Remembering the Big Medicinein the Bighorn range

I drove to Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark at the suggestion of a friend in Seattle, the city to which I was headed after I left Columbus OH (again -- the first time had seen me go to Sedona and other points west).

This bit about Medicine Wheel comes from my recounting of the trip to Rain City: "[Medicine Wheel] is a large, circular arrangement of stones and relics that is situated on a mesa at nearly 10,000 feet [near the northern border of Wyoming]. An FAA radar facility is situated on a peak above the site.

"The road up to the mesa was graded gravel and dirt that wound its way up the ridge for a mile or more. I bumped and jostled along at 15 mph and then walked another mile to the site. There was no way to photograph anything other than the offerings and ribbons tied into the fence, and that didn't seem appropriate. I walked around the circle seven times, trying to focus on healing and whatever activity I might be able to undertake in that pursuit. Then I walked back down the path while a thunderstorm rumbled and flashed to the north..."

Ancient Observatories link via RobinEdgar