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SPAN 2023 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published October 2023

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Issue includes:
NABS Fall Rally in Colorado
Hawaii: The Big Island
Spanophiles that we are


SPAN 2023 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2023

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Issue includes:
Nevada Mohave Desert Rally Report
Fallen Arches in Valley of Fire
NABS Hall of Fame
Soda Dam Bridge, NM


SPAN 2023 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2023

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Issue includes:
Escalante Rally Report
Egypt's Black and White Deserts
Natural Bridges National Monument
Ojito Basin Arch, New Mexico


SPAN 2023 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2023

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Issue includes:
Escalante
Floras Lake Beach Arch, Oregon
Mystery Arch, Utah
Tufa and Travertine Natural Bridges


SPAN 2022 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2022

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Issue includes:
Idaho’s Jarbidge-Bruneau Rivers
Saudi Arabia
Overarching Summer Trip


SPAN 2022 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2022

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Issue includes:
Bears Ears National Monument, UT
Gregory Natural Bridge Re-emerges


SPAN 2022 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2022

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Issue includes:
Yosemite National Park
Tip Top Arch, UT
Sicily and Latvia
Southern Spain


SPAN 2022 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2022

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Issue includes:
Arizona Spandemic
Scotland's NE Coast
Castle Rock, UT


SPAN 2021 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2021

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Issue includes:
NABS Rally in Capitol Reef, UT
Arches in Central Missouri
Lilyache, Bulgaria


SPAN 2021 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2021

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Issue includes:
The Stone Donkey, UT
Italian Arches
Tufa Openings: Are They Arches?
The Jurassic Coast of England


SPAN 2021 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2021

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Issue includes:
Collecting Arches on Stamps
Updating the World Arch Database
Mee Canyon, Colorado


SPAN 2021 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2021

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Issue includes:
Arches in Montana
Arches in England
In Memoriam: Larry Beck


SPAN 2020 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2020

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Issue includes:
Remote Southwest Utah
Colorado National Monument

SPAN 2020 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2020

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Issue includes:
Bowl of Fire, Nevada
Death Valley National Park
Cataloging Escalante Arches

SPAN 2020 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2020

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Issue includes:
Canyonlands Needles District
Taishaku Gorge, Japan
Arizona-California Border
Bulgaria

SPAN 2020 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2020

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Issue includes:
Red River Gorge Rally
Kamchatka Peninsula
Is Pyramid Peak Actually Arch Mountain?

SPAN 2019 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2019

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Issue includes:
The Maze, UT
Rhode Island
An Arch in Colorado

SPAN 2019 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2019

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Issue includes:
New Mexico Arch Rally
NABS Members Climb Everest
Tee Pee Rocks, Arizona

SPAN 2019 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2019

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Issue includes:
Arches of Bears Ears, Utah
Rachene River Canyon, Bulgaria
A Day of Arch Hunting in Colorado

SPAN 2019 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2019

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Issue includes:
NABS in the San Rafael Swell, UT
Coastal Arches of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Some Montana and Colorado Arches
Photographing Arches at Night

SPAN 2018 FALL

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

20 pages, published October 2018

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30th Anniversary issue includes:
The Origin of Arch Hunting
Memories from Original Members
Major Arch Discoveries since NABS' Founding

SPAN Summer 2018

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2018

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Issue includes:
Spring 2018 Moab Rally
Red River Gorge, KY
The Great Salt Lake

SPAN 2018 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2018

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Issue includes:
Gateway to Forever Collapses
The San Rafael Swell
Return to Moab
De Beque Canyon, Colorado
NABS Four Corners Chapter

SPAN 2018 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2018

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Issue includes:
Report on NABS Rally in Arizona
Some Arches in Bulgaria
Another London Bridge in Australia
Rope Swinging Banned at Corona Arch

SPAN 2017 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2017

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Issue includes:
Octo Arch Cave, France
Silathoranam: India’s Sacred Arch
Northern Spain
Piva River Canyon Arch, Montenegro
Australia’s Wombeyan Caves

SPAN 2017 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2017

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Issue includes:
NABS Rally in Southern Utah
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Photographing Arches

SPAN 2017 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2017

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Issue includes:
NABS Rally in Chad
Arches of Catalonia

SPAN 2017 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2017

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Issue includes:
Faraway Arch, Utah
NABS Valley of Fire Rally
Connecticut
Coyote Buttes, Utah-Arizona

SPAN 2016 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2016

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Issue includes:
Stornetta Public Lands, CA
Cueva de los Portales, Cuba
Playa de Catedrales, Spain
Three Arches in Crete
Pictured Rocks National Seashore, Michigan

SPAN 2016 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2016

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Issue includes:
Natural Arches of Ireland
Jablanac Arch, Croatia
Ennedi, Chad

SPAN 2016 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2016

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Issue includes:
The Grotto of Neptune in Tivoli
Valley of Fire
Presidents Day Arch Rally

