Last week we took a couple of days to explore 160 miles of the historic and scenic Natchez Trace Parkway. This is a 444 mile natural corridor, managed by the National Park Service, runs through three states from Natchez MS to south of Nashville, TN. In the early 1800's, Ohio Valley farmers would float their crops and livestock down the Mississippi River on rafts to sell in Natchez or New Orleans, then sell the lumber from the raft and walk or ride their horse back home on this well traveled route. Mile posts mark points of interest along the Trace.
Arriving in Natchez we took a tour of Melrose mansion, an antebellum estate that has many original furnishings. The exhibits in the slave quarters provided a history lesson on the enslavement and despair these people suffered.
The first day we drove the Trace from Natchez to Clinton (suburb of Jackson, MS) and stayed in a motel for the night. After spending the night in the motel, I really appreciate our RV! Wednesday we got back on the the Trace, drove to Kosciusko, MS (birthplace of Oprah Winfrey) then motored our way south on the back roads. I do believe there are near about more churches in this part of Mississippi than Wisconsin has bars.
The only wild life we spotted along the way was an armadillo lying deader than a doornail on the side of the road. Having never seen one in person, we stopped and got a better look see. It was a strange looking creature fer sure with his little head, long claws, and turtle like back and long pointy tail. Bless his heart.
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