Trace State Park is a beautiful spot; we scored a very nice lakeside campsite that was ideal, except for the ravaging tick population.
Today we visited the Tupelo National Battlefield, which is a small city park commemorating an 1862 battle in which the Union prevailed. Then, we headed up the trace, stopping at several interesting spots, including Confederate gravesites, a valley of 100 year-old dogwood trees, and ancient burial mounds c. 100 BCE to 200 AD. It was very cool and foggy for a change, with the temperature never exceeding 63 degrees. Tomorrow, temperatures in the high 80's plus high humidity will return. We head for Tishomingo State Park in the morning – only 50 miles away!
PS: Tupelo is the birthplace of Elvis Presley, and his childhood home is practically a shrine. We didn't visit it.
We can't get over how friendly the people are in Mississippi. People sitting on their front porches wave at you as you drive by. In one incident, we pulled off the Trace to view a historical exhibit when a woman in a car pulled up next to us. She said she had seen we were from California, and told us not to miss lunch in the restaurant at French Camp, and to eat at a place called the Loveless Cafe near Nashville. She had stopped just for us! There certainly is a refreshingly different mind set around here! We aren't in California anymore!!
No comments:
Post a Comment