Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio Jul 31, 2023

Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio

Ancient and beautiful, Rock House is the only true cave in Ohio"s Hocking Hills State Park. This corridor, halfway up a 150-foot cliff, was carved by erosion and has offered shelter to various dwellers over different periods. Long before European settlers arrived, the area"s Native American people are believed to have used Rock House as a refuge. Small recesses in the rock walls are thought to have been used as baking ovens, while troughs gouged in the cave"s floor helped them to collect water. The walls of Rock House have seven window-like openings, allowing sunlight to filter through, casting beautiful patterns inside the cave and offering cliffside views over the trees for generations of Rock House dwellers.

© Kenneth Keifer/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jul 31, 2018Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
Jul 31, 2019Go climb a tree
Jul 31, 2020The Big Blue of the Sierra
Jul 31, 2021Fashion models of the avian world
Jul 31, 2022Noctilucent clouds
Jul 31, 2024Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Jul 31, 2025Ring-tailed lemur

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 14, 2020Two rocks and a heart spot
Oct 26, 2019 FOR FOREST by Klaus Littmann
Sep 30, 2018Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
Mar 12, 2018It’s Napping Day
Sep 3, 2025Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
Nov 27, 2019Have you turned off your electronic device?
Jun 2, 2022Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
May 31, 2018Leaves of Grass
May 7, 2021Deep in the North Woods wetlands
Jan 28, 2021Avatars of the Wolf Moon
May 27, 2018Travel Sunday: San Francisco
Dec 6, 2023Computer Science Education Week
Nov 5, 2024US Election Day
Dec 3, 2024Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Oct 23, 2025International Day of the Snow Leopard
Sep 17, 2022Oktoberfest
Feb 11, 2021It’s showtime for a precious crop
Aug 29, 2019Greetings from Asbury Park
Apr 14, 2024Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
Sep 7, 2019Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
Oct 24, 2019Bridge of Hillsborough County
Aug 9, 2023International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Sep 19, 2024International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Oct 17, 2020Fog above the forest
Jul 16, 2021Whatever floats your boat
Feb 12, 2019To Roswell, and beyond!
Oct 21, 2021Here s looking Atchafalaya
Jun 22, 2021Land of the midnight sun
Aug 7, 2023National Lighthouse Day