SPAN 2016 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2016

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Issue includes:
Willow Valley Arch, Arizona
Devetashka Cave, Bulgaria
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, India
California Updates
2015 NABS Rallies

SPAN 2015 FALL

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2015

Full color printed copy available for $2.40 plus postage from MagCloud. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
Stuctural Dynamics of Natural Arches
Back to China

SPAN 2015 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2015

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Issue includes:
Remembering Norm Self
Arches National Park
Arch Hunting in Chad

SPAN 2015 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2015

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Issue includes:
Variations on a Utah Arch Rally
Walking on Arches Prohibited in
Arches and Canyonlands NPs
Magnificent Trypitos Arch
My Life with Bryce Canyon

SPAN 2015 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published January 2015

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Issue includes:
Kolac Arch, Croatia
The Enchanted City, Spain
Moab Hosts Fall Rally
A South Australian Surprise
The Hills of Tennessee
Arche de la Peyrouse, France

Span 2014 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published October 2014

Full color printed copy available for $3.20 plus postage from MagCloud. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
Arches of Spain
Rockies Arch Safari
Bosnian Arch Update
Sandstone Shapes Forged by Gravity

SPAN 2014 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published July 2014

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Issue includes:
Arches of Greece
Report on Grand Junction/Moab Rally
More Arches of Washington and Oregon

SPAN 2014 SPRING

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2014

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Issue includes:
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Arching Risks and Liability
Queens Arch, Utah
Arches in Krupa, Bosnia

SPAN 2014 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2014

Full color printed copy available for $2.40 plus postage from MagCloud. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
More China Giants

SPAN 2013 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2013

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Issue includes:
Iceland Revisited
Tabequache Arch

SPAN 2013 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published July 2013

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Issue includes:
Honoring Our Founder Jay Wilbur
Report on Natural Bridges Natl. Monument Rally
Sea Caves and Arches in Portugal and Italy
Last Summer in Alaska and Oregon

SPAN 2013 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published April 2013

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Issue includes:
Eyewitness to Arch Collapse
NM/AZ Arch Rally Report
Wonderful Juanita Arch
The Arches of Washington
Four Arches at Emi Koussi, Chad

SPAN 2013 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published January 2013

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Issue includes:
A First Trip to Oregon
Oregon Redux
Greek Island Touring

SPAN 2012 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2012

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Issue includes:
Natural Arches in German Romantic Art
Bavaria
Arches of New Hampshire

SPAN 2012 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2012

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Issue includes:
A Brief Review of Missouri Arches
Whitepark Arch: Northern Ireland
New Mexico Enchanted Arch Fiesta

SPAN 2012 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2012

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Issue includes:
NABS Las Vegas Rally
Helgoland's Historic Sea Arches
Waterfall Natural Bridge in Eastern Turkey
In Memoriam: Quentin Burke

SPAN 2012 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published January 2012

Full color printed copy available for $3.20 plus postage from MagCloud. Collectors Edition expanded to 16 pages from original 14. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
Northern California Update
Lava Beds National Monument
A Baker's Dozen of California Arches

SPAN 2011 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2011

Full color printed copy available for $2.40 plus postage from MagCloud. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
Natural Bridges in Armenia
Vaskapu, Hungary: The Iron Gate
The Valley of Fire, Nevada

SPAN 2011 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2011

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Issue includes:
Mull, Scotland:
Photos by Gavin Lyons (www.glyons.at)
The Diversity of New Mexico Arches

New Publication

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2011

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Issue includes:
New Mexico
Afghanistan Giant:
Hazarchishma Natural Bridge

SPAN 2011 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published January 2011

Full color printed copy available for $3.20 plus postage from MagCloud. Collectors Edition expanded to 16 pages from original 14. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
A Swell Time in the San Rafael Swell
Tropic Thunder in Bryce Canyon
NABS China Trip:
World's Longest Arch Confirmed

SPAN 2010 Fall

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published October 2010

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Issue includes:
Arizona, by Jay Wilbur
A Wrather Fun Day Hike

SPAN 2010 Summer

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published July 2012

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Issue includes:
Fallen Arches
Creating NABS Chapters
Measuring Double Arch

SPAN 2010 Spring

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

12 pages, published April 2010

Full color printed copy available for $2.40 plus postage from MagCloud. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
Moab Arch Rally 2009
The World Arch Database
Vaca Vacation, New Mexico

SPAN 2010 Winter

By Natural Arch and Bridge Society

16 pages, published January 2010

Full color printed copy available for $3.20 plus postage from MagCloud. Collectors Edition expanded to 16 pages from original 14. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
The Giant Arches of China
An Arch Hunting Trip to China

We have one more Collectors Edition below plus MORE BACK ISSUES

SPAN 2006 July
Full color printed copy available for $3.20 plus postage from MagCloud. Collectors Edition expanded to 16 pages from original 14. Digital version available to members.
Issue includes:
Tadrart: Journal of NABS Trip to
Tassili National Park, Algeria

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