Courthouse Rock

Photographing Courthouse Rock, a formation of clay, sandstone and volcanic ash towering above the open prairie near Bridgeport, Nebraska

Text & Photography By Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston

Published November 3, 2017
Updated October 5, 2018

Photographing Courthouse Rock, a formation of clay, sandstone and volcanic ash towering above the open prairie near Bridgeport, Nebraska.

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