We left Tupelo this morning, jumped on the Trace and headed to Natchez with a stop for lunch in Jackson.
The Natchez Trace is a federally maintained parkway that follows an old Indian trail. It is a two lane road with no commercial vehicles allowed, and there are no billboards, no gas stations, no fast food restaurants, no convenience stores, no houses and very little traffic at all. It's like a road cut through a forest, with trees about 20 feet from the road with a grassy strip between road and trees. In some areas the trees open up to grassy fields and pastures. There are occasional turn-offs to nearby towns, historical markers and camping and hiking trails and there are a few restrooms along the way. We passed deer and turkeys along the roadway. Oh, and the speed limit is 50. I was told it is strictly enforced, so I pushed it only to 55, but we saw no police the whole way.
(turn your audio down so you don't hear the wind noise)
We stopped in Jackson and had lunch with my brother and sister-in-law, who live only a few miles from the Trace. We then got back on the trace and continued on to Natchez. After checking in our hotel, we walked to downtown Natchez where we found a great place to eat - Cotton Alley Cafe. It was very good and when we found out the lunch special tomorrow was crawfish etouffee, we decided to go back tomorrow!
Friday we will have a full day to look around Natchez before the car show on Saturday.
Miles today: 284
Total miles: 723
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