Marne / ROF Ring of Fire Odyssey
2011
Terminus Appalachian Mountain range.... Moundville, AL
I've traveled to the 4 corners on this life journey. This time to the Canadian maritimes.... the Northeast corner of the continent. To the corner of the world... the edge of the world. The Vikings came in here in the maritimes from Europe.
What defined this journey was the Appalachian mountains. The oldest mountain chain in North America. We rode the ridge and valleys from Birmingham / Leeds, Alabama all the way up to Newfoundland.... The Appalachians is the common denominator. It WAS the route.
At one time , the Appalachians were the western edge of a young, aspiring country of America. It's culture and history define America.... the origin of our country. Later... the West -- see the ITW blog for travels in the West--.
I grew up here in the appalachian foothills. I love these mountains. The ancestral natives here were the Creeks and Cherokee. Choctaw , Chickasaw on down south.
As a scout was inducted into Cherokee 50 lodge ; one of the highest honors of my life.
50 miles Southwest of this Appalachian mountains terminus is Moundville, Alabama. Moundville was the center of the Missisipian culture of the universe... of this region a thousand years ago.
On the ITW journey was fortunate to go to chimney Rock... of the Chocco culture of ancestral natives. Hwy 151 south of Pagosa Springs, colorado. A world away... a lunar culture/ society. A regional center of culture... similar to Moundville in spiritual terms. A great place to see on this journey.
The Warrior River flows beside Moundville, and I would consider a point of transit. This was the waterway of that time. The cultural and spiritual direction of this region was here ! This is sacred ground.
Was here in 1976.... the Uof A finance club had our fall meeting -- 8pm+ beer blast / keg party here. Dr Sam Hadaway, one of the really good professors at Alabama was present and really talked the lowdown on corporate finance. You did good Doc Sam. It snowed that night -- about 2" -- and about midnight we hiked up onto the mound centerfield.... -- fully stoked -- a phenominal experience ! Moundville in the snow, up on one of the mounds. I experienced what the ancestral natives saw a thousand years ago. Powerful !!! About 1am we headed back to UofA campus -- Tuscaloosa, AL -- slipping and sliding on the icy roads.
Also see post -- NOL to BHM Amtrak #20 -- while riding Amtrak back to BHM you get a glimpse of Moundville.
You never drink twice from the same stream !
Marne / ROF Ring of Fire Odyssey
2011
Terminus Appalachian Mountain range.... Moundville, AL
I've traveled to the 4 corners on this life journey. This time to the Canadian maritimes.... the Northeast corner of the continent. To the corner of the world... the edge of the world. The Vikings came in here in the maritimes from Europe.
What defined this journey was the Appalachian mountains. The oldest mountain chain in North America. We rode the ridge and valleys from Birmingham / Leeds, Alabama all the way up to Newfoundland.... The Appalachians is the common denominator. It WAS the route.
At one time , the Appalachians were the western edge of a young, aspiring country of America. It's culture and history define America.... the origin of our country. Later... the West -- see the ITW blog for travels in the West--.
I grew up here in the appalachian foothills. I love these mountains. The ancestral natives here were the Creeks and Cherokee. Choctaw , Chickasaw on down south.
As a scout was inducted into Cherokee 50 lodge ; one of the highest honors of my life.
50 miles Southwest of this Appalachian mountains terminus is Moundville, Alabama. Moundville was the center of the Missisipian culture of the universe... of this region a thousand years ago.
On the ITW journey was fortunate to go to chimney Rock... of the Chocco culture of ancestral natives. Hwy 151 south of Pagosa Springs, colorado. A world away... a lunar culture/ society. A regional center of culture... similar to Moundville in spiritual terms. A great place to see on this journey.
The Warrior River flows beside Moundville, and I would consider a point of transit. This was the waterway of that time. The cultural and spiritual direction of this region was here ! This is sacred ground.
Was here in 1976.... the Uof A finance club had our fall meeting -- 8pm+ beer blast / keg party here. Dr Sam Hadaway, one of the really good professors at Alabama was present and really talked the lowdown on corporate finance. You did good Doc Sam. It snowed that night -- about 2" -- and about midnight we hiked up onto the mound centerfield.... -- fully stoked -- a phenominal experience ! Moundville in the snow, up on one of the mounds. I experienced what the ancestral natives saw a thousand years ago. Powerful !!! About 1am we headed back to UofA campus -- Tuscaloosa, AL -- slipping and sliding on the icy roads.
Also see post -- NOL to BHM Amtrak #20 -- while riding Amtrak back to BHM you get a glimpse of Moundville.
You never drink twice from the same stream !
