Grapefruit Rocks

Rob, Rob the encyclopedic man.
Rob is the foremost talker on most aspects of Alaska.
Actually he is just a talker. More than willing to gossip .

Rob is also responsible for most of my stories of Alaska's Arctic.
One of my Favorites is of Grapefruit Rocks.

Grapefruit Rocks is a local rock climbing site.
A while ago on guy fell while climbing and became paralyzed.
Well that`s not the story.
The story is just how a rock face comes about the name Grapefruit.
The place does not look like grapefruit, Grapefruits are not grown in Alaska,
in fact long ago you could not even find them here.

The story starts about a hundred years ago.
An old miner was out looking for a new claim site.
He and his donkey were wondering the area
when he decides to climb the rocks in order to get a better view.
The miner was looking for a creek, where gold might be present.
His donkey and he climbed to the top and they were exhausted.
The miner stopped to rest and whilst in mid drink
he heard a loud rumble and took cover fearing a rock slide.
The miner quickly got up realizing he was at the top of the rocks and had nothing to fear.

Looking around for the source of the noise,
he noticed his beloved Donkey had fallen off the rocks.
Saddened he decided to dedicate the rocks to his dead friend.

From then on it has always been known as Grapefruit Rocks,
Now if someone could just find out why his donkey was named Grapefruit....