There is one in particular that really has caught our interest. He works seasonally here at the Colorado River State Park/Island Acres and is in maintenance. His name is Tim and several years back he had broken his esophagus-laying him up for months on end with nothing to do but sit, sit and sit. After several days of twiddling his fingers, he decided he needed something to do.
We have seen many folks that paint on rocks as a hobby, but never have we come across where someone has carved into a rock like he does. Not sure what had inspired him to try carving on rocks, but he gave it a whirl and has come up wit some magnificent carvings! He uses a Drummel wheel to do the carving. Now, not just any particular rock will do, it has to be one in particular and only can be found between here and just inside the Utah line. The rock is called oil shale or Green River Formation Rock. It’s basically flat with layers after layers of sediment and is fragile.
Tim does this strictly as a hobby and nothing more. He sits in the evening or on weekends, whenever he has a spared moment along with his loyal corgi at his feet and carves on the rocks. Here are some of his work that he has shared with us.
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