It seems like almost every National Park has a trail that promises a “balanced” rock of some sort. I didn’t know what Big Bend’s version was going to look like, but I was encouraged by the length of the trail required to get to it (just a little over a mile, one-way). I had only a couple of hours of daylight remaining, and I figured I could squeeze the hike in before sunset. The Balanced Rock is hidden within Big Bend’s Grapevine Hills, which mostly look like huge piles of boulders. Most of the trail is relatively flat and easy […]