About sixty miles from where I live is this fascinating place called Cherokee Rock Village. 
The village is located on top of Shinebone Ridge west of Leesburg, Alabama.This is a view of the valley and Lake Weiss from the top of the village.
Native Americans lived in this area for many years until the Cherokee Indian Removal in 1838 ("The Trail of Tears"). It is believed that the Cherokee and Creek Indians used this area for religious and ceremonial rites.
This area is very popular today for camping, hiking, and rock climbing.
41 comments:
What a great collection of pictures.
I'd love walking and hiking around there.
Looks like a beautiful place to visit.
Excellent post - Wonderful images and great info as well. We got a Leesburg here as well! (Go figure - it;'s the south! ;) )
Cheers, Klaus
Those are incredible views, Dot! It looks like a great place for a hike.
~Kelli
The Rock Village looks very interesting - obviously a great place to visit
It´s above the clouds and it looks great. So many great rock formations. It seems somebody still uses them for graffiti ceremonials.
Love that first image Dot!
I can see it being a ceremonial place.
Those huge boulders fascinate me the way they are sometimes so out of place.
Wonderful tour, Dot. Your collection is great.
Wow, that is beautiful. I have never been there.
I think I would like to visit that area. . . when I got my first computer, the first thing I searched for was "Trail of Tears." Thanks for the "tour."
As always i love your collages and this place is somewhere i would love to visit.
Dot: What a neat look into your world. There is much to be remembered in the way the Cherokee were handled.
Interesting place and lovely wilderness area. Great shots.
WOnderful piccies of a beautiful place
That's quite a place... The spirits probably remain...
My husband and I always say there is so much to see here and we only have seen just a speck of it. That's a place I have to put on our list of places to see. Beautiful pictures.
What a great series of photos Dot. That looks to be a very interesting place to explore. It appears that some of the rocks have been defaced. What a shame that not everyone can appreciate the beauty and historic aspects of this place the way that you have.
I can see why the Cherokee wanted to live there and why hikers enjoy it now. ;-)
Thank you for showing all those wonderful photos and I can see why this was used by the Cherokees for their ceremonies. Thanks for your dear words on my blog. I shall post the whole Aboriginal poem, because it's so beautiful.
A beautiful little spot. It looks like a wonderful place to spend a cool morning or afternoon. (After the mosquitoes are gone!)
Beautiful photo's!!
Thanks for sharing
I love your pictures. I'll have to talk to hubby about going there someday. This is definitely a place we'd both love. Thanks for sharing and for your comment on my post.
Seeing this wonderful place, it's easy to understand why the Indians respected nature and adored it as a kind of God.It's not only an historic place, it must also be a place filled with spirit.
Fabulous ... and it seems you worked out the enlarging issues .. how?
:-Daryl
Looks like a great place to hike! Wonderful scenery!
Those are beautiful. Your second photo is truly breath taking!
It's a cool place, Dot. What a nice view of the valley. I would love to have a tour of this place.. looks so interesting.
~Michele~
Beautiful country and great photos!
That does look like a cool place to camp and hang out. I'm putting it on my to do list :-)
Dot, I had never heard of this place...would be really neat to visit it.
Your world looks like the most beautiful retreat. I would love to sit and dream away.
what a beautiful part of Ga/AL I may have to get directions from the eastern part of Ga someday :)
this looks like a wonderful place to hike. I love rocky places.
Dot, these are glorious shots...and I love the name Shinebone. Here in Indiana we have a place called Gnawbone though.
A lovely place.
Dot, I just happened to come back here and hear Trail of Tears by Billy Ray and I just have to tell you that I love it.
Wonderful virtual walk round a very different world to mine.
Dot,
Great pictures. Look at the cloud coverage! I might have to get out that way next spring.
What a view! Looks like you're on top of the world. It looks like a great place to explore & hike and maybe get lost.
Mama you will have to take me there some time.....I love it!
You found my fortess of solitude...This is where i spent a week shooting pics and a few points south Centre as well. The colors were awesome. Even spent a little time over in Ft Payne as well. I didnt make it up to the top as it was rainy the whole time and slick rocks arent fun to be own with a lot of photo and video gear. love the pics!!
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