bridge to nowhere

Ahoy,

There's something gratifying about walking a long time on dirt and rock strewn paths to get to a bridge that has lived past its glory days. E & W were kind enough to invite us along on their endeavor to hike the Bridge to Nowhere. Unfortunately, I'm told their last attempt brought them to the Road to Nowhere, which gives you a more arduous walk with tantalizing views of where you had intended to be.





With optimistic hearts and light feet, we set off for the bridge. It was built as part of a road that would connect San Gabriel Valley to Wrightwood. During construction there was a massive flood that washed out many parts of the road and other bridges. You can tell along the trail where there was paving at one point and the remnants of other bridges that were victim to mother nature. Due to a lack of funds this project was never reconstructed or completed. Today, you can only reach this bridge on foot and it leads right into the bottom of a mountain.

There are multiple river crossings to get to the bridge, which make it really fun. I would much rather just go in the water than try to skip, hop, jump across the river, but I left my water shoes in Chicago. A & I both ended up getting our shoes soaked by the end anyway. At the bridge, you can go beyond and traverse down the side of the mountain and up the river a bit to wade in the pools and waterfalls. It's really fun to jump around in the water here. After a refreshing break, you can go back the way you came. It's a good trip even on a hot day because the water is so refreshing and parts of it are shaded.

stompily glorified,
jt