Up-turned grinding stone. This boulder was dislodged and turned to a vertical position during the flood of 1996. <br> It's along the Merced River in El Portal. <br> Photo by Blitzo.

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Up-turned grinding stone. This boulder was dislodged and turned to a vertical position during the flood of 1996.<br>
It's along the Merced River in El Portal.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

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Mar 31, 2007

“Up-turned grinding stone. This boulder was dislodged and turned to a vertical position during the flood of 1996.
It's along the Merced River in El Portal.
Photo by Blitzo.”

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