On April 13, 2016, we drove to Cosper Creek Falls on Hwy 22, Hebo Rd., just north of Valley Junction where Highways 18 and 22 separate. In the tight bends a pull off on the east side of the road is a popular spot for locals to pull into. A large boulder sits there and is usually painted with graffiti on the flat side.. and then covered over with more paint and so on. But the side toward the road is not usually defaced. The rock has quite a history locally.
Fifty or more years ago, that road was seldom traveled. Teenagers used to park there with their girlfriends, hence the name Kissing Rock for the big boulder that sat within view of the 10 foot waterfall just over the bank. However, at some time back then, someone blew up the rock. Apparently the deed was done by one of the teenagers who became, like most of the teenagers back then, a logger. And so, for many years, there was no rock. Depending on who is telling the story, either the same grown-up logger or another logger moved a big boulder in some years back to replace the one that had been blown to smithereens. And so Kissing Rock has its rock back.
Although the pull-out was used as a dumping ground for years, now some local people keep it pretty well picked up. The view of Cosper Creek and the falls from that level pull out is lovely. However during heavy rains, the creek becomes quite muddy. In the very dry end of summer, the creek becomes a trickle.
We happened to take our photos on a day when the creek was running full and clear.
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