We got an early start from the brewery heading north to the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Poverty Point. We stopped at Poverty Point Reservoir State Park for a picnic lunch and to set up camp. The historic site was just fifteen miles up the road and out in the boonies. We were the only car in the parking lot and did a quick tour of the museum visitor center before taking off on the 2.5 mile hiking tour. The ceremonial mounds were built 1100 BC and have an amazing history having been discovered when the land was Poverty Point Plantation in the 1800's. The mounds were an impressive feat of construction and an archeological gold mine. We finished off the day making an Instant Pot of chili and relaxing in the mostly empty campground.
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site visitor center |
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| Layout of mounds in park |
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| Huge ceremonial mounds |
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| Built by the bucketful and preserved |
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| Wildflowers along the trail through the woods |
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| Reservoir at state park |
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