A quick trip to visit a very old rock outside of McMinnville, gave us a little more excitement than we thought we would get from seeing a rock. 
Lori learned about this rock from her summer Oregon geography class this past week, so we thought we would try to find it and check it out. Apparently it used to weigh about 160 tons, but with vandalism and people taking away souvenirs over the years, it has decreased significantly in size, down to 90 tons. What is cool about this rock is that it is believed to have arrived at it's location by way of floating on an iceberg during the Missoula flood (originating from Montana area), and landing here in the Willamette valley.
We snapped a couple pictures, then Lori screamed when she saw the rather large snake in front of her in the grass. Matt checked it out a little closer, trying to get a picture and it hissed at him. The hiss was loud, especially considering the wind was blowing. With the new discovery, Matt set out to find another snake, figuring there must be more of them by the evident holes in the surrounding area. Yep, he found another one, along with several snake skins that were shed. A bit unnerving to stand in the middle of the grass with the wind blowing tall weeds at our calves, the feeling was unsettling. But Matt kept looking for more skins and snakes, and even pulled some skin from a hole! Yikes!!
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