Its rare in this Country to drive a blacktop 2 lane roadway and never see a Walmart, McDonalds, gas station or any other commercial business! You can drive or bike the Trace and experience this and more!
The Trace is loaded with History and started out over 10,000 years ago as a ancient Indian trading route that led to a fur trappers route and was also part of "THE TRAIL OF TEARS" route that I wrote about in the last blog. The famous explorer Meriwether Lewis led a dramatic life and died a mysterious death right here and is buried in the park.
Geni and I wrapped up our time in Great Smokey Mountain National Park and headed for our winter hangout in Cedar Key Florida where we have a Camp Host job awaiting us here at the Cedar Key Resort Campground we stayed at last year!
We traveled the entire 444 miles of the Trace thru 4 states ( Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi). We started in Nashville,TN. at mile marker 444 and slowly at a speed limit of 50 MPH ended up at mile marker 1, the visitor center in Natchez, MS. The Trace has many pull offs that you can learn the History of the Parkway along the way. Just take your time and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Natchez Trace!
LINK:
https://www.scenictrace.com/top-stops-natchez-trace-parkway/
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| We stayed a couple of days here at the other Davey Crockett Park, Lawrenceburg,TN. |
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| Lawrenceburg,TN |
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| Davey Crockett's original home |
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| The Grinder House was the lodge Lewis Clark died in 1809 |
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| His Gravesite in the park mile post 385 |
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| The Gordon House |
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| The Trace crosses the Mississippi River |
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| 10,000 year old Indian mounds |
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| The view from our campsite Tishoming SP MS. |
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| Our Campsite for a couple of days |
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| Confederate gravesites along the Trace |
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| Indian Mounds |
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| Part of the original Trace trail |
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| Fat Mama's tamales in Natchez, MS. |
The city of Natchez, MS. is the start of the Trace, and sits on the Mississippi river, it is full of history in itself . Many old and beautiful Southern Mansions you can tour. It was the "King of Cotton" in the Mid 1800's.
LINK:
https://www.visitnatchez.org/business/history-buffs
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| Incredible Church's are in the heart of town |
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| Our campsite in Natchez, MS. is on the Mississippi River |
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| Our view |
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| The cotton fields in Mississippi |
We visited the home of President James Polk , the 11th president of the United States located in Columbia, TN, just off the Natchez Trace. That's my next blog
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