Sunrise made us very happy to have moved to a “front row” site at Buccaneer State Park.  Sunrise view from the van. Simply a field with hook-ups by the street, these sites do provide a great view and easy access to the gulf. Just cross the street and you are on the seawall. A small…

27,839 8:15 AM 61° F Underway from Natchez State Park 27,896 9:44 AM 73°F Checked in at the Louisiana Welcome Center. Reviewed the literature and costs of visiting New Orleans and decided against it this time. Halloween weekend is a “special event” with corresponding hikes in campsite fees. Beth isn’t feeling great and we’d like…

8:51 AM 64°F With clean clothes and a good night’s sleep we left Grand Gulf Military Park and traveled the final half-mile to the Mississippi River.  A sign illustrated the height of major floods through the years. An additional sign had been tacked onto the original so the 2011 flood could be added at a…

27,595 10:05 Back on the Trace, our first stop was at French Camp Historic Village. Morning mist was giving way to bright sunshine as we wandered through the complex. Donkeys and miniature horses were the only signs of life. Students and residents must have been elsewhere. The old school house at French Camp. 27,564 11:11AM…

Joe Wheeler State Park 27,738 miles 8:40 AM 57º F Enjoyed the night at Joe Wheeler. Checked out the large boat launch area before leaving.  27,437 miles 10:10 AM We are back on the Natchez Trace Parkway 10:50 Cave Springs at AL/MS State Line. This limestone cave is a short walk from the parking lot.…

Monte Sano As mentioned in yesterday’s post, we were impressed with this state park located in the hills just outside of Huntsville, even more so in the daylight. Waking up this morning we explored a small part of the park and took a few photos before heading down the hill to learn about rockets.  Sites…