Truckee

In Truckee there's an odd civic building.

Beside it is a gazebo on top of a rock. The rock was purportedly put there by American Indians ages ago--it balanced so that if you touched it a little it rocked (since then it's been stabilized and cemented down).

The view of the town from the top is lovely.

The mansion that used to inhabit the spot was amazing--I wish it were still around.

This tower, of which the gazebo is reminiscent, used to be on top of the rocking stone.