Day 2

We arrived in Natchez, Ms around 10:00. One thing we want to do is to travel from the beginning to the end of the Natchez Trace and stop for all (or most) of the sites. My memories of the Natchez Trace come from the late 50's to mid 60's. We -Mom, Daddy, Jim, Shirley and I would travel from Columbus, Ms to Vicksburg, Ms to visit Aunt Dot. What I remember was that we dreaded the road because the speed limit was 50 mph, there were no gas stations (restrooms) and no food! Today I really enjoyed the road because the speed limit was 50 mph, there was very little traffic, and no need for stores because we had our picnic stuff. It is amazing the difference in perspective. For those who do not know, the Natchez Trace is the old road (really a wide path) that runs from Natchez,MS to Nashville,TN. The sites along the old road hold a lot of history and of course for my history buff that is right down his alley. We visited a old restored inn with a park ranger that told story after story about the place. One thing that makes this so interesting to me is that the part we traveled on today runs through the part of Mississippi that ancestors lived in. The old original Trace had worn down so that in some places it has sunk more than 20 feet. The picture is of Ron standing on that road.

We traveled about 120 of the 444 miles today and are looking forward to getting back on the road tomorrow.

Ron and Sandy