Day 6 and 7: 105 MilesStarting location: Lake Lamar Bruce Campground – 62 degreesEnding location: Jeff Busby Campground– 75 degreesWeather: Sunny day 1; Partly cloudy with showers day 2 Reluctantly leaving Lake Lamar Bruce Campground in the morning, we returned to our southward trek on the Trace. We had cold weather coming and needed to be heading south. Our…
Month: January 2022
Detours and Beautiful Surprises
Day 5: 139 Miles including detoursStarting location: Pickwick Landing State Park, Tennessee – 55 degreesEnding location: Lake Lamar Bruce Campground, Mississippi – 70 degreesWeather: Foggy in the morning turning sunny by 10am Leaving you yesterday, Clarice had sprung a leak on which I pondered my evening away. I looked up dealers in the area, and found one about an…
Zero Days, Muddy Dogs and More Rain
Day 4: Zero DayStarting location: Pickwick Landing State Park – 72 degreesEnding location: Pickwick Landing State Park – 64 degreesWeather: Rain It has been raining quite a bit, and it was supposed to rain all day the next day. So, I decided to take what hikers call a “Zero Day”. I learned this term from Jay, my friend who…
Shiloh Musings on Civil War
Day 3: 81 MilesStarting location: Meriwether Lewis Campground – Natchez Trace Parkway – 69 degreesMajor Sites: Shiloh National BattlefieldEnding location: Pickwick Landing State Park – 72 degreesWeather: Grey overcast, showers in afternoonRoads: Wet Speaking to my SIL, Alexis, yesterday, I told her I was having a hard time finding the time to write. While that is a little bit true,…
Natchez Trace History Lessons and Death of Lewis
Day 2: 132 MilesStarting location: Bowling Green, Kentucky – 67 degreesEnding location: Meriwether Lewis Campground – Natchez Trace Parkway – 72 degreesWeather: Grey overcastRoads: Dry We had a blessedly quiet night and awoke to a foggy morning. I put on my coat to take Dottie out for her potty walk, and low and behold, the temperature had risen about 10…