• Kentucky Ark and Parks
    Beginning of the trail
    Another swinging bridge!!Beautiful hiking trailsEye of the Needle stairsI called it "Skull Rock"A base of the bridge.Zach and Brian, when 1st coming to the bridge.Seeing thru Natural Bridge to Battleship Rock (behind trees).There was a Sky Lift for non-hikers.View from the top of the Battleship RockClose-up of the same."Crown Mtn. Is.", from Battleship Rock (my name for it)1Devil's Gulch

    Natural Bridge State Park

    July 31 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    After kayaking, we headed for Natural Bridge State Park, which was only about a 6 minute drive.
    The hike up to the bridge was quite strenuous. So. Many. Steps.
    Also, the final steps leading up to this beautiful arch were quite steep and VERY narrow. *see video
    However, it was worth all the steps for the gorgeous view! It was breathtaking!
    We continued on a Ridge trail until we found another beautiful overlook called Battleship Rock. The front rocks are curved like the bow of a ship.
    Another incredible view.
    The trails that led back to our van were lovely but uneventful except for... The Eye of the Needle staircase. Descending those steep stone steps was quite perilous. A couple of times, I just sat down and scooted down them on my bottom. I am not proud of that, but I didn't want to fall.
    It's still really humid here, and we were all a sweaty mess when it was over.    Read more