After my stop in Friendship to visit the Adams County courthouse, I drove north on Highway 13 for a few miles and visited the Roche-A-Cri State Park. I parked in the winter parking area and took the trail across the prairie and then spent about an hour hiking in the park. I climbed the stairs t the top of the bluff and also saw the Native American petroglyphs. It’s a small park but it’s very nice.
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- Looking across the prairie to the Roche-A-Cri bluff
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- On the trail crossing the prairie heading towards the bluff
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- On the bridge crossing over the creek
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- The State Historical Marker for the park
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- At the foot of the trail heading to the top of the bluff.
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- At the top
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- I was lucky that the weather was so clear today
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- It really is a beautiful view
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- The viewing area on top is small because the bluff is composed of soft sandstone and allowing free access to the entire bluff would cause a lot of erosion.
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- On the way down
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- Looking back up along the trail/staircase
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- Walking on the access road towards the petroglyphs
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- The petroglyphs are located on the south side of the bluff
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- And here they are!
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- You can really see the layers of sandstone on this side of the bluff
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- Very beautiful
