My husband Steve, the field biologist, knows stuff. And one of the things he knows is how to find the 10-acre rock. It is a 10 acre outcropping of granite in southern Oklahoma, near Tishomingo. There are smaller outcroppings in the area (like the 6-acre rock) that are no longer accessible.
This is not a park, and you can’t exactly find it on a map. Many of the locals don’t even know it’s there… but some do because they obviously party on the rock.
There used to be a quarry here, but it is long gone. The granite is pink, white, and black—very pretty and unusual. There is granite from this spot in the Oklahoma state capital building.
Mother Nature is just full of surprises :-). Here is an close and personal view of a mossy crack in the rock.
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Thank you. That was so enjoyable.
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Cool!
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Becky Rocks have been a long standing joke in our family. I garden and every garden need a Nice rock. In our local travels I’d say, Oh look a rock. I think He would speed up. After years of this banter I went to my local landscaper and asked Nick if he could place some rock. Pete my delivery guy agreed. I have three in my backyard and one in my front yard. I got my rocks via checkbook. We are all happy. My neighbors now give me smack for the Meteor shower…in only my yard. 🙄
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I am with you 100%. We have several forklift rocks that we bought from our local rock vendor. I bought rocks for Chris and Lorna for a recent anniversary :-). And we have hauled home a fair number of rocks from this very place.
I do hope that whoever buys our house loves rocks too :-).
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This planet is so interesting. Thanks for the adventure Becky.
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Wow.
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Interesting and pretty. Did you go recently or are the pics from when you lived in OK?
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We went yesterday.
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Thank you for sharing. This information is very interesting. I love traveling and exploring vicariously through you! Fun!
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Just beatiful! Love the pink and black granite. I’ll remember this if I ever view the Oklahoma Capital building.
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Deb and I went there about a month ago. Seemed like it was private property and no one was really welcome
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Maybe it depends on where you park? Where we went in there wasn’t a fence or any signs. That could change in the future but I hope not.
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I love the beauty in these images and how the passage of time is reflected in the stone, especially the cairn.
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That is really amazing. A few of my children and grandchildren just went to Escalante Utah (/grand Staircase) and hiked in the slot canyons, etc. I stayed home, but they sent me pics and it looks amazing. I have never been there, but want to go now. Has your husband ever been there? It is kind of by Bryce canyon and Zions, I think. Yes, the scenery throughout /america is amazing….
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No, but that is on my list of places I’d love to see.
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Fascinating. Have you seen the big rock park in Glen Rose? Cool.
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Wow! That is one BIG rock!!
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Thank you for sharing. Very interesting!
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this is my family heritage my grandfather owned this and passed it down my cousins and my mother still do it is beautiful out there very piecefull as well
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Hi Molly: How nice to hear from you! Congrats on your ties to that wonderful place… it is like no other :-).
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We live locally and would like to check it out. Could you give general directions ?
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If you would email me at becky.pieceocake@gmail.com, I can ask my husband to send directions. He knows the way :-).
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My sister used to party there.
I only visited on a geology field trip. It’s about 1.375 billion years old.
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