The kid and I headed up the Mt. Manuel Trail for a peek at Ventana country Sunday. The trail is there, but it’s washed out in spots, sometimes presenting hazards, and the poison oak is a bit too think for a kid hiking in shorts. We did get a decent view of what I believe to be “Lonely Rock.” (Not “Lovely Rock.” I prefer the descriptive term to the cliché). There is only rock that meets Jeffers description, but even this rock doesn’t quite fit the rock in the poem. Was Jeffers exaggerating?

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Photo by Dan Jensen, 2014.