by Melanie McManus | Apr 9, 2021 | Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Trail Journals
Today’s hike was from the northern terminus of the Rocky Springs section to mile post 79 – a little under 20 miles (32.2 km). But first, a short recap of last night. The Rocky Springs campground was reasonably full. Strangely, while the bathrooms were open,...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 10, 2021 | Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Trail Journals
Our goal today was reaching the 100-mile (160.9-km) mark, which is in the Jackson, Miss. area. The storm that was predicted did sweep through overnight, so we woke up to gray, drizzling conditions. By the time we headed out, though, the rain had ended. Yay! As Ed and...
by adventuretoward | Oct 26, 2013 | Biking, Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Biking) 2013, Trail Journals
Today we were leaving Port Gibson and heading for Clinton. Luckily, it was another sunny, beautiful day on the Natchez Trace Parkway. The first few hours were pretty cold, though. When we first started, it was 40 degrees out. The Trace was also very shady in this...
by adventuretoward | Oct 27, 2013 | Biking, Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Biking) 2013, Trail Journals
Today we were biking from Clinton to Kosciusko, Miss., a trip that would take us around Jackson. Before we set out, we’d heard from other cyclists that biking around Jackson on the Trace was “white-knuckle biking.” It’s called that because so...
