...Exploring West Virginia...the Criel Burial Mound...

...Saturday was an absolutely gorgeous Spring day... ...so we decided sort of on the spur of the moment to visit the Criel Burial Mound... ...the mound and the clear blue sky... ...Scout wasted no time at all... ...climbing to the top before we had even read all the signs... ...I left this one large so you could read it...the Adena culture is fascinating... ...signs on the site...Ancient Culture... ...culture unearthed... ...Mound Builders... ...Trade and Technology... ...stairs to the top of the mound... ...the top of the mound...there's nothing up there... ...the view from the top... ...a neat shadow... ...steps on the other side...there are two sets of stairs that wind up each side and meet at the top... ...the statue at the entrance... ...Burial Attendants... ...the marker... ...the fountain... ...a Joyce Kilmer quote...placed by a Boy Scout Troup... ...a final view of the mound...

...it was a lot of fun...and we learned a lot too...I'll show you the Interpretive Center tomorrow...

~Have a lovely day!