Post a picture of a rock

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This is Eagle Rock, on the Pacific Crest Trail, in San Diego County, California.

[Deja Q]

1. okey dokey

As an actor, he rocks!

[ghostsofgiants]

20. Dammit, stole my joke.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. a stack of rocks

[Tikki]

42. A Rockpile....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fpW1thGues

Tikki

[Tuesday Afternoon]

53. ~

:thumbsup:

[skygazer]

3. My husband holding up a rock

He's like Superman. :loveya:

[rug]

4. ok

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. Don't insult rocks.

[City of Mills]

5. Sheep Rock

Legend has it that during a severe
blizzard, the sheep belonging to
farmer William Parham, found
refuge in the overhang of the
Rock. Because the sheep knew
enough to get out of the wind,
the shape of the rock and the
direction of the wind worked
together to make a snow drift that
sheltered the animals in its hollow.
The sheep survived several
days without food, until rescued
by local residents.

The rock bears
the inscription:

Sheep Rock
George Carney
Born June 13, 1835
Died April 24, 1906

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7. awesome

[bluesbassman]

6. Mushroom Rock

Near Huntington Lake, CA.

[Tikki]

8. 'Hat Rock'....

"dude, looks like a hat..."

Eastern Oregon...off the Columbia River.
Tikki

[GOPisEvil]

9. A rock with a critter on it.

Taken from the train heading up Pike's Peak.

[Liberal_in_LA]

21. It's not a hedgehog, or a squirrel, or or chipmunk. What is it?

[kaiden]

41. It's a Marmot. Also known as a "whistle pig."

[Liberal_in_LA]

58. Ahhhh... thanks. It's a cute little critter.

[Tikki]

10. My very favorite rock....(Point) Mugu Rock....

Off Pacific Coast Highway 1...near Los Angeles/ Ventura Counties line...
Tikki

[Mugu]

49. My namesake.

Memories from over 30 years ago

[Tikki]

70. I'd always wondered!!..

:hi:

A Navy man, eh....I salute you.

We are taking fine care of Point Mugu and nearby environs.

Tikki

[Mugu]

82. Thank you,

and best wishes be with you.

Regards, Mugu

[sniffa]

11. Here's a few

[gabby garcia]

12. shiny

[puerco-bellies]

13. Here is a picture of a wet rock.

[Blue_In_AK]

14. Here I am waving at you

beside a bunch of rocks.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. Nice.

[Blue_In_AK]

23. This was on the Granite Tors Trail

up by Fairbanks. The tors themselves are HUGE rocks (they're on the ridgetop behind me), some rising a couple hundred feet. At some places along the trail, the only way to tell which way to go is by the little stacks of rocks that people have left there as markers.

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. Eagle Rock California,

[LWolf]

16. Smith Rock:

local climbing mecca:

[leftyclimber]

60. Ah, Smith Rock.

I haven't been back home to Oregon in four years. Central Oregon is such a bea-yoo-ti-ful place.

Sigh.

[LWolf]

86. I'm certainly fond of it, lol.

I'm a regular visitor to Smith Rock.

[LWolf]

17. And Stony Point:

local to where I attended high school, and where we set my first ex free when he passed:

[YankeyMCC]

22. Glen Boulder Trail

And that is Glen Boulder

[Blue_In_AK]

24. That's cool.

Is this a glacial moraine?

[YankeyMCC]

26. I think so, it's one of the Great Grays in the NH White Mnts nt

[graywarrior]

27. My favorite hiking trail EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[YankeyMCC]

88. It is a good one, it's pretty neat how you come up out of the woods and

suddenly there's a great view of the notch.

[graywarrior]

100. That trail makes me cry it is so ridiculously tough

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30. That looks unstable. One medium earthquake, and...

[YankeyMCC]

89. I confess

I tried to give it a push :) Didn't budge.

I guess we're pretty geologically stable up here in New England, although there is a major fault line just not active enough to dislodge this guy just yet.

