Senior Couple Field trip to Moundville, Indian Archaeological Park, Univerisity of AL-Oct. 5, 2017


Indian story telling and performances went on all day

 Elder Morrison drove the mission van with Sister Morrison, Elder and Sister Tuck and Elder and Sister Barfuss a little over an hour away to Moundville.  We picked up Sister Richetto at her home and met Elder and sister Jones and Elder and Sister Sullivan part way there.  We all begin listening to Indian legends and split up to look at the art and craft booths, nature hikes and reading all the plaques by the ruins.  There was an amazing museum with life size dioramas and art a facts from the digs.  Steve hiked 74 steps up to the Chief's house.

 Steve and Rosie finding some of the only shade on a great gravel path through the woods.  It is only safe to walk on developed paths, as two copper head snakes were found in the grass yesterday and thrown back into the woods!!
There was an old elevated boardwalk that was in ruins next to the path.  The Indians built their home on earthen mounds to protect them from river flood waters.  The Chief's home was on the largest mound.  Political, religious and regular life were all practiced as one way of communal life.

Steve swapped hunting stories and talked about wild turkeys
 Rosie bought a dollar bamboo flute(probably from China!!) and tried her hand at imitating the Indian flute story keeper, sharing them in the oral traditions.  He used several different flutes to punctuate his story telling and was very gifted and entertaining.
 The paramedics were combing the trails for injured school kids because there were several buses brought in for the festivities.  Several areas just off the trail have severe cliffs that could be disastrous for innocent children wandering off! An older Indian women had a heart attack yesterday while working her booth and she had to be transported, but sadly didn't make it.           



Steve pretending to be Chief!
There were buses of children on field trips from the
local schools that were running from event to bows
and arrows, trying to finish their scavenger hunts
and sometimes fussing at each other.     

These two paramedics were combing the trails for injured  kids.
They told us about cliffs and water moccasins and to stay safe.
Lyndon Alec Hoop Dancer "Eagle"

The Princess procession of ancient days






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