A local climber and sculptor has recently constructed a 13 ft. tall boulder in his backyard. Today at the trail day, we talked about trying to construct a boulder to sort of replace the killer boulder that was destroyed across the street. This boulder had a splitter crack and was a 3 star gem. What would you all think of constructing a boulder within the boat rock tract, away from the other boulders (maybe near the parking lot and road)? Many of you remember this boulder and know it was a big loss.

This boulder could be of similar (or more kind) texture, have a great finger crack (or whatever people want added), be of similar color as the other boat rock boulder and blend in with the environment. The construction would be heavy duty and not have a clunky look or feel. A mock-up scaled down version would be constructed first for public review and comment. There would be no bolt on holds or weird colors. The cost is about $1000 for materials and local donors could easily front that amount. Every effort to match color, texture, shape and sizing would be undertaken.

Your constructive thoughts would be very appreciated.

on a related note:

a few years back, a toll road was constucted (hwy 241) in orange county, ca.

a portion of the new road connects through a natural pass down to the 91 fwy. there are several natural rock outcroppings in this pass. one in particular had sentimental meaning to the person who sold the land and facilitated the development deal. during the grading needed to construct the road this large boulder toppled from the ridgetop above. this indidivual died before the road was opened to the public and in tribute the contractor re-constructed the boulder up on the ridge using old photos. it's serves no purpose other than visual, and most people that drive by it don't know it's fake.