[ironflange]

25. The Big Rock

Large glacial erratic near Okotoks, AB. Gave the beer its name.

[Esra Star]

28. From a very recent trip to Western Australia

This is "Wave Rock"
It's around 600k east of Perth

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31. Awesome.

[puerco-bellies]

40. You took the words out of my mouth.

Totally awesome dude!!!

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51. I've seen pictures of Wave Rock before but I didn't realize it was that large.

[Arugula Latte]

29. Turtle Rock, Gold Beach, Oregon

[Orsino]

32. Okay.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

56. He asked for a rock, not eye rock

:spray::rofl:

[Shakespeare]

33. Another Eagle Rock, this one from the Grand Canyon.

[Twillig]

54. That's an owl, not an eagle!

he says as if it's worth an argument. :rofl:

[Shakespeare]

81. Blame the native Americans--they're the ones who named it.

It's considered sacred by the Hualapai Indians in the area. :hi:

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99. oh wow awesome

I've never seen that before.

[pokerfan]

34. A local "erratic"

More than ten thousand years ago, the Missoula Ice Age floods carried this rock and many others like it hundreds of miles.

[yellowdogintexas]

35. nice balanced rock in Theodore Roosevelt National Park

[Skittles]

36. I dig this one

yes INDEED

[Deja Q]

38. I'm so glad someone else grabbed that before I had!

:rofl:

[SoxFan]

37. Well, dumber, actually

[Bullwinkle925]

39. here ya go . . . .

[krispos42]

43. Sure. I got two of 'em

[Deja Q]

44. Another rock

[leftyclimber]

45. Seneca Rocks, West Virginia

[GoddessOfGuinness]

57. You beat me to it...

That's one of my favorite places... :D :hi:

[leftyclimber]

59. Me, too!

I met my SO there, did my first lead (climbing) there, and it's full of lots of special memories. I'm probably going to do my dissertation there.

As a native Oregonian, I am going to commit blasphemy: Seneca Rocks is God's Country. :hi:

[undeterred]

46. here ya go

[krispos42]

83. Ha! I just saw him today, too

In an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street

As a guest star.

:-)

[XemaSab]

47. .

[bikebloke]

48. A small one I nearly tripped over

I took the photo after crossing the airport runway. But it grew dark before I could walk up to the top.

[bridgit]

50. Monkey Face, Smith Rock St Park, Ore

edit to fix link :(

[kwassa]

52. my favorite rock, as photographed by Ansel Adams

[leftyclimber]

61. I'm sitting below a print of Moon and Half Dome right now.

Grew up 9 hours away and have never been.

Ah, the Big Stone... :loveya:

[kwassa]

87. Yosemite Valley is one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Half Dome is in the background on this one

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90. There is really nothing else like it on this planet.

It is, hands down, THE most beautiful place in the world, in my opinion.

[PassingFair]

55. Hot Rocks:

[csziggy]

62. Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park

Also known in my family as "Star Trek Rock" since it appeared in so many episodes and movies:

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77. And quite a few other movies and shows have been filmed there.

[csziggy]

94. Yes - though there are other formations that look a lot like Star Trek Rock

We're always catching sight of it in movies, TV shows and commercials and yelling, "Look! Star Trek Rock!" At one point we thought about forming the Star Trek Rock Fan Club but decided it would be too silly. :silly:

[Rhythm]

63. Most beautiful place i've ever been...

Devil's Tower, Wyoming.

[leftyclimber]

65. SO and I avoided Devils Tower on our trip through WY.

My climbing shoes had blown out and we didn't want to deal with the emotional anguish of looking and not touching...

[Rhythm]

67. I can bet...

I'm as far away from being a 'climber' as it gets, and even I idly daydreamed about making the ascent to the summit.

:hi:

[leftyclimber]

68. If they open the Durrance Route again

I'll hike you up there some time.

