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An array of park trails are within a 25-minute drive of your tower, including Sunday Gulch Trailhead, which weaves by dramatic van-sized boulders for three miles, or the take the route up Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s highest point.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
The last remaining boulder – weighing some 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) – proved difficult to shift, Watts said.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS In Manasota Key, on the western coast of Florida just south of Sarasota, Milton's storm surge sent massive boulders and at least one boat up the beaches and hurled them into waterfront buildings.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
In his backyard, oblong boulders sat on the grass, resting on each other at odd angles.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
The last remaining boulder – weighing some 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) – proved difficult to shift, Watts said.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS In Manasota Key, on the western coast of Florida just south of Sarasota, Milton's storm surge sent massive boulders and at least one boat up the beaches and hurled them into waterfront buildings.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
In his backyard, oblong boulders sat on the grass, resting on each other at odd angles.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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boulder
noun
boul·der
ˈbōl-dər 
: a large detached and rounded or worn mass of rock
Geographical Definition
Boulder
geographical name
Boul·der
ˈbōl-dər
city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385
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