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BSNT. Natchez Another almost perfect day. Left one off the list: bugs. They seem to