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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Traveling the Natchez Trace Parkway

When we left Texas, we stopped to visit Glenda's mother in south Louisiana. The dogs really enjoyed running around in her back yard and loved the soft green grass.



Then, we headed northward and when we got to Jackson, MS, we started along the Natchez Trace Parkway. This is a National Park and is a beautiful drive and I recommend it to everyone.




We stopped one night at a campground along the Pearl River and that evening, the frog chorus was unbelievably loud. I also got a photo of the water hyacinth's that were blooming.



Another day, we stopped at one of the visitor's center near Tupelo, MS was had a real treat hearing the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association in Concert. 19 Dulcimers all playing together; what a wonderful sensory treat!

We are now at TT Natchez Trace for a few days. We drove to Holenwald, TN to get our mail and visit the local Wal-Mart. It is a neat little town that has some interesting inhabitants.

This is the home of a 2700 acre elephant sanctuary. (for retired circus and zoo elephants, and old or sick ones)
http://www.elephants.com/

It's not open to the public, but they do have a webcam:
http://www.tappedintoelephants.com/asp/index.php

Monday, we are heading to Louisville for a couple of nights and a visit with Glenda's aunt.