Trippin' Tuesday

 


Hot sweaty day.  Unfortunately, the visitor's center was being remodeled so there was no opportunity to duck in for some education and air conditioning.  Zupe was reluctant to climb all the stairs to the to of this highest mound - the Monk's Mound.  Constructed by ancient people between 950 and 1200, it is the largest "prehistoric earthwork in the Western Hemisphere".*

What do I like about this photo?  Not really anything - but I did want to include this site in our trip history as it is impressive and it is the site of my favorite album cover photo.  (NEXT)

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, 2025, August


 Pause the video at 1:30 and find the woman climbing the steps up the Monk's Mound to get a idea of just how large this mound is.

*This sort of statement is an inside joke between Kevin and me.  All over Australia we would encounter items identified as "the largest" followed bya an impressive list of qualifiers.. "the longest wooden pier on freshwater in its original location in the Southern Hemisphere built on a Tuesday..."  In the case of the Monk's Mound, I mean no disrespect.

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