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Date Visited: 4/7/2019 We were headed south and back to flat land. Although I gave Mr. McGee the option of scheduling the second half of our vacation (he said he wanted to do a vacation on the fly without planning) he realized that he had no idea where he wanted to go. So we headed... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/6/2019 Discovering the campground at Noccalula Falls was another of those wonderful "happystances" that occur when your well thought out plans go sideways. When we left Russell Cave National Monument we were headed to one of the well known caverns in the area to take the tour, unfortunately we took too long to... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/6/2019 As if our trip in 2018 didn't do enough to inspire us to get out and enjoy our National Park System, our stop at Russell Cave National Monument really did us in. Why? Because after talking to one of the park rangers about our past trips she introduced us to the National... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/5/2019 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... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/5/2019 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... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/5/2019 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... 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 →
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