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To: KLP who wrote (5770)	8/6/2001 12:25:00 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25073

Well.... We did do an over-nighter at the mounds and had planned another night but had to leave because of the tropical depression that is closing in on the Gulf coast. Rain set in about 3:30 A.M. and never stopped so we broke camp and just go back, soaked to I might add. We had an interesting day yesterday, which included a visit to the museum there where the entire left 1/3 of the museum was inside one of mounds. You can see the excavated remains of a Kolomoki King and 3 of his servants. There is a fairly wicked story behind this particular mound and I’m not going to go into any detail on this thread about it but I may PM it. I have digital photos that I am going to try to upload today. Another of the seven mounds there should really be called a pyramid with a shaved or flat top. This was a ceremonial mound dating back to 800 A.D. It's based is 600 ft in each direction. It is 325 feet tall. We climbed a very steep stairway to the flat top. I hope the photo we took from there, which I hope will hint at how high this structure is. All and all it was an amazing trip. I link back the web page that I load the photos to if you are interested in seeing them. Oh Yeah, we had a big cook out last night and then roasted marshmallows over a campfire. <g>