Giant Rock and the Integratron: March 2018

The Integratron

    En route home from Joshua Tree National Park, we stopped near Landers to see the Integratron and Giant Rock, two sights we had often talked about seeing. Touring the Integratron requires a reservation, but we were able to check it out from the road. 

The Integratron

    George Van Tassell built the Integratron for rejuvenation and time travel at what he described as an intersection of magnetic fields that his wood structure intensifies. 

Marilyn in front of Giant Rock. The front portion split off a number of years ago--just happy we were not in the area when it fell.

     Van Tassel also leased the nearby land on which 7-story-high Giant Rock stands. It has been a spiritual site for Native Americans for thousands of years. In the 1950s, Van Tassel built a dirt landing strip next to Giant Rock. At the site he sponsored meditation sessions and conventions promoting his UFO theories. It was here that he was influenced to build the Integratron by, among others, extraterrestrials.

 

Doug on back side of Giant Rock.

     We can only say that the Giant Rock is indeed humongous and the stories interesting. Here are a few of the many websites with more information: and best learned about from websites such as these:
Joshua Tree Guide: Giant Rock
Integratron
Atlas Obscura
Coachella Valley: Things to Do
Integratron, the Giant Rock, and UFOs
The Intrigue of Giant Rock
Huell Howser, California's Gold: Giant Rock & Integron

Giant Rock, Doug, and the Traverse.