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Quirky tale #6:
Shining light on a riverside petroglyph
South of Fall City, the Raging River sometimes sloshes at high levels, but not enough to obscure a mysterious marker carved onto a 5-by-6-foot piece of riverside granite. Depicting a salmon and the sun, the petroglyph sits flat, as if on a tabletop. When hikers stumble upon what seems like ancient art, they’re stunned. Shouldn’t it be highlighted on some guide map? Well, Fall City historians don’t like to disclose its precise locale. Best not to invite vandals, they say. So in obscurity, its legend lingers.
Yep, it’s there! Is it ancient? The earliest sighting was 27 years ago, says the Fall City Historical Society. But how long has it been there? Who carved it. and why? The historical society collectively shrugs. “We have no idea,” says the organization’s Donna Driver-Kummen. “That’s part of the magic.”