Balanced Rock Vista
Balanced Rock parking at PennDOT
Hike down PA-44 to reach Balanced Rock quarry road
Creek bed - scramble up. Not easy
Hiking the old quarry road
Large quarry rocks line the trail - watch out for rattlesnakes!
1st quarry ledge of red bedrock
Mountainside rock juts out above Pine Creek
Path leads between the ledge and fallen boulders
Obstructed mountain view
Scaling up to the cliff view
Cliff View (climb required)
Stump Rock
Stump Rock Vista
Ledge View
Quarry road rocks piled
Balanced Rock
Balanced Rock tunnel
Thick carpet moss growing on Balanced Rock
Scaling up to Balanced Rock Vista
Balanced Rock Vista below cliff
Balanced Rock Vista cliff graffiti (circa 1981)
Hiking down the old quarry road
Balanced Rock postcard (early 1900s)
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