Rock House Trail - a photo on Flickriver

Rock House Trail

            The Rock House Trail is one of the many trail options in the Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area. The out-and-back trail is 0.75 miles long and leads to a large rock overhang. This trail is a great option for those wanting a short, easy experience with fantastic views. Benches are available every few hundred feet, and interpretive signs can be found along the way. The final stretch features a wooden boardwalk that leads to a small deck complete with benches underneath the rock overhang.

The main feature of this trail is the large rock overhang. These types of geologic features are commonly called “rock houses” or “rock shelters.” This rock house is made of sandstone formed during the Pennsylvanian Period sometime between 318 million and 299 million years ago. The rock house itself was created more recently when water eroded the upper and lower portions of the sandstone at different rates. The lower portions of the sandstone are softer and could be eroded faster than the harder sections near the top.

Rock houses have been important to and loved by people for thousands of years. American Indians used these geologic features for shelter, ceremonies, and more. In the 1800s, southeast Ohioans would use such rock houses for shelter, ceremonies, labor union meetings, and beyond. Some outlaws even infamously used rock houses as secret outposts to hide stolen goods or themselves from the law. Today, many people visit rock houses for their beauty and awe-inspiring grandeur.

Forest Service photo by Kyle Brooks.

Taken in: United States / Ohio / Elizabeth Township / Vesuvius Furnace (show map)

Taken on: September 16, 2021

Tags:

wayne national forest

national forest

forest service

ohio

southeast ohio

southern ohio

appalachia

appalachian

lawrence county

lawrence county ohio

lake vesuvius

lake vesuvius recreation area

hiking

hike

walk

walking

trail

trails

paved trail

paved trails « less

Sets appears in: • Ironton Ranger District • Trails, Trails, Trails! more » • Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area « less

Camera: Nikon D5500, f/8.0, 1/6 sec, 20mm (=30mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5500
Lens:	16.0-85.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.167 sec (1/6)
Focal Length:	20mm (35mm equivalent: 30mm)
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Windows)
Show full info

Stats: 235 views

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder