Recently, my fiancé and I took a short road trip up the interstate 87 to wonderful Payson, Az. About six miles north of Payson through the national forest you will get to the natural bridge.
The natural bridge, so named for a gigantic naturally occurring rock formation in the shape of a bridge provides a quaint weekend getaway from the hustle and bustle of central phoenix.

When you get to the state park you need to hike down about 1/2 a mile to get to the bottom of the natural bridge. From the top, you can look down into the cavernous valley where you notice a magnificent waterfall streaming down to the very bottom. The waterfall (pictured) is cool, crisp, and refreshing. Once at the bottom you can climb past a few slippery rocks and be directly underneath the waterfall.

The waterfall is beautiful and feels soothing against your skin and it gently hits you at various intervals. Inside the waterfall the air is cool with a gentle breeze flowing through the cave. Smooth textured rocks and open caves decorate the inside of the million year old rock formation. If you like you can climb up into the open caves but be careful! The rocks can get slippery and steep.