Found a traveling painted rock?
A small painted rock can be an invitation to connect. Traveling Rock is a hand-to-hand project: someone offers you a rock, shares its public passport, and lets you decide what happens next. There is no obligation to accept it, post a story, or share your location.
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Find the passport for the rock you received
Look for a QR code or ask the person who passed it to you for its public passport link. The finder below can scan a QR code with camera permission, read a QR code from a selected image, or open a public passport link you paste manually. You can also browse the public rock catalog without using a camera.
No QR code? Optional picture lookup compares a photo of your rock with current consented public rock pictures on your device. Your selected picture is not uploaded or sent to server AI. Results are possible matches, not proof of identity: similar artwork, missing pictures, lighting, or a different angle can prevent a reliable match. Check the painted details and use the public QR code or link when available.
Choose whether to add a chapter
Read the passport's introduction and approved diary entries first. If you want to contribute, use Add a story on that passport. Write in the rock's first-person voice while keeping the encounter real: describe who it met or what you noticed, rather than inventing stops or a cleanup. A short honest chapter is enough.
Use only photos you have permission to share. An optional name or broad city and country can give context; do not include contact details, precise private locations, or other people's personal information. Public sharing requires consent, and new diary entries are reviewed before appearing. Submitting an entry is not the same as publication.
A public passport QR code lets people read the journey; it does not grant editing access. Keep any private management link secret. You do not need to create a new passport for a rock that already has one.
Pass it to a willing person, not to the ground
Ask whether someone would like to receive the rock. If they say yes, hand it to them directly and share only its public passport or QR code. They may keep it for a while, write nothing, or decline altogether. Never leave painted rocks in nature, on a trail, or in a protected place for another visitor to find.
If a rock was left outside, this project does not encourage that practice. Do not enter an unsafe or restricted area to retrieve it. You can still join a safe cleanup without taking a rock or posting anything.