[at-l] Standing Indian Questions

[kahley7@ptd.net (kahley7)]

At 04:14 PM 2/7/01 +0000, David wrote:
>I just knew there was a reason for the name . . .
>These are indeed Standing Questions, though I don't think we can call them
>Indian questions any more. Felix calls them Native American Questions. But
>I'm inclined to call them Standing Immigrant Questions now . . .

actually, I prefer Standing Original People ..thank you.


> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am looking for alternative hikes for my Scouts.  Rather than hike from
> > Winding Stair Gap to Siler Bald to Wayah Crest I think the kids would
>enjoy
> > a loop around Standing Indian better.  My Nantahala/Standing Indian map
> > shows *lots* of trails around old Hwy 64 that loop around and interconnect
> > with the AT.  Does anyone know how accurate the trail map is or how
>passable
> > these trails are?
>
>And I really do wish I could tell you that I'd just hiked all those trails,
>the maps accurately reflect the trails, and you won't tear your britches
>hiking them. The truth however much it hurts is that I haven't hike them and
>cannot answer your Standing Indian Questions.
>Other Standing Indian Questions include: Did the first immigrants to the new
>world REALLY hunt the large mammals (sloths as big as cows, wooly mammoths,
>etc.) to extinction? Or was it just their germs that did them in? Or, the
>weather? Was Kennwick Man caucazoid or indian? Why are they finding all
>those pre-clovis sites in South America?
>
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