...Saturday was an absolutely gorgeous Spring day...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0izG5m8Evt-GNnc6tEuUGsjKLlWIusdUmHdztc2BAud2s7r6FvU9uUTxS9any0RSgelhNHQOp8nzDRNbrIPE8Q4E32g1SWs12UZmrI5eozajNX2aMW7vGz8N53VMxJk1mtj8eUQ/s320/DSC06242.jpg)
...so we decided sort of on the spur of the moment to visit the
Criel Burial Mound...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1nbMc4lOkt9oHL4NXEusNqf3X18Q30E5Mf0N3ObmVPpUwKexEsDv7RyLNCvqJ6nDPXib0upxQfl-rmlqn_PYBgjsrSberCVrRQm6mWREbRAkcGbi0S8QrfORI4kvOYBCzzaz5g/s320/DSC06243.jpg)
...the mound and the clear blue sky...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfepX8bQJ7FCxTmknrfIt1nG6Cl1VpNvdpNuLmRoZ8-jyFTxskBheM7ftp23c4f-2uNC26euP6r_1mNhBI1NPiFlX9gmBkYsArfs5CB-V_QdXQBTQ4DGKtFb4viLsfSIHlU-egA/s320/DSC06245.jpg)
...Scout wasted no time at all...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWUpBT2Xhtj4xqPkrDnOngpjfDjThIg95P6E3ddnEsjhOUQdJL4hy8VRymymgkNuIFfoDz24NFB8jwgezRsKHXI53090FIXBbQ0lvZRkmNB6TKD69Rt73mihRCi2p0CJZ3yBODw/s320/DSC06246.jpg)
...climbing to the top before we had even read all the signs...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EF2Q7_L-gITp3cvXKfpV5Lck1FzK9ovc6-4Mhc-Tx0lNBAivNwviukHXJY0uU_cGwSNaxxWHq_mKfXdfFG0y77tOhJuMnoun5qShoMtuyjZPHQufVrf2sYMavIEHAzxr5-uWxw/s320/DSC06248.jpg)
...I left this one large so you could read it...the
Adena culture is fascinating...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpnUf_qj-JrhxyrqoRgCJMJo5QQZyi7IDpkFTy7-Q4M4zIdlbI__z5GX39nOIHVlqLGClBqfCK3w1iqAi_-HmWFKdf2isjqjmkzr9qsirithjUCw7PricxOuEdrc3I8AiPj4wlg/s320/DSC06249.jpg)
...signs on the site...Ancient Culture...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXeUQdYBOL18mShJfeQTiycKTifdR-vqBpSZylsab9nNrdXM1G3IHRUVAJiOrce3rlIkVchjK5l3ANaWDpFP0ERSqi6pObQibKHhcQYus4WCaF80L-OHsSp65y7jIaOAR0CNJcQ/s320/DSC06252.jpg)
...culture unearthed...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1M2-dB-rDobPBLGl3_Or5-jLLdEGjL_Hf9Y7iapdjnaoLp7Rk01Ajhc68muMvQ-JfRHnkFzhfCuUOX35m67GFhqnzWSQzIMjmgh8YkQ7jEM54_i0gO9gss5MJ24DTgf1VkzhxQ/s320/DSC06250.jpg)
...Mound Builders...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGcMhE_mYsPDBVLbrtZeStTvWdr5FtV-h-nYDlWLJNdH63bjxLvsoQRB-NduiTRs8vvrTfrESNuRPaYTG3SemjDRe_K01z3PtLqsSWrUiKB8wKxPDOi9QxRMmHepUZYvPL0KZDA/s320/DSC06251.jpg)
...Trade and Technology...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNl4v4wgWwd37zGK-VIxjZZYN2iQlwe6HvZ5x7DkidRxXwjYjn4_qtQCLp6SOUUvNi1wWiye5L0KD9fxPifD_t2pgCoFrE4VFhYYrNG6Fe_NVBkMKJsOoBTupXyZvFBMi9OMRyA/s320/DSC06254.jpg)
...stairs to the top of the mound...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDm_g8SYSvAIhjlWV_-hBq5hcO3dBh6TS6ZexBO-WC0dNlT2zRmrWYBu3q7Xv_IhSf23-noA8XoFG8FwYf3kBY1WvuCMBi2zEawR497skicpM9jcmuyt4RB3qAthxXxf5ax5sHQ/s320/DSC06257.jpg)
...the top of the mound...there's nothing up there...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nr1Iad-PxdWHmo8aP4R3KwDKN0Pd5qGlc3ViamUjUi7avrP8J8iqCoKBtd8L53QOfR5LoPRGQMUXK5dHbZrsNkb0l_gEcBbj6HupYh5KZ0z13jocpLB2mGpFN-ouVxYBR7XnbA/s320/DSC06258.jpg)
...the view from the top...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7N5KWw0O57B2xqFtJF1zPlF0fsVvTiVbi46KdKyDuCUTsjV50ehXRxdoe_XcAFGZ1OiMIAKj5gxK7X9E9t7eeXryTDGszWssxizQcJb5n-RHXi1-n01RUkS_wixhcPKFw-Gx5g/s320/DSC06259.jpg)
...a neat shadow...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtZS1UFigvpHjfapThScWcqecBk5_YYsj3jOPpORt-XAPuHJvV7FXAJNol_8xRLt9MEm2xT40r1ndKxGrENK5p_eKQ8kF2diRsiIXsgau2kNA971WVz-lkWdjhgKucM7XXx8HVg/s320/DSC06260.jpg)
...steps on the other side...there are two sets of stairs that wind up each side and meet at the top...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILGO3iYiAUuNOxyFgAMMSPSOkg5pF8sJa6RvwS8bZ31qhHPMDIS1RYii9ACVhHScjYbnkjR9l-TnjiYkkBFPSrec8LLPvZnWhXcg_ern1heJBj-5VABKcRygwEoww5dXK7jU1yQ/s320/DSC06261.jpg)
...the statue at the entrance...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKc9wIZst_ss_ddoWKZNYdurf0sQduxPbwLusKkygc3YwM_kM_51aUYTRPCcwVGRtwIDvSySe5_X1F_eSCOS8OHM9GQZR7SkTBGUrkb6jwbZoCrMPltPJ3gy99HopNeoBMGRBOw/s320/DSC06265.jpg)
...Burial Attendants...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3UwiS7TF_03Mei2f1r3FQBa5sYVhdqTJvOvLMRambnQVM4YRN2tz3-QhxqAs0R_dl4cOhc5FmKBaFH11flp1Fizay5jbV9i2kL9M_o3y2XOOCWJ193EthbU0CDKPxRm4Tg2zGQ/s320/DSC06262.jpg)
...the marker...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LyW5HQ-ilW4kQQEkXEaryZougc-7r54TmZaqYkGAmW57mbsu6ycafpMXI79bqd5FsCdkBm9t8mreA8yahVDm1ymsuLtq9fws7IsjIigYR_55mGucIQI3OHkCmyPDE2BwXM_saQ/s320/DSC06263.jpg)
...the fountain...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-HxqdAaeeelWpa74MIiLufryO13MkjCAXZ3ycRjepQJq0ofcGoon0NdzwdUQ_oQLnB4LLEEywniYIQESO9ZfJZggwDTSTZcCFbE1ELZwIYRgvjxJHQ3ig_xkK9VsJAVyAQZm6Q/s320/DSC06264.jpg)
...a Joyce Kilmer quote...placed by a Boy Scout Troup...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2VyqwI63oLBMjFPw6xUt3WDrX_UzlnCSQTQ7TkxIvVAT1a2Z42sdI8z7dR0dcrEqL4FpfE5Ee87GdVkMCIoPJCWYuaZRhfK385NK7uG5-D_9JI8Ga9khaUMmZUNEZefAoDVqGg/s320/DSC06266.jpg)
...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!
what a pretty day!
ReplyDeleteand once again, you bring us with on your hikes and discoveries. :) i always enjoy these posts!
wow, that is a beautiful sky! love, k
ReplyDeleteVery nice visit, almost like being there. MOM
ReplyDeleteVery nice visit, almost like being there. MOM
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