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Effigy Mounds National Monument

5/24/2000 On the road, angling northeast to the Effigy Mounds NM. ... At the monument, hiked a round trip 2 mile trail up the steep bluffs to see different mounds made over 1500 years ago by the Indians. Saw round, cigar and one bear-shaped mound made as ceremonial/burial sites. Also along the trail saw a beautiful view of the Mississippi from the bluffs.

The park sign

One of the mounds

Me on the mound trail

Another view of the mounds on the trail

Great view of the Mississippi

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