I didn't know where to exactly post this photo of Skull Rock. Once discovered from the air, I returned an photographed it. In my fifty years of wandering around in the area I have never found this rock. Old Bill Cage, a friend of Rhinehart, told my dad and I several times. He claimed there was a rich vein of gold or silver ore near it. He told me he use to ride by it. I always thought he was pulling my leg until just a few weeks ago. I think it certainly looks like a skull. Enjoy it.....it is another mystery of these mountains. I hope I sized this one correctly. The photo looks small enough on my monitor.
You couldn't have picked a better discussion for this photo Tom. I sometimes have trouble seeing the things that other people see in their photos, but I have no problem seeing the skull in this one.
I'll bet it looks even better from a little farther away!
Now if we only knew the distance and direction from the skull rock, to where we are supposed to dig!
I have to agree with Jim on this one - I sometimes keep quiet when folks post photos or (God forbid) Google images of things they see in rock formations etc... - I always used to think I was part of a tiny minority of people who just didn't have enough experience "seeing things" like that. I now think I'm just part of a mostly silent minority
That said, when a photo is posted of something that definitely appears unique, I take notice! That's one of the better/best examples of a "skull" stone that I've seen yet.
In fact, one might even look at that formation and believe it looks like a man's face - now where have we heard that clue before??
GENTLEMEN, when I finally spotted this skull rock I was absolutely amazed. We made three passes around it to verify its shape and appearance. Like I said old Bill Cage said he rode by it often on a nearby trail. This is the reason I doubted his story. I agree with all you. I have never quite seen anything like this before. It is probably at least thirty feet high and quite massive. You would think there would be some kind of historical record on such a remarkable rock formation. I am convinced others have witness this formation before. I want to take a look at the area around the rock formation and after that I will give you all the GPS coordinates for it if your interested.
LDMGOLD wrote:I want to take a look at the area around the rock formation and after that I will give you all the GPS coordinates for it if your interested.