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| On the road to Sicily Island, LA |
When I began what would be the Last Louisiana World Tour of 2016 back in September, the plan was simple.
Suddenly car-less, I was determined to finish the re-shoots that I
needed to get to complete the World Tour performance piece…so, with my handy
Nissan Rental, I headed to Sicily Island, Copenhagen, Lisbon AND Athens…all in
one day. I got the shots I wanted
and, in keeping with the theme of the World Tour, then some.
First, I found my way to Sicily Island where I got to see even more of
the town than last time.. I didn’t know that was possible.
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| Sicily Island Town Hall |
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| Gwen's Little Place |
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| Sicily Island Library & Water Tower |
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| Sicily Island, Louisiana |
But most importantly, what I really wanted to capture was the Mediterranean charm of Sicily Island, Lake Louie. (also referred to as Lovelace Lake)
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| Sicily Island |
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| Sicily Island |
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| Peck Mound 650-860CE |
Peck Mound was occupied from 650 to 860 by the Troyville & Coles
Creek Culture. Of the five mounds in the complex, only one is no longer visible.
I could have continued on as planned and explored the other mounds in the area, but I instead traveled onward to Copenhagen where I photographed familiar scenes, though this time around I did not get lost or maim a squirrel (click on the link to refresh your memory). I did, however, find myself surrounded by Forests and my Horse Friends.
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| Pine Forest, Copenhagen, Louisiana |
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| Horse Friends |
I also was able to capture a sparkly sign pic.
I still wanted to explore the Ancient World, so I drove a little further and reached another mound site, Wade Landing, seemingly in the middle of nowhere.
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| The Road to Antiquity |
Yet it is easily visible from the road…a little piece of antiquity with a giant mansion right
next to it. According to the
marker it is about 1000 years old and the cemetery on top of the mound helps to
preserve it.
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| Wade Landing |
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| Wade Landing, 1000 year old mound |
Finally, it was time to head up north where I once again drove through
the metropolis of Lisbon,
and picked a few new shots on my way to Athens.
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| Lisbon, Louisiana |
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| Lisbon, Louisiana |
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| Tiny Houses in Lisbon, Louisiana |
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| I always shoot a tree in Lisbon, Louisiana |
As I arrived in Athens in Northwest Louisiana, it was as much as I left in 5 years ago.
But I did discover another church.
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| Athens Town Hall |
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| St. Rest, Athens, Louisiana |
I really wanted a shot from a hill, as I read that Athens, Louisiana
was named for Athens, Greece and the original town was built on top a
hill.
Ask and ye shall receive
At the end of the day, I found a hotel near Vienna and got to work
looking up what ancient mounds could be around this area . Most of the mounds in
Louisiana are in the east, situated along bayous and the river. I wasn’t expecting to find any in
North Central Louisiana, but lo and behold…..I found one!
The next morning I was off. I passed through Vienna long enough to
capture this sign – Old Wire Road.
The sign, situated between two posts of blooming morning glories, says
that it was the first road across North Louisiana and began as an Indian
trail. How apropos..
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| Old Wire Road, Vienna, Louisiana |
Turns out the mounds I was
heading for were only a short drive from Lisbon where i had been a day earlier.
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| View from the Road near Lisbon & Vienna |
Hidden amongst the trees and fancy houses of Union Parish and overlooking D’Arbonne Lake is Scott Place Mounds.
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| D'Arbonne Lake |
The mounds from the late Coles/Creek early Plaquemine periods dates to
about 1200. This by far was my
favorite mound to photograph. As I kept climbing up the hill I couldn’t place
where the mounds would be. Just
around the corner though, there was the sign and the mound.
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| Scott Place Mounds |
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| 800 year old Scott Place Mounds |
On the way back home I got to take in some more Louisiana loveliness.
I also got to experience some good ole southern hospitality. As I stopped to take this photo,
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| Louisiana Bayou |
a
truck immediately pulled up behind me, the driver jumped out thinking that I was
having car trouble. I thanked him
and told him I wasn’t ..I was just driving like a maw maw in my my Nissan Rental observing the State of my World.
This particular World Tour may not have gone as planned, instead it
was so much better and left me in a state of true reverence. It reaffirmed that the present coexists
with the past and reminds us that nothing is more important than preserving the State of
Our World, both the inner and outer, for the future.
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| Flowers blooming in 2016 at 800 year old Scott Place Mounds |
In that regard, this World Tour road trip, and all my World Tour road trips have been:
It’s all in how you see
it.
Happy New Year!
Coming in 2017:
A New Website
More blogs
more World Tours
Thanks for reading, viewing and supporting the State of My World
~ Natasha
all content (c) Natasha Sanchez
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