Series. :hi:

[Rhythm]

71. Chica, i will SO take you up on that...

You know this, right?!

:hug:

[leftyclimber]

72. You bet!

Road trip!

Wahoo!!!

:woohoo:

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80. Awesome photo, but if you want to see what I think is the most beautiful place on Earth

do a Google images search for "Yosemite Valley." That place is like another planet, that is better than this one.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

64. Devils Den at Gettysburg National Military Park

[NMDemDist2]

66. an underground rock (since we're on Democratic Underground and all....)

[phusion]

69. Some (big) red rocks

From my trip last month to Valley of the Gods, Utah.

[Whoa_Nelly]

73. Chiricahua National Monument, AZ

Duck:





Punch and Judy





Balanced Rocks




more at: http://www.dia-faszination-natur.de/Chiricahua.htm

[fizzgig]

74. a rock at red rocks

[JTG of the PRB]

75. I've got some Red Rocks for ya.

Best damn natural outdoor amphitheater EVAR.

[marzipanni]

76. Giant crystals in caves in Chihuahua, Mexico

http://giantcrystals.strahlen.org/america/naica.htm
http://www.light-links.net/2008/10/huge-underground-crystal-forest.html

[Born_A_Truman]

78. Giant Rock, Landers California

Giant Rock

The fabled Giant Rock had attracted the first native nomads hundreds of years before settlements rose from the dusty ground. The granite stone and surrounding ground had been held as holy ground by the Native Americans. It is reported that the Hopi knew of this rock and joined other tribes across the desert to convene and celebrate the coming seasons. Shaman drew spiritual strength for the tribes through this rock. It is also said that the magic in the rock represents the heart of Mother Earth. It is also thought to be the world's largest freestanding boulder --- at about seven stories high and covers 5,800 square feet of ground.



Compare to the size of the person standing in the middle.

There are also “special centers” around the world where, historically, people have been drawn to for spiritual energy. Giant Rock is one of these places. Special electromagnetic forces, a vortex, have drawn scientists, UFO specialists and even regular folks to this remote place.

The Legends – Charlie Reche, Frank Critzer, and George Van Tassel
One of the early white families who settled in the wide expanses of Homestead Valley ( later to be known as Landers) was Charlie Reche, having homesteaded here in 1887. “He was allowed the privilege of meeting with the local Indians many times”, according to a story retold by George Van Tassel. Reche's homestead included the area where the Van Tassel Integratron now stands, as well as several acres besides. Reche was noted for sharing tales with the residents, since there weren’t many there at the time.


In the early 30s, a middle-aged prospector with an interest in short-wave radio, staked a claim in the Giant Rock area. He knew well enough that if he could fashion a supported house under the giant rock then he would enjoy cooler temperatures in the summer and burn less fuel in the winter. He built a one-room subterranean home with a doorway facing west and a storage room toward the east. He attached a radio antenna to the top for better signal strength. His name was Frank Critzer who most folks avoided. He seemed a little strange. Besides, he had excavated under Giant Rock!


http://www.lucernevalley.net/giantrock/

[mwooldri]

79. Naturally placed and man-placed rocks...

Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) in Australia...



Stonehenge, England:

[DFW]

84. Two very different rocks

Bryce Canyon, Utah:

and a natural Pyrite crystal cluster from Navajún, Spain:

[Trailrider1951]

85. Canyonlands National Park....

Island in the Sky. Breathtaking!

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91. Looks kinda scary too

What if a big wind came up?

[azmouse]

92. Always thought this was an interesting formation:

:evilgrin:

[Rambis]

93. Mine

[redqueen]

95. ...

[Shell Beau]

96. Me climbing a rock!!

[Mr_leftyclimber]

97. The Needles Eye

While Seneca Rocks will always feel like home to me, One of my favorite places in the U.S. is the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The Needles Eye is located along the Needles Scenic Highway.

[KamaAina]

98. The rock I live on

(slogan borrowed from the local classic rock outlet :-) )