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The great balancing act

Nature has a knack for balancing the impossible. In New Mexico's Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness, towering hoodoos perch hefty rock caps on slender stems. Wind, water, and ice have spent roughly 75 million years sculpting these remote badlands into an open-air gallery that feels more alien than terrestrial.

The great balancing act
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2026-08-15 en-US Aug 15, 2026

Which formation in Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah is nicknamed 'Alien Throne'?

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