Natchez Trace Part One
For this northward adventure we decided to do the whole Natchez Trace Parkway; all 444 miles of it. We departed the Cajun Palms RV park in Breaux Bridge which was beautiful on the 24th of April.
And headed east on the I-10 as far as Baton Rouge and across the causeway which we have done many times in the past. The lakes, swamps, and rivers are at flood stage because of the relentless rains east of the Rockies and it is really pretty.
After Baton Rouge we turned north on highway 61 for a really pretty trip up to Natchez along the Mississippi and then arrived at an entrance point to the Natchez Trace Parkway just north of Natchez itself.
This National Park is totally open without formal entrance points yet there are many places to stop and information centers along the way like below.
Spring is just beginning and the flowers and trees are really neat and this welcome center is well done.
The sign above is really appropriate as the history of this region is so reflective of our whole history as a country. The Park is 444 miles long and the road is 50 mph for the entire length with no stops ever ... wow. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the beautiful scenic road and the history.
The park is a quite narrow piece of property through this country and there are many places to hop off and either park for the night or just shop or get fuel. There is a place to park our big bus almost every mile and many places to stop and eat ... wonderful journey through the heartland and huge history lesson starting with the first natives to use this trail some 5,000 years ago!
As we had left Louisiana some 200 miles before, the Flying Scotsman came to rest at the Springridge RV Park and Mobile Home Villa in Clinton, Missouri. If you look at the pic above and follow us you know that this isn't the kind of place that we really enjoy. Side-by-side hookup and really tight crappy place that we won't be back to. Convenient to the Trace, but ...
Nice picture of the entrance to lure you in but not so hot once you get in there. At this point also, as I went to start the car I realized the battery was dead .... oh man. Now, we can drag the dead car just like a trailer I suppose, but I would like to know why the car died en route. We got a neighbor to help jump start the thing but with a new car what is going on with it... no problems with the old reliable HHR we just traded in ... hmmm??
