We planned a more agresive descent down Goodman, but Kris (Barb's nephew) got "rerouted" on his plane fight back from Greece, and his feet were shod in worn-out trail-runners... and he was working on 2 hours of sleep!

Here's an overview of the route, as you might see from a plane flying at 8000' south of Bridge. The route ascends from Pine Creek (Fern Canyon) to the notch between Bridge Point (R) and Bridge (L). From there one drops down on the other side of the ridge...

...to the route shown here, as if one were flying at ~7000', viewing Bridge to the WSW. Both this and the previous image are google earth synthetics, and tend to blur the sharper features.

This view is similar to the last, but is a real photo, taken from ~6400' on a ridge that is ENE of Bridge.

Topo map of route (in red).	We're heading toward Mescalito, and will soon take the canyon at R.	This is the first significant obstacle, a steep, slick sandstone ramp.   Kris used his rock-climbing balance to make it up, despite his nearly-worn-flat shoes. Mike in photo.
Barb, as we look E, about to leave Fern Canyon (photo by Kris B).	View SW, as we climb up the ramps on the N side of Fern Canyon.
This is the infamous "black wall" on the way up to Bridge Point saddle.	View from below, as Barb and Mike climb the wall. Photo by Kris B.	My view of Barb topping the wall.
Kris climbs the wall.	Up higher, another view SW.	Up a steep set of dryfalls.
A bighorn sheep stares over the wall.	A sheep in flight.	Another sheep in flight.
	I was so absorbed in route-finding, that I didn't take another photo till we were on the E side of Bridge. This is the "step-across," another memorable challenge.  There is a lot of exposure to the L.	We drop down and enter the NE gully on Bridge, View to NE.
View SW, up the gully.   The route covers some steep and slick sandstone. Photo by Kris B. Kris did very well  here, considering his shoes!		View back NE, past the red ridge used to take the 3rd photo.
We've finally topped the steep gully.	Past string-of-beads pools...	A lot of the water was frozen, which made for treacherous footing.
Now we climb out of the lower section of the HIdden Forest.	One must carefully creep over this bulge.	Now Mike is on the last ramp system to the top of Bridge.
Ta-da! On top.		Me!  View ENE, by Kris B.
		Descending, by Hidden Forest. Barb is up there.
Barb and Kris are up there.
Across the bridge!
		Down the last exposed gully on the SW side of the summit.
Now we have to climb back up!	View E to Bridge. We came down the crack just R of Mike's R shoulder.
	The airy Pine Creek viewpoint.
	Rainbow to SE.
Not the shoes!