Balanced Boulder on Carval Rock
This boulder which appears to be somewhat precariously balanced on top of Carval Rock has been there since anyone can remember. It has survived hurricanes and earthquakes.
My friend Ed Gibney tell me that he once climbed up to the rock and reports that it’s much more firmly placed than it would seem.
A Tree Grows on Carval Rock
It always amazes me how life can find a way in even the most extreme circumstances. Here on Carval Rock are two small fig trees that have found a way to root themselves into whatever soil has found its way into the rock crevices, withstand the wind, sun and dry conditions and yet hang on to life.
I remember once seeing a tomato plant with ripe cherry tomatoes growing in the accumulated dirt on the edge of the West Side Highway in New York City. The fig tree on Carval Rock seems even more improbable.
For more information about Carval Rock see this earlier blog entry, The Shelling of Carval Rock.
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