of white Permian sandstone of the Cedar Mesa Formation. Kachina Bridge spans 192 feet. Owachomo Bridge spans 180 feet. More photos by Tom Dempsey include: yellow wallflower (Erysimum asperum) growing in black cryptobiotic soil crust, and desert varnish coating gorgeous walls.