The hiker symbol is on a polished granite slab a little more than 2 feet high. The design was created using the petroglyph/pictograph style with a rough texture simulating the "pecked" technique and then painted black. Rocks with such symbols would be suitable for marking trails. They would not be affected by fire or beavers like wooden signs and they might be more acceptable to trail users who would rather not see metal signs on metal posts during their nature experiences. The design could be put on rocks already along the trails.

Hiker on a polished granite slab

A few months ago, I read that the city of Duluth was going to be painting the "sharrows" symbol on some streets and I thought it would be an interesting design to try on a rock. The result was a successful combination of a modern design created using the petrogplyph/pictograph technique. The contrast of the rough texture on a polished granite slab is eye-catching.

The "sharrows" symbol does not designate a specific part of the roadway for bicyclists, but is used to guide bicyclists to the best place to ride on the road, avoid car doors, and remind drivers to share the road with bicyclists.

Sharrows symbol on polished granite slab

The slab is about 2 feet high.

This rock shows a canoeist and canoe on a piece of granite. The granite was salvaged from a retaining wall in Duluth when the rocks were replaced by some steps. Features of this rock and others salvaged at the same time indicate that these rocks were used for something else before they were used for the retaining wall. The rock is about 24 inches wide, 15 inches high, and 5 inches wide.

This rock was donated to the Hartley Nature Center (Duluth) benefit auction and it was sold on April 28, 2011.

Canoeist on salvaged granite