Precarious Boulder — Image by kenne
It is not as unusual as it may seen to see a large boulder resting on another large boulder, they are naturally occurring geological formations. However, when your trail leads right next to one like in the above photo, you step carefully — even more so when a closer inspection shows a crack at the point of balance. I have always been told not to be concerned since they only seem to be balancing, but are in fact firmly connected to a base boulder by a pedestal or stem. That’s by story and I’m sticking to it, not withstanding thoughts of “127 Hours” flashing through my head!
kenne
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And yet we do see boulders at the bottoms of canyons and know that at some moment each one of them broke loose from above.
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
. . . yes, of course we know — life is only about when.
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I’ve seen and walked around, and even under, a few of these.