The Porch Swing @ Shady Creek Hollow

Our Day Trip

Today Hutch and I took a marvelous trip to the Etowah Indian Mounds. I had a lovely time with him and I learned a lot of fascinating history to boot. The State Park has a great museum, film, & very helpful rangers. We enjoyed it all as well as hiking.

The featured picture is an artist rendering of what it must have looked like during its heyday. Some of the very neat historical facts I learned about are:

The several thousand Native Americans who lived near Etowah had homes whose construction closely paralleled humble European homes of the same vintage. They were wattle and daub construction. We got to see some men making a home in that way at the Park today.

The Indian mounds and city were very like larger ones that have been excavated in South America.

One of my favorite things was seeing a river fish trap still in place from about 1,000 AD. 

You can see some of the pictures from our trip by going to the icon to the right----

On the way home we stopped in several little towns and at one fruit and veggie market. I was looking for figs- but none were to be found. I'll keep looking.

Anyway, it was a very nice day and one that was quite cost effective as well. Hope your day was as nice.   

    

Big, Big Apology

I'm so sorry I haven't been able to post  the shower pictures yet. We didn't have a chance to get them on line before we left for Montana. They are stored on our home computer so it will be at least another week before we can post them. Please forgive me- I'll get them posted as soon as possible.

On another note, I really love Montana. It's just so beautiful here. We went for a sightseeing ride yesterday when Hutch got off of work. We took a big loop around the Gallatin area up to Big Sky. Incredible scenery & wildlife.

We are still planning on going to Yellowstone over the weekend even though snow is expected again in the next few days. We're also hoping to see at least part of The Road to the Sun at Glacier National Park. 

On still another note, The odd Wedding crisis is starting to pop up here and there. I'm not too worried about these little nuisances. My belief is that if your plan falls through obviously God has something better in mind for you. So I'm waiting to see what that looks like.

Wherever you are, I sure hope you're happy and peaceful.