Category Archives: Photo Tour

Two days left in to get myself home.  Initially I considered doing a bit more site seeing but then decided that I would be better off making a bee-line for home.  Knowing how much work was left for me to … Continue reading →

I sleep in a little and take my time getting on the road.  Just 800 miles from home and three days to get there.  An easy run and plenty to see between here and home.  Never having been to this … Continue reading →

Fell asleep last night to the sounds of coyotes and owls calling in the night. Dry camping has the advantage of quieting down the noise of civilization and allowing me to experience the sounds of the forest. I awake to … Continue reading →

Started my day headed to Cole Creek to hike the bottomland hard wood forest.  Stopped briefly to see Pigeon Roost where the now extinct Carrier Pigeons would stop on their migration north.  Then a small pioneer village at French Camp … Continue reading →

Spent a peaceful and restful night in the city campground of Collinwood last night.  Got back onto the Trace at a fairly reasonable hour and started my day like I had hoped to spend this entire week.  Driving a little, … Continue reading →

I make it to the entrance of the Natchez Trace Parkway and the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, part of the US National Park system by 9a local time CST).  The Natchez Trace Parkway is 444 miles long from Natchez, MS … Continue reading →

Another hard day of road travel covering about 500 miles before the day was over.  I got a late start but still made it south of Louisville before dark. The only item of note for the day was when a … Continue reading →

Today is the day that is the whole reason for the travels north.  Today we celebrate the marriage of my son, Timothy and his wife Samantha with much of our Michigan family and a pretty good hand full that make … Continue reading →

Houston, Tranquility Base, the Eagle has landed! Well, the Greyhawk anyway.  After 49 hours on the road I finally made camp in the front yard of family.  The rest of my trip (500 miles) is pretty uneventful as I take … Continue reading →

So after a very long day of working and driving, I awake early as is my habit (read, no alarm clock) and feeling refreshed.  I move out onto the highway nice and early.  Traffic is light and I am hoping … Continue reading →