Magic Mystery Bridge is one of my very favorite arches! It took me literally years to find it. I heard about it in 1999 when we lived in Moab and went looking for it then, but didn't have very good directions and couldn't find it. My sister in law Natalie and I went on trips to hike in Moab after I had moved away, and we searched for it on multiple trips. Finally, we found it! I have since been back to it several times and have sometimes had to really look for it to find it again, but on my last trip to Moab in December of 2022, I decided that the very easiest way to get to it is to hike all the way to Broken Arch, climb through the arch, climb up the cliff behind it and veer off to the right towards the light-colored domes. That is where Magic Mystery Bridge is located. It is level with the ground, so you can't see the arch until you have found it. You can climb down the side and underneath the arch. This arch is sometimes called Pipeline Arch because it was discovered by pipeline workers years ago.
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| view from underneath Magic Mystery |
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| underneath the arch |
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| underneath the arch |
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| view of Magic Mystery Bridge from the side |
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| Magic Mystery from below |
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| Magic Mystery level with the ground |
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| under Magic Mystery |
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| Me at Magic Mystery in 2010 |
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| I'm standing on the slope underneath the Magic Mystery |
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| under Magic Mystery |
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| under Magic Mystery |
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| Natalie under Magic Mystery |
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| hiking away from Magic Mystery |
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| on the other side of Magic Mystery |
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| Natalie is standing by Magic Mystery |
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| If you aren't afraid of heights you can walk across it |
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| hiking back from Magic Mystery towards the back of Broken Arch, climbing down the cliff |
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| Magic Mystery Bridge in December 2022 |
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| It was too slippery for any of us to walk across it or climb down under it |
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| My husband and I beside Magic Mystery Bridge |
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| My son James and his wife Ellie with Magic Mystery in the background |
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| view from inside Broken Arch. The lighter domes on the right side of the photo are where Magic Mystery Bridge is located |
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| 2012, my son by the bridge |
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| 2012, my son under the bridge |
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| 2012, Magic Mystery Bridge from the other side |
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| 2012, under Magic Mystery Bridge |
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| 2012, underneath Magic Mystery Bridge |
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| 2012, my son on top of Magic Mystery Bridge |
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| 2012 |
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