Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Not much time left before sunset, and it looks like some heavy rain is on the way for the evening (also look at those low temperatures, below freezing even down south!). Time for one last stop before finding a campsite. My first ever stop in Alabama is at the Freedom Hills Overlook near the town … Read more
My final stop in Mississippi for this journey is at Bear Creek Mound along the Natchez Trace Parkway near Tishomingo. According to the National Park Service sign, this site has been used by humans going back 10,000 years: “The village site was occupied as early as 8000 B.C. by hunters who stayed only long enough … Read more
img alt tags Pharr Mounds is the next stop on my Natchez Trace Parkway exploration at milepost 286. Quote from the entrance sign: Pharr Mounds is the largest and most important archaeological site in northern Mississippi. Eight large dome-shaped burial mounds are scattered over an area of 90 acres (100 football fields). These mounds were … Read more
Made a brief stop at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center in Tupelo, Mississippi to learn more about the history and culture highlighted along the route. If you have the time I strongly recommend watching the educational film detailing what the Trace is, historic use, culture, and the modern Parkway. There is a large history … Read more
Leaving my family in Amory, Mississippi and beginning my trip north towards home. I had heard about the Natchez Trace but wasn’t familiar with what it was so I started there to learn more. My first stop along that route was at Bynum Mounds. The Natchez Trace Parkway is a scenic highway that follows along … Read more