The Balanced Rock Trail was "Under construction",
so pictures were difficult. Because you couldn't use the trail,
we had to carefully tip-toe over the cryptobiotic soil.
Cryptobiotic soil is a symbiotic relationship of four unrelated
creatures from four different kingdoms:
Algae (Protist) Bacteria (Monera) Moss (Plantae) and Mold
(Fungi)
Although they don't really explain the function of the soil,
it is very important to the ecology of the desert. It stops
erosion and keeps moisture in the soil. which keeps many species
of plant alive, which keeps many animals alive.
It also is hard to replace, taking thousands of years to
regrow.
im not too sure if anybody knows this, but i am the one that is responsible for that rock being ther.
trisha chief
salt lake city
2007-12-22
Stacy Morrill
Delta, Utah
2007-03-06
Excellent picture taking, I have always loved taking pictures, maybe I could e-mail you some of mine sometime, if you are interested? Keep up the great work! Thankyou for sharing them with all of us!
betty reeser
des moines iowa
2007-01-21
i have enjoyed these pictures. Didn't that scare you not knowing about that balanced rock, i mean it could fall at any time. well you guys keep up thr good work. because iowa just dosn't compare thanks betty reeser
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