by Melanie McManus | Jun 3, 2021 | Alabama, Hiking, Mississippi, Stories, Tennessee
Meriwether Lewis died here. Aaron Burr did not, but two-and-a-half years after slaying Alexander Hamilton in a duel, he surrendered here. And thousands of Native Americans collectively left their mark when they trekked across this Southern locale during their forced...
by adventuretoward | Apr 4, 2014 | Alabama, Biking, Mississippi, Stories, Tennessee, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile (715-km) parkway and one of America’s 150 National Scenic Byways. It follows the route of the original Natchez Trace, a transportation corridor used from 1800-1820. A trip along the...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 14, 2021 | Alabama, Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Tennessee, Trail Journals
I’m super excited to start my thru-hike of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail tomorrow! A quick background on this hike. Back in 2013, when I first thru-hiked the Ice Age Trail and fell in love with thru-hiking I had a travel writers’ conference in...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 6, 2021 | Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Trail Journals
My first-day itinerary called for hiking about 20 miles (32.2 km) from the southern terminus to the end of the Potkopinu section. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail consists of 62 miles (99.8 km) of trail along the...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 7, 2021 | Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Trail Journals
Today’s itinerary called for hiking nearly 20 miles (32.2 km) to the Port Gibson area. Last night, camping at Coles Creek, was OK. It was warm and stuffy in the tent until the middle of the night, when it got cooler. We heard a lot of owls hooting, and some...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 8, 2021 | Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Trail Journals
Today’s goal was Rocky Springs, the second of five sections of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail. It lay at the very end of the day. I was excited. Little did I know what this day would bring. The morning went well. It was sunny and warm out, but not too...