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Glacier Point (Yosemite valley)

Name: Sofia Komarova Location: Glacier Point (Yosemite valley) Story: I found a stone in August 2025 at the summit of Glacier Point. It was tucked between the rocks. I didn’t take it because I thought someone had put it there to keep a part of themselves in that beautiful place. And so it is… Gone […]

Rowe Mesa, NM

Name: Aaron Carr Location: 35°27’16.7″N 105°40’37.3″W (Rowe Mesa, NM) Story: We went out with my family today to the Rowe Mesa to hunt for two Christmas trees for the holiday season. After searching for a while, we found the perfect piñon tree so we decided to go ahead and cut ‘er down. I got down […]

Boise Greenbelt

Name: Lok Sin Location: Boise Greenbelt between Capitol Blvd and Broadway Ave. Story: Greenbelt by the Boise River on the Boise State University Campus. Walking along and just saw it on another rock.

Duxbury Window Trail, Bolton, Vermont

Name: Lena Schorkopf Location: Bench at the Duxbury Window Trail viewpoint in Bolton, Vermont Story: My boyfriend, Ben O’Hearn, and I found a SamStone while on a hike at the Duxbury Window Trail in Bolton, Vermont on June 19, 2025. We found it on the bench at the Duxbury Window viewpoint, where we stopped to […]

Stimson Mountain, Bolton, VT

Name: Anna Van Buren Location: Stimson Mountain, Bolton, VT Story: We found the SamStone at the abandoned airway beacon on top of Stimson Mountain in Bolton, VT. It was a very stormy night, and after lots of bushwacking, we were grateful to have finally found the tower. The SamStone was such a nice surprise, and […]

Mt Hood Oregon

Name: C K Location: Mt Hood Oregon Story: Sorry for the late post – we found a SamStone on Mt Hood 2 summers ago while hiking….we were hiking with a friend named “Sam” so thought it was so neat! Wasnt until way later we looked it up and read your Sams Story….prayers for your family […]

Camels Hump on the summit marker.

Name: Oliver Gignoux Location: At the top of Camels Hump on the summit marker. Story: I found a Sam Stone on Camels Hump nearly 10 years ago, and I was shocked and amazed to see another after our morning sunrise hike. I took the stone with me with the intention of moving it to the […]

Libby’s Look

Name: Alison DeFisher Location: Libby’s Look Story: My 4-year-old daughter found a Samstone when we reached the top of Libby’s Look trail in Bolton this past weekend. She picked it up and said, “What’s this?” We talked for a minute about how the stone got there and why we thought it was placed there. From […]

Bolton lookout point

Name: Sam Alves Location: I hiked Bolton and found this on the top of the wooden lookout point Story: I hiked Bolton and found this on the top of the wooden lookout point. I unfortunately didn’t take a photo when I found it but I’m attaching some pictures I took from the view of the […]

Robbins Mountain, Richmond VT

Name: Tina Heath Location: At the top of Robbins Mountain, Richmond VT Story: I was hiking up my favorite backyard mountain and made it to the *secret* vista, which you need to bushwack a bit to find. Once you find it, you hit the jackpot because there are gorgeous views of Camels Hump, Honey Hollow, […]