This rock should have a name. Every visit to Forty Acre Rock Preserve includes a visit to this bouldered forest well away from the much visited "rock". There is room for one car to park off the road. It doesn't appear this place gets visited much as the manway leading to the creek is hard to follow. Once you are at the creek, all the boulders are on the other side. There are lots of them as you make your way through the forest traveling along creek left.
First we headed out on to the 14 acre rock. It's closest to the parking area. There are always some people here. We saw a number of dead loblollies on a thin layer of soil atop the rock. It could be a result of our drought.
Rock sandwort was blooming in several of the depressions on the high side of the rock.
Elf Orpine's red stage is just about over.
Crow Poison
After touring the large rock and its surrounding area, we drove from the upper parking area to the nondescript trail to the large rocks. There we ate lunch sitting by a tiny double waterfall. There was water rushing beside us on the surface and water rushing well below us among the subterranean rocks.
We visited some old (rock) friends on the far side of the creek.
It took a while but we were able to begin on creek left and cross back over, then climb a labyrinth of rocks to get to the top. There were several false passages but it all worked out. i love exploring this area.
Turtlehead rock
Runaway grindstone beside the creek.
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