Park with huge rocks which look ready to fall?
 

I saw a picture of a place which has huge boulders. Does anyone know the name of the park? Thank you

<BR><BR>Bryce Canyon? In Utah. Rocks are called hoo-doos.<BR><BR>Or maybe Arches Natl Park (?), also in Utah. Most famous photo of Arches is of Delicate Arch, which is an arch (duh) made out of redrock.<BR><BR>Or maybe, Joshua Tree in California? Large boulders are a favorite of rock climbers. The grouping of boulders can look very surreal.

Where did you see the picture? On TV? In a magazine? Billboard?

Guys, guys... Just click on this nickname Cotufa - it's the first time this person joined Fodor's as the search wouldn't pull up anything else. Is this the same troll who asked if it's worth going to the Grand Canyon? <BR><BR>Hey, I'm starting to like Fodor's after registration!

<BR><BR>I was at first suspicious, but I was feeling charitable, and bored.

I saw them on TV.
And, I have used this forum many times before it required registration!
Thank you!

my dear cotufa, the entire southwest is covered with huge boulders. you can't miss them.

Okay, you saw them on TV... We're getting there. Now work with me here, on a commercial? If so, which one? On a TV show? Ditto.

Sorry if it gets posted twice, the first time I got kicked off... Fodor's is acting up again, so slow today!

Anyway, this morning on TV they showed a picture of a man lost in the Joshua Tree park, and it fits Cotufa's description.

I just heard on the news this morning that a man was crushed last week while fishing n Colorado by a huge boulder that fell on him. It didn't say the name of the town, but I have a feeling you'd find lots of huge rocks that look ready to fall there!

That's why so many of the signs say &quot;Watch for falling rock&quot;.

My dad used to tell me that those signs were from long ago when an Indian chief lost his son, &quot;Falling Rock&quot;.

Austin,
I like your dad's thinking! My kind of sense of humor!

He had a long, involved story about the Indian Chief and his runaway/lost son. Don't remember the details (my dad loves to talk....) but every time I see those signs, I remember the &quot;story&quot;.

I took a picture once of a rock formation in Arches National Park called &quot;Balanced Rock&quot;. It is a huge boulder balanced on a narrow red rock needle. Type &quot;balanced rock arches&quot; into your search engine and you'll find photos taken by various people.

Poor Cotufa! The troll detectives are all fired up again, but I, for one, don't think your question is dumb at all. I think you saw Chiricahua National Monument in southern Arizona. There's a complicated geologic explanation for why they look like they'll topple, but the towers of rocks are solidly held together with some sort of mineral deposits, and it's a gorgeous place to visit. It's out of the way, so not many folks have been or heard of it. Have a look: http://www.nps.gov/chir/

Another place with rocks like that is Mushroom Rocks State Park in central Kansas. Here are some pictures I took there last fall: http://sff.net/people/sfreader/02kansas02.htm

Keith

I also think it is Chiricahua NM in southeast AZ