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Date Visited: 4/3/2019 Five miles north of Emerald Mound, at Mile Post 15.5, we found our next planned stop along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Historic Mount Locust is the only remaining inn along the trace of over fifty inns that were spread within a day's walk of each other, or roughly 20 miles apart. Originally... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/3/2019 Heading north from the Elizabeth Female Academy along the Natchez Trace Parkway, we hung a left at mile post 10.3 and took the short drive to our next stop where we would spend some reflective time at the second largest ceremonial mound in North America. Second only to Monks Mound in Cahokia,... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/3/2019 As we start out on the Natchez Trace Parkway, we come to our first stop just five miles north of the southern terminus. Here at mile post 5.1 are the remains of the Elizabeth Female Academy; a historic site and monument to the advancement of women through access to higher learning. On... Continue Reading →
After filling our bellies in the city of Natchez we drove approximately 2.5 miles east on Liberty Rd. until we reached the southern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The parkway is a 444 mile, windy, two lane, scenic drive that follows the path of the historic travel corridor called the "Old Natchez Trace" through... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/28/2018 After our disappointment in Artesia and a trip down the Big Scary Mountain we were finally on our way to White Sands National Monument. Come along with us as we continue our journey though this mysterious landscape. When I looked out across the vast expanse of desert, dunes, and sand in New... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/27/2018 I think just about everybody over the age of 50 will relate to what I'm about to say at some point or another. You know how in your mind you still crave adventure like you're in your 20's? And because of this you don't always consider the ramifications of doing certain physical... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/25/2018 When I was a little girl I wanted to become a paleontologist - a real life down on bad knees, aching back, dirt under your nails, leather-skinned paleontologist. But life happens; college is expensive; I realized it probably wasn't a practical dream and I went into business management where I could receive... Continue Reading →
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