This past weekend Engineering Man and I took the boys to Rock City outside of Minneapolis, Kansas.
As we rounded the corner...we noticed huge...well, rocks...sticking out of the landscape.
Nearly 200 of them dotted the local area...
...and ranged up to 27 feet in diameter...
It has been designated as a National Natural Landmark.
From the pamphlet we picked up, Engineering Man figured out these are "concretions".
Basically, the sandstone was cemented together into the spheres...
...and as erosion took place, over time the concretions were revealed.
This is the only place on Earth to see such a large number of the concretions together in one place.
$3 per adult and $.50 per child...
...goes to pay for maintaining the area...
They encourage guests to climb on the rocks...
...and to walk around and take it all in...
I don't think Mini #2 got much out of it...
...but Mini #1 loved it...
...and I loved all the photo ops...
At least we've got the pictures to remind Mini #2 that he really did go...
Even though he was definitely more interested in hanging with Dad...
Go. Climb. Experience. Definitely a place we'll go to again when the boys can climb by themselves.
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