We headed down I-55 to I-12 to I-10 in Baton Rouge, LA. We crossed the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge. We've had rain off and on. We crossed the long bridge over the Atchafalaya Basin. The bridge was 8 or 9 miles long. The Atchafalaya basin, comprised of 595,000 acres, is America's largest river swamp. The terrain varied from moist forest to swamps, to lakes. We've stopped for the night at the V RV park in Vinton, LA. It was 74 degrees and sunny when we set up, but is supposed to get into the 30's tonight. We're heading out to [View Full Entry]

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We got on the road at 9:45, not bad considering my late night. My brain wouldn't quiet down, kept reminding me not to forget this or that. We've been planning this trip for weeks, but the starting date was fluid waiting on a weather window. So now we're on our way, feeling a bit disorganized and fragmented. We entered the Natchez Trace Parkway at Tupelo, MS. The speed limit is 50 MPH and there isn't much traffic, so it's a peaceful drive. The Natchez Trace probably began as a hunting trail for native tribes and was later used by early explorers. [View Full Entry]

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