Life on the Open Road

The continuing saga of a full-time RVer, who travels primarily in the West.

Saturday, October 21, 2006

The World's Largest Boulder


It’s a whopper! Seven stories high. Not surprising the Indians considered it "sacred." Far out in the desert near Landers it sits, keeping its secrets. Most intriguing to me is the fact that a German immigrant lived under it for about 10 years. Yes, he dug, chipped and carved a 400 square foot home under its western side. He died under there in 1942 in a dramatic showdown with the Feds, who thought he was a spy.

(For the whole story on the rock, go to http://www.lucernevalley.net/giantrock)

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