The Hitchhiker
I imagine 150+ years ago, long before any road, this 400 ton, 2 story tall, glacially deposited massive boulder was a solitary landmark in this otherwise empty expanse.
People would see it from afar as they were riding along on their horses or pulling their wagons and go to it out of curiosity or to get out of the sun.
Eventually, it was used to help in directions for pioneers journeying though the area. A path started wearing into the ground east to west going past it, which eventually turned into a pioneer trail. From this, it progressed to a dirt road, into a gravel road and eventually into the lonely stretch of blacktop that it is currently.
All the while, this monstrous boulder sits, watching the years go by, suffering the indignity of teens' graffiti and thinking, "if only I hadn't been so dang large."
empire-press.com/2012/03/mansfields-yeager-rock-featured-...
The Hitchhiker
I imagine 150+ years ago, long before any road, this 400 ton, 2 story tall, glacially deposited massive boulder was a solitary landmark in this otherwise empty expanse.
People would see it from afar as they were riding along on their horses or pulling their wagons and go to it out of curiosity or to get out of the sun.
Eventually, it was used to help in directions for pioneers journeying though the area. A path started wearing into the ground east to west going past it, which eventually turned into a pioneer trail. From this, it progressed to a dirt road, into a gravel road and eventually into the lonely stretch of blacktop that it is currently.
All the while, this monstrous boulder sits, watching the years go by, suffering the indignity of teens' graffiti and thinking, "if only I hadn't been so dang large."
empire-press.com/2012/03/mansfields-yeager-rock-featured-...