Church Rock Utah

by Joan Carroll

Title

Church Rock Utah

Artist

Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

Description

Between Bernalillo and Moab UT is the 200’ tall Church Rock. You can see it for miles across the plains before you get there. But there is no marker, historical or otherwise. There is no parking lot that you can pull into for some photos. Wikipedia calls it a ‘roadside oddity’ that ‘seldom attracts more than a casual glance’. I for one could not take my eyes off it and I kept scanning the roadside for a good place to pull off. Finally, I just pulled as far off the road onto the shoulder as I could for photos. I later learned that it got its name of Church Rock as a result of a myth that a Utopian community called Home of the Truth had a grand plan to hollow out the entire center of the sandstone structure, by hand, to build a church! The basis for the myth is apparently a 16’ X 24’ opening dug into the base of the rock (seen in the photo), which actually was an opening dynamited out by the owner of the property during the 1940s to store salt licks and feed for his cattle.

Thank you for visiting my art galleries. If you love armchair traveling, I am confident you will find just the art or gift product that you are looking for! Art works are available as canvas prints, framed prints, acrylic or metal prints, wood prints, or posters. All art works are crafted with museum-quality and archival materials to last for many years. All images are available in a variety of sizes to fit your needs and taste.

If you are looking for a unique gift, you are sure to find it here! Gifts for the home include throw pillows/covers, tapestries, duvet covers, shower curtains, fleece blankets, and beach and bath towels. One-or-a-kind personal and fashion items include tote bags or all sizes, phone cases for iPhones and Android phones, portable battery chargers, t-shirts and sweatshirts, mugs, yoga mats, and spiral notebooks. Visit my Western USA gallery at: https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/collections/western+usa

All products are guaranteed. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

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