When John and I drove cross country a few years ago much of our trip was unplanned. We had a pretty good idea of our route, but planned our stops/entertainment and overnight stays along the way. (Thank goodness for modern technology) Whenever we reminisce about our trip one thing always come to mind, though – Monument Rocks. I randomly saw Monument Rocks on a Google search and just knew it’d be nowhere as cool as they made it out to be. I was wrong.
Nestled miles from the main interstate, right in the middle of farm land, are giant limestone rocks in all different kinds of awesome formations. It is the most bizarre thing I’d ever seen. Here is this totally flat landscape, yet there are these huge rocks right in the middle of nowhere. Literally. We walked around for close to an hour and mostly just stared in awe. (As well as took a zillion pictures I was barely able to narrow down for this post)
If you are on a trip and are in or near Gove County, Kansas, you should make a stop at Monument Rocks. It is on private land, but the owners don’t mind people exploring, as long as they treat the formations and area with respect. It was really an awesome thing to see!
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These look so cool! Hen you say respectful of the formations, are you able to climb around on them?
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No, I don’t believe so.
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Beautiful natural formations like these are such an amazing roadside stop – great choice to stop and check it out!
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Agreed! So glad we did!
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There is def something to be said for the unexpected! How beautiful! I’ve never been out that way… we drove from NY to Fl last month, trying to think of what was our unexpected stop!?!?!?!
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Hmmmm I have also done the NY to FL drive (just not all at once) and now you’ve got me thinking too!
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I was unexpectedly blown away with the things we saw and the places we visited on this trip. If you have never drove across the country I would definitely recommend it.
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I know you both enjoyed yourselves on the cross country trip… but these pictures are truly Awesome, thx for sharing
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It was so much fun! Thanks Aunt Deb!
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