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The Blowing Rocks Preserve is a visible outcropping of Anastasia limestone (the largest on the U.S. Atlantic coast).
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The atmosphere of a Gothic novel creeps over you; encroaching mist along the outcroppings.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Some of the state’s most stunning segments include routes that cut through Rib Mountain State Park, home to one of the oldest geological formations on earth, and the Dells of the Eau Claire River segment, which is known for its waterfalls and iconic rock outcroppings.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The atmosphere of a Gothic novel creeps over you; encroaching mist along the outcroppings.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Some of the state’s most stunning segments include routes that cut through Rib Mountain State Park, home to one of the oldest geological formations on earth, and the Dells of the Eau Claire River segment, which is known for its waterfalls and iconic rock outcroppings.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcropping. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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outcropping
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out·crop·ping
ˈȧut-ˌkrä-piŋ 
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