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First on the list this
morning was a 2 mile hike on a trail in Tishomingo State Park. After crossing
the really neat swinging bridge, I headed up the trail.
I was actually in
search of an Earthcache for my geocaching fun. Somehow in my travels up and
down the ridge and past some marvelous rocks, I missed the cache site
altogether. Oh well, just an excuse to go back some day and do it again. Here’s
a pic of one of the rock overhangs I was hiking above, below and beside. With
the trail done and some good exercise had, I headed out of the park but not
before stopping for a quick geo find at the gate.
I back tracked a couple of
miles to go see the Cave Spring I had skipped yesterday. Silly me, it didn’t look
too impressive from the road. I should know better by now. Besides, it was a
virtual cache site so I learned something new and got a smilie for it!!
Next stop, the park beside
the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway. Ever since I found out that one can boat all
the way from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico I’ve been trying to figure a
way to do it myself. Maybe by canoe….haha! Okay, so maybe not! Somehow me and a
canoe coming up against the wake of the large barges might not be a good idea.
Pharr Mounds (MM 286.7) is a
really interesting stop – 8 burial mounds spread over 300 acres. It’s not even
possible to see all 8 from the roadside site and despite being one of the most
important archeological finds in the area, the field is being used for
hay…what’s with that!
On to Donivan Slough (MM
283.3) which would look really wonderful in the spring or summer, today it was
just a little bit ‘brown’ to say the least. I do much better at tree
identification when they have leaves on them! Another virtual geocache to add
to my collection and a quiet 10 minute walk to stretch my legs.
Next on the stops was
Twentymile Bottom Overlook (MM 278.4). It’s incredible how the NPS has managed
to make the Trace come alive with their signs. I really felt sorry for the poor
Rev. Johnson after reading what he wrote about his day. Made my 4 days of
non-stop rain seem minor in comparison.
I’m all for walking as much
of the old Trace as I possibly can and the short walk to the graves of 13
Confederate Soldiers was more than appreciated. It amazes me that so much of
the trail still exists after all these years.
A quick stop at the Parkway
Headquarters building outside of Tupolo to sign the guestbook and grab another
geocache and I am done for the day. Off to go book in to Tombigbee State Park
for the night.
I’m actually making progress
albeit slowly. Ha, a total of 38.4 miles of the Parkway done today…just a
little faster than the pioneers could ride on horseback.
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