In the American Southwest would a huge boulder carved into a turtle signify anything? By huge I mean about the size of 3 modern import auto's, with two more stuck on top (definitely a landmark easily seen from far away) 2-3 miles . This "turtle" when I first seen it as a teen had a hole drilled into it from the top. The hole was like a funnel like 5 " wide at the top and with the actual hole being about 1"-2". There was no way under it at first. A few years later, we got under it and inside because erosion made an opening. It was full of sand that had washed down into it and we maybe had a 4'-5' high concave section uncovered above us (6 teenagers).
We did not get to explore it, as some one had lit a cigarette lighter and we all hauled butt out of it.
Bats! not many but it had some ( I do not recall any Guano in the sand).
Last time I seen it the "turtle back rock" as we called it, split in half and collapse in two. This happened in maybe like a 25-30 years time frame.
Also I seen pictures of nuggets, but never touched one. A little ways from this turtle back shaped rock, I also recall a friend found about a golf ball size "round yellowish metal" ( really want to say baseball size, but I might be exaggerating). I examined it and hit it up against a rock and it was soft and got "dented" but it was hard to the touch.
We all figured gold was hard and with everyone in the group (about 6 teenager's) saying it was brass, he later threw it away in this general area.
This now broken "turtle back rock" is about 1/2 hr drive away and maybe 1- 1/2 hour hike.
If anyone tells me we screwed up, and I will be there first thing tomorrow morning with a metal detector and a digital camera.
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