Category: Mississippi
-
Buccaneer State Park
Saturday, April 30, 2022 I got up early, fixed some coffee and listened to some birds not far away. Although I couldn’t tell what they were, they sounded big. Looking at Google Maps, I saw a big lake or inlet next door. There was also a creek close to my camp. No wonder there were…
-
Natchez Trace From Tishomingo State Park to Hohenwald, Tennessee
Monday, March 22, 2021 We pulled out of Tishomingo State Park and headed north on the Trace. We were headed for Meriwether Lewis Campground, but it was closed for repairs. We didn’t have far to go, so we stopped at various sites, the first being a walk to the top of a hill. You may…
-
Hike Tishomingo State Park
Saturday, March 20,2021 Nice 3-mile hike through the park. Our northeast travels along the Natchez Trace has been flat, sandy with many creeks, swamps and and bogs. Of course there has been a lot of rain in this area. Many trees are down, and the crews have been working very hard to clear the road.…
-
Natchez Trace From Jeff Busby to Tishomingo State Park
We first drove south on the Trace to French Camp. “Louis LeFleur first traded with the Choctaw Indians at a bluff now part of Jackson, Mississippi. About 1812, he established his stand 900 feet to the northeast on the Natchez Trace. Because of the storekeeper’s nationality the area was often called “French Camp”, a name…
-
Drive Natchez Trace to Jeff Busby Campground
Thursday, March 18, 2021 It was 10:00 before we got onto the Natchez Trace. We said our goodbyes to Bev and Willow, exchanged contact information and gave her a big hug. I hope we cross paths again. We left a lot undone in Natchez, but maybe that just leaves more to do when we return.…
-
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Martha suggested we go to St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge. She knows I love these places. We invited Bev and Willow to join us. It’s about a half hour from town. By the time we pulled into the park office, I realized I had been here before. It was flooded…
-
Natchez, Mississippi
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 We went to the Natchez Visitor’s Center and booked a tour. Covid protocol prevents tours in closed vehicles, so we took a tour in what looked like an extended golf cart. Sally was our guide, and she was a character. Three ladies joined us for the hour 15 minute tour. Fairly…
-
Drive from Meaher State Park to Natchez
Monday, March 15, 2021 As we hooked up for a 5-hour drive to Natchez, I couldn’t help but compliment our neighbor with the American Flag on the front of his RV, giving him the thumbs up. Martha went over to talk to him, and he had some good recommendations for Natchez. Johnny Hay was his…
-
Natchez Trace – Mount Locust
“Of the 50 or so primitive hostelries established before 1820 along the Trace, only Mount Locust remains. It is one of the oldest buildings in Mississippi, dating to 1780. In 1956 it was restored to its form as a frontier hime of the 1820’s, which was the peak era of the Trace’s foot and horse…
-
Natchez Trace Emerald Mound
Like the Grand Village, this is a sacred and impressive site of the Mississipians beginning about 1300. Mound building was practiced for thousands of years. It was a place of ceremonies, trade among nations all the way to Indiana, and games. Here they placed stickball with only their hands. They still return every year for…