In reviewing the Red River Gorge trail map we decided today's hiking would be in the eastern area where we could see a lot of geological features with a minimum of hiking effort. First up was Sky Bridge which was very much like the Natural Bridge in the State Park but on a smaller scale. During our hike, we only saw a few others on the trail.
From above there was little to let you know you were crossing a bridge. From below, however, it was pretty spectacular.
We loved the swirled markings on the underside of the bridge where the waters had carved the soft stone.
The Sky Bridge trail was a loop just over a mile in length, so we had plenty of hiking left in us for the day. Next up was a nearly level, quarter-mile hike to Whistling Bridge. Joani and Sam posed for me while I got their picture from each side of the arch. There was not much breeze, so I can't say we heard the arch whistle, but I'm sure it must have at some point or it would have just been named "little arch".
Another short trail led to Angels Windows. The windows were just a collection of several small opening that had been carved through the stone by wind and water.
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