Underneath Oregon Basalt

By Elizabeth Enslin on September 20, 2009

Today is Rock Flipping Day when people around the world turn over rocks to see what’s underneath.

In our far northeast corner of Oregon, we have lots of basalt piles, so the hardest part was choosing:

Rockfall at about 3900 feet on east side of West Bear Creek Canyon, Northeast Oregon

Lots of critters must live under these rocks, but I’d have to flip many (some very big) and risk a rock slide to find them.

One of many intriguing holes.

I chose a smallish rock with signs of life on top:

Small critter turds

Underneath, I found a small empty snail shell.

Snaill shell

To learn more about International Rock Flipping Day and what people around the world discovered on September 20, 2009, visit Wandering Weeta’s blog.rockflipping+b

Update:  Here’s a list of other rockflippers…

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