The natural bridge needs no explanation, it's a rock with a river running through it in British Columbia, Canada. Yoho National Park is full of wonders including Lake O'Hara which I've written so much about. The bridge is on the road to Emerald Lake and is just downriver from Takakkaw falls, the second tallest waterfall in Canada.
This isn't a bridge one would want to cross as it's best viewed from the pedestrian bridge which we are standing on. While some people have probably crossed the river on the Natural bridge, if they fall that would be the last bridge they try to cross - not only is the water rough and there are rocks, it's mostly glacial water so you would get hypothermia before being able to find someplace to get out from.
Originally, this would have been a waterfall, however the water found some soft limestone to erode and made a hole through the ridge. It's a bridge because it goes from one side of the river to the other, not because it's a path to cross. People may have put logs across here to walk across but the river isn't particularly wide or deep in the areas surrounding the Natural bridge.
The river is rough immediately below the bridge, you wouldn't want to get caught in the current here. The beautiful colour comes from the minerals in the water that were trapped for millenia in the glaciers and peaks above.
This water would eventually flow into the Columbia river and then on to the Pacific Ocean. This river is found along one the most popular pass through the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the Trans-Canada Highway and a major freight rail line follow its course back down from the mountains towards the the Pacific Coast.
This is just a random photo of the Mountains and nature in the area. We've visited the mountains many times and are always looking forward to going back.
This is the first time we've ever stopped at the Natural bridge and it's worth visiting, even for a few minutes if you ever find yourself in Yoho National Park.
Thanks for reading.
All photos were taken with an s24 or s22 and are unfiltered.
