by Melanie McManus | Apr 28, 2021 | Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Tennessee, Trail Journals
Today was supposed to be a fun day, finishing the last 12 miles (19.3 km) of the Highland Rim section of the trail, then heading north on the parkway to the Leiper’s Gap area. But it was not a fun day at all. Last night, Amy and I camped at the Gordon House pullout....
by Melanie McManus | Apr 29, 2021 | Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Tennessee, Trail Journals
Today was the big day: hiking to the Natchez Trace northern terminus. The rain forecast kept changing, but before we turned in for the night it said the rain would arrive around 10 a.m. So the plan was that I’d get up at 4 a.m. so I could start hiking at 5:45...
by adventuretoward | Oct 17, 2013 | Alabama, Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Biking) 2013, Tennessee, Trail Journals
I’m getting ready to bike the famous Natchez Trace Parkway! Because trails sure do get in your blood. I finished the 1,000-kilometer Vía de la Plata Camino a few years ago; it’s an ancient pilgrimage trail in Spain. This year, I’m halfway through...
by adventuretoward | Oct 30, 2013 | Alabama, Biking, Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Biking) 2013, Tennessee, Trail Journals
Today Ed and I set another record: we biked 90 miles (145 km) to Collinwood, Tenn., farther than either of us has ever biked before. YIt wasn’t as difficult as we’d thought. Maybe it’s because we’re becoming conditioned. Anyway, as I wrote yesterday, we had...
by adventuretoward | Oct 31, 2013 | Biking, Natchez Trace (Biking) 2013, Tennessee, Trail Journals
We’d been hearing for almost a week about a big storm coming Thursday, our day to bike to Hohenwald. Normally, weather forecasts are wrong, but this one was right. We woke up to light rain, which was predicted to intensify during the day. First, we biked over to The...
by adventuretoward | Nov 1, 2013 | Biking, Natchez Trace (Biking) 2013, Tennessee, Trail Journals
Our last day, and we’re headed to Nashville, baby! It was hard to believe our adventure was almost over. So, last night the storm really kicked in, with rain and high winds. Then, this morning, it was very foggy when Bill served us our breakfast: bacon, eggs and...
