Natchez Trace Part Two

 

We didn't unhook the car and managed to start it up and run to charge the battery a bit and then left Clinton on the 25th. Overcast and about 60ish making it nice for driving the bus. The view below is what the Trace looks like for its entire length with breaks for scenic lookouts and history lessons and just places to stop and enjoy the peace and quiet. Just beginning spring so light green leaves.

 



 

Below is a piece of the original Trace from the early 1830's. As the mud and sinkholes got deeper they cut new wagon paths a few feet over to go around the worst spots ... here's three lines cut through the trees to avoid the bad spots. This was one challenging piece of "highway" which thousands of people, tons of mail, and many supplies traveled over about 200 years ago.

After another 200 miles or so we came to rest in Tupelo. We got off the Trace and found a neat park just to the north side of town named Barnes Crossing RV Resort. Really funky office to check in.

This is a beautiful little park on the side of a hill in the trees. Very well done with nice wide gravel lots and paved roads and super management ... helped me jump start the car again.

South is to the right of the picture so we also were able to use the satellite TV which was amazing. You can see the slope of the land but the owners really took care to make the place "bus friendly" which some of them don't understand.

We happily got out our walking sticks and did a mile around the place on another beautiful spring day.

Off the next day for the final run down the trace toward Nashville and points north.