Rocking Stone Tower

Icon for a Small Towjn

It's a bit of an icon for this small town, as you can see it from the main street in the historic center and you can see it from I-80 as you pass. Folks stop here to take a photo, good idea.

Contemplation

When I touched this rock, I felt an energy from it that was pure love. Too bad the rock's been mortared in place....would have loved to turn that 18 ton rock with a touch of my finger. This is a terr...

Curiosity

You can see it from I-80, and also as it "towers" above the little downtown. Part of the old west history of the region, and curious.

History associated with the balancing rock

The book, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, provides an excellent history associated with the family that made this rock famous in the late 19th century.

unique with great view

a geological abnormality. Perched above historical downtown Truckee with a birds eye view of the down and to the mountains eastward. Walk or drive to the tower, climb the steep steel stairs and be i...