Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
My failures at Mammoth Cave reverberated all the way into camp tonight as original plans were blown to bits. I made good progress heading north towards home but it was getting very cold outside now. Winds were howling meaning no campfires and most campgrounds are closed for the season limiting available options. I found some … 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
Taking a brief detour off my Natchez Trace Parkway route and making a visit to the highest point in Mississippi at Woodall Mountain near the city of Iuka. According to the Highpointers Foundation sign at the County Road 176 intersection, the “mountain” is a monadnock or hill with a caprock that prevents erosion as compared … 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
Towing trip is over as I have reached my destination in Amory, Mississippi. Unloaded, returned the trailer to Tupelo, and then visited with family for a couple days. No super exciting photos from this time, just happy to be with my people. One quick pic at the auction in Houston(I think?). Note from the author: … Read more
Loading in Knoxville (Maryville) went well. I have a hotel booked in Huntsville, Alabama that I’m stopping at for the night. In retrospect I could have driven straight through (I didn’t realize how close I really was to my destination in Mississippi) but it was much more relaxing this way and safer on the unfamiliar … Read more
Stopped briefly in Lexington, Kentucky last night to sleep at a hotel. Saw this genius driving around while on Facetime just talking away when they should have been driving. Any semi drivers reading this are probably laughing like “yup, idiots everywhere”. Good times, stay safe out there people. Next morning I visited Knoxville, Tennessee briefly … Read more
End of trip, total distance 5,183 miles across 13 states in 23 days. A quick car wash and full tank of gas and it’s back to normal life and dreaming up the next expedition. Nothing too exciting in this post – I’m mainly creating it to drop a pin on my geomap. Click the link … Read more
Continued north from Taum Sauk Mountain and crossed onto I-55 which means I am getting close to home with familiar highways. Before leaving Missouri I was able to squeeze out one final stop at the Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site in Grantwood Village. Weather today is warm but quite nice with abundant blue skies … Read more
My morning route would continue to push north, closer towards home. I was enjoying the windy rural Missouri roads so I kept driving them at first for no particular reason at all. A short time later I checked the map and realized I was near the state’s highest point at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park. … Read more