Fire in the hole! Rocks in Zion fall, frequently and randomly, but that’s part of what makes Zion, Zion! In some instances, rocks are too large to move with hand tools or in places that are inaccessible to be moved with heavy machinery. So, trail crews use blasting devices to make big rocks smaller and easier to move. But there’s a lot more to clearing rockfall than blasting it, in fact much of rockfall removal is done using hand tools. Head to our YouTube page @ZionNPS to learn more about how r
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Fire in the hole! Rocks in Zion fall, frequently and randomly, but that’s part of what makes Zion, Zion! In some instances, rocks are too large to move with hand tools or in places that are inaccessible to be moved with heavy machinery. So, trail crews use blasting devices to make big rocks smaller and easier to move. But there’s a lot more to clearing rockfall than blasting it, in fact much of rockfall removal is done using hand tools. Head to our YouTube page @ZionNPS to learn more about how r
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