Hilo Verde

Eco-friendly crafting in the San Luis Valley of Colorado

Zapata and Rock Stacking March 31, 2008

Filed under: Colorado, San Luis Valley, natural — hiloverde @ 4:58 pm
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This weekend I went hiking to Zapata Falls on Mt. Blanca. We walked right into the rocks on the frozen creek leading up the the falls which made me kind of nervous about falling in but the ice was so frozen this was not a problem. Once we are at the falls I found a part of the ice that was broken off and you could see that it was five or six inches solid. Still you could hear the water running underneath which was a little disconcerting. The little crack between the two cliffs is where we walked through to get to the falls.

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The falls were still frozen which was really cool.

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On our way back we discovered some rock stacking art and felt inspired to add to it. The top three rocks are our addition.

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Then we made a couple of our own.

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They are amateur of course and nowhere near as amazing as our inspiration at Team Sandtastic or Bill Dan.

 

5 Responses to “Zapata and Rock Stacking”

  1. I like your rock stacks!

    Oooohhh…I still remember my then boyfriend pulling me across the frozen river down in Canyon de Chelly in January long ago. Was not a happy camper as I could see the water running underneath!

  2. ablemabel Says:

    Wow! What some amazing scenery! I love the rock sculptures!

  3. hoipolloi Says:

    This is so amazing! Have you heard of Andy Goldsworthy? You should check him out.

  4. How fun! Check out Andy Goldsworthy, too. He’s incredible.

  5. AlyTheRed Says:

    Great photos of the hike and rocks. Nice. And I’ve really enjoyed reading about your easter egg adventures. Thanks so much!
    Aly
    The
    Red


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