Rock Sculptures of California
My pursuit of rock balancing began with old wiring, a fire, and a newly vacant lot at my high school. I noticed the rocks inside of the fence, climbed inside, and started exploring the possibilities. I remember seeing other students get in trouble for hoping the fence, but I guess my actions were viewed as permissable. I have pictures of these beging forays, but I will have to do a little hunting to find the negatives...
Smuggler's Cove:
At the invitation of a fellow climbing friend, we took an adventure to a cove named on maps before the peninsula that it is a part of. Many sculptures were made here on many different trips. The camera wasn't always welcomed company in this area however. This sculpture is approximately 4 feet tall, and composed of rocks from a much different strata than the underlying layer.
Owens Valley:
This outcrop of rock is actually a lava flow from the Pleistocene era. The rock is basalt having been layed down before neighboring layers of rhyolite came 1.5 million years later. The basalt came out very dark, and with the aid of a back-lit setting, I was able to capture the rocks as silhouettes. Rocks averaged 30" in height, and roughly 40lbs each.
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Sierra Nevada:
In the begining of the summer of 2002, I took part in a trip offered by my school (Chadwick) for senior's. The three week trip was an event I had looked forward to since I began at Chadwick in Kindergarten. Some of the images are from that trip, others are from a climbing I made with one of my best friends on Mt. Dana.
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