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Tee Pee
Forests of Plympton
 
teepee-park-043.jpgWhile traveling on the highway today we spotted two very large Native American Tee Pees tucked deep inside the woods of Plympton.  We decided to investigate further to see if these Tee Pees are wheelchair accessible. When we got off the highway we found a dirt road that happens to lead to these two large Tee Pees. We drove down a dirt road deep into the Forest of Plympton. We got out of our van and headed towards the Tee Pees.

teepee-park-048.jpgMy friends found it very difficult to push my manual wheelchair along the path that leads to the Tee Pees. It took two of my strong friends to wheel my wheelchair backwards up this path. There are branches on the path that are tough to wheel over and the front wheels of my wheelchair sunk in the sand at some areas. If I had my Power Chair this would have been an easy skwa though this path.
 
columbus-day-pictures-bbc-teepee-park-046.jpgWhen we approached the Tee Pee, we called out “hello” to see if anyone was there. No one responded so we went closer.  I loved seeing these Tee Pees up close. It was an awesome site. I was not able to get inside because one needs to step over the threshold at the opening to get into a Tee Pee door.

firepitcolumbus-day-pictures-bbc-teepee-park-045.jpgThese camp sites are set up like a homestead of a Native American for they have a picnic table, fire pit, pile of wood for the pit and many pumpkins decorated around the Tee Pees. I could just imagine Native Americans living in these Tee Pees and cooking their meals in the fire pit and then eating at the picnic table.

teepee-park-040.jpgMy friend who has ‘Black Foot’ Native American ancestors went inside the Tee Pee and told us it was empty and might just be for show but it was still nice to see. My friend held a small pumpkin and pretended it was our Thanksgiving offering. He then placed the pumpkin down and headed back on the trail to our van.
 
teepee-park-051.jpgIt was a great experience to see a re-created Native American Home Stead, especially on Columbus Day because the Native Americans lived on the land in America many, many years before Christopher Columbus discovered our great land.

I would recommend this site to everyone but I’m not sure if this is a public attraction but it was great to see. I’m also glad that I live in Modern America where more homes are wheelchair accessible.
 
I give the Tee Pee  ZERO STARS for wheelchair accessibility but I give FIVE STARS for an experience of the Native American culture.