Mood- My Weird Travels
I knew it was a peculiar day. When the day goes in that direction it is time to do peculiar things or look for strange things to entice the mind. Thus this roadtrip.
Frog Rock quickly got on the radar as I have heard about it, but wanted to see it for myself. We followed the directions and sure enough to the left of the highway there sat this enormous Frog looking as if wanting to leap and be free of that area.
This rock was created by the legislators wife Sara Perkins in the 1920's and her 2 sons. They would climb up the hill and work to paint this rock until completion. In an attempt to garner attention to the family business her and husband owned at the time.
There have been custodians over the years to do touch ups to the towns mascot even as recent as Mrs. Goodson who was 76 years old with a ladder and lots of paint. I hope she had help. This frog is painted on all sides.
Would def recommend even if your into a slight climb. My pictures dont do Mr. Rocky the Frog justice as he is enormous. Weighing in at 60 tons at least and standing at 16feet tall. There is a barbed wire, but people over the years have gone on past that wire to take pictures. Wear solid shoes if your daring enough to climb to the top.
Location is Highway 89 - Congress AZ - parking is on the shoulder of Highway. read more