Ocmulgee National PAAARRRRRKKKK.

It was quite fun. We listened to one of the workers at the park tell us the story and timeline behind the people that were native to the region of the park. We learned about the different reasons Native Americans settled in Macon. Great environment and weather were perfect reasons to settle in Macon. They lived by a Fall Line, which both had rolling hills and good coastal land in order to farm. The Fall Line gave the people different areas to live in but can navigate through a central river and have great land that they could grow crops and flourish in. We went as a class on a trail and Dr. Rood took us through the woods. At first we saw a snake about 4 ft. in length, it was pretty interesting. Then we saw this decaying tree and talked about the different levels of decomposition in the floor of the forest. The leaf litter piles on top of each other and the bottom most level would start to decay and be taken over by some fungi and continue to break down to create a rich soil. We also passed by a creek bed and Dr. Rood explained that flash floods would roll through and erode the walls of the creek bed. The erosion helped us see the different layers and types of dirt and soil that characterized the creek. We also saw holes and pockets by at the bottom of the creek and Dr. Rood explained that those were the week points which where dirt would be washed away by the floods and creek water.

This was the entrance to the structure that the native americans would meet and congregate on topics, such as laws, or have meetings. It was rather large