Sailing stones

Abigrocksticksupoutofthemud.It'stooheavytopickup.Yet,ithasmysteriouslymoved.Atrailshowswhereitmovedacrossthe dirt. 

ManyofthebigrocksinthispartofDeathValleyinNorthAmericahavemoved.How?Noonehaseverseenit.It’sa mystery.

Bouldersmysteriouslyzigand zaginDeathValley,California, U.S.A.

North
America

Death
Valley

Amantakesaphotographofbouldersandtheir trails.

Searching
foraCause

Peoplehavewonderedaboutthebigrocks.Somepeoplethinktherocksaremagical.Othersthinktherocksweremovedbypeopleplayingaprank.Scientistswantedabetter answer.

Maybetherockswereslidingdownhill?No.Theserocksactuallymoveduphill.Maybetherockswerepushedbywinds?Nowindseemedstrong enough.

Thisvideofollowsthetrailmadebyaheavy stone.

ColdClue

One scientistrealizedanimportantfact.Therocksonlymovedinwinter.Duringwinter,thisplacefloods.Thewaterfreezes.Itformsice.Asmallwindmightbeenoughtopushtherocksacross ice.

Noonehasseentherocksmove.So,noonecanbesurehowtheydoit.Thismysteryis unsolved!

ScientistRalphLorenzthinksiceandwindmaymovethe rocks.