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Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Stories
First photogaph of Rainbow Bridge
Professor Byron Cummings at Rainbow Bridge.

There are many stories associated with Rainbow Bridge. One of the most colorful is the actual discovery of the bridge by the Cummings-Douglas expedition. For an in-depth account of this discovery, follow the link to scholar Stephen Jett's fascinating article about the expedition.

Stephen Jett's The Great "Race" to "Discover" Rainbow Natural Bridge in 1909 (pdf file, 271kb)

 
Nonne Zoshe skiiers  

Did You Know?
One of the tour boats, the Nonne Zoshe, broke the world record number of water skiers pulled at the same time in 1985, with 88 skiers.

Last Updated: April 18, 2008 at 12:18 EST