DESERTS-TREES-SUVS
The pit that you see here is not another sinkhole. It is the remains of an iron ore mine that began operations around 1820. The deed to the ore bank was granted in 1826. When operating at full production the company employed 60 men at the mine. These men (miners) used pickaxes to free the... Continue Reading →
The Old Trace Drive was one of points of interest along the trail that I was really looking forward to experiencing. The drive is a 2.5 mile one way from south to north starting at MP 375.8. Only about 1.5 miles of the drive are on the actual old trace. At the starting point a... Continue Reading →
Today we leave Alabama and cross into Tennessee. Even though we were less than 100 miles from the end of the parkway, I found it necessary to slow down a bit and give my body a little time to recover. We had been moving along and taking in a good number of sites at a... Continue Reading →
As nature trails go this is one of our favorites along the Natchez. It's just a little over 1/2 a mile. The scenery is as diverse as it is beautiful, and you get a chance to take a stepping stone path across a stream. What more can you ask for! We left the parking lot... Continue Reading →
You know the saying, All Good Things Must Come to an End! With a little sadness and a lot of excitement we are announcing it is time to retire our trusty old travel companion, The Adventure Wagon. She's been real good to us. We've gone on many adventures together between 2018 and 2021 and you'll... Continue Reading →
Just up the road from Levi Colbert's stand at Buzzard Roost is the stand of his brother George Colbert. George was also a Chickasaw Chief. We took the short trail to the top of the hill were the stand once stood, but nothing remains there today except for this marker showing a picture of one... Continue Reading →
This week we leave Mississippi and head into the state of Alabama. Our first stop Buzzard Roost Spring. During the peak of travel along the Natchez trace all businesses within the boundaries of the Chickasaw nation were run either directly by the Chickasaw, or in partnership with the Europeans. One such business was the Stand... Continue Reading →
We had now completed 304 miles of the 444 mile long scenic drive. Next stop Cave Spring. Where you have limestone and water, you have the potential for sinkholes and the depression in the ground you see here is just that thing. Limestone is in the class of rocks called Carbonite. Carbonite is one of... Continue Reading →
Those who follow with some regularity know that I make and sell beaded jewelry as a way to help cover the cost of our travel and this website. What you don't know is that we've had trips to the Everglades, Big Bend National Park, and the Grand Canyon all in the works. Two of these... Continue Reading →
As we headed north the bad weather we had been warned about earlier in the day was quickly beginning to roll in. We made brief stops at Bynum Mounds (MP 232.4) and Witch Dance (MP 233.2). The mounds at Bynum Mounds were build by prehistoric people between 2100 and 1800 years ago, between 100BC and... Continue Reading →
Near Mathiston, Mississippi, in Choctaw County we came upon MP 198.6 and the historic marker for The Old Natchez Trace. It's here where we learned how the trail became a road. In 1800 congress established a postal route from Nashville Tennessee to Natchez Mississippi. In 1801 the US Army began clearing the trace trail between... Continue Reading →
As of this week the National Park Service has issued new guidance regarding permit requirements for filming inside National Parks. I won't go into the specifics of the court rulings that required the National Park Service to change their stance, but I will say that the little guy won for a change! To read the... Continue Reading →
Jeff Busby park was named after Mississippi Congressman Thomas Jefferson Busby who on February 15, 1934 introduced a bill authorizing a survey of the Natchez Trace. Thanks to his efforts the Natchez Trace Trail became part of the National Park Service four short years later. The campground at the park is one of the three... Continue Reading →
We had now driven 175 miles north on the Natchez Trace Parkway and seen some pretty cool things and as well as walked some beautiful little interpretive trails, but our next stop ended up being our favorite little nature trail of them all. During our stop at MP 122 we learned about the nature of... Continue Reading →
I've discovered a new way to incorporate my love for beads with my love for travel. I'm making beaded rocks to use as travel markers. A significant spot in each state will have it's own beaded rock. Will I leave them behind? Maybe. Can you guess where these are going?
