Blogs from Mandeville, Louisiana, United States, North America

Tammany Trace Rail-Trail -- Mandeville Louisiana Text and Photos last updated: May 2013 Number of times I have biked this trail: 2 Location: Mandeville (New Orleans area), Louisiana Distance: 45.5 km (28 miles) Distance markers: yes Surface: asphalt Width: 3 metres Grade: Flat Condition of trail: good Parking: yes Water: yes Washrooms: yes Garbage containers: at covered rest/staging areas Rest Areas: yes Trail marking: map at each road crossing The Tammany Trace trail is Louisiana’s first trail to be part of the National Rail-Trail Network and located in St. Tammany Parish It is located very close to the entrance/exit of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and therefore approximately ½ hour from New Orleans. There is a paved tra... read more

Family gathering with 20+ people at Pat's sister Gwen & Larry's house, and a good time was had by all. 5 out of 6 Sullivan siblings attended: Pat, Gwen, Pam (& Jim), Darlene (& Tony), and Darrell. Sadly Robert couldn't make it, so another 25 years may pass until they're all in the same room together! Three of Pat's nieces and one nephew were there: Holly (& Bob & his 2 boys) drove in from Lake Charles, Vanessa (& Felix & Isabella) from Lafitte, April (and the delightful young Jacob) from Covington, and Chris (& dogs!) from New Orleans. Heading north tomorrow, for another large family gathering near Raleigh, Mississippi... ... read more

I left Albuquerque with Texas on my mind. I stopped over in Weatherford to visit with Janet and Garth Tayler but unfortunately, Garth had to go out of town so I missed him but had a pleasant visit and supper with Janet. On to Austin. Beverley and Casey live in Austin, Texas so I made reservations in a very nice park there for five days. I hadn’t seen Bev since I was in California in April so we had a bit of catching up to do; they had not met Ike yet. We had a really nice visit; Casey did some great BBQ for us. I plan to go back during Bat Season so they can take me onto the river in one of their kayaks! I stopped over in Bellville to visit the doctor and ... read more