10 delicately balanced rocks that defy gravity

Hoodoos in Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
Rainbow over rocks
© Cecil Whitt
At first glance this may look like a collection of fungi but the rainbows give the game away on the scale of these formations. Called Hoodoos, these tall rock spires form in arid deserts. The balanced stone on top is typically a much harder rock and serves to protect the column from nature's elements.