According to Young, Soaring Stones represents the interface between man and nature. It consists of six irregularly shaped pieces of Washington granite that were quarried from the Cascade Range, displayed in a row in ascending height. While installed in Portland, the first stone was sunk into the pavement. The rest were set on polished stainless steel pedestals, the tallest of which reached . Elevated boulders had recessed lighting. The Smithsonian Institution described the sculpture as reminiscent of the Cascade Mountain Range from which the media came, and categorized it as abstract and allegorical of nature. Alongside the sculpture was a plaque that said, SOARING STONES / BY JOHN T. YOUNG, SEATTLE, WA / © 1990 / SPONSORED BY PIONEER PLACE LTD. Installed at the Whitman College campus, Soaring Stones #4 spans and the highest of its rocks reaches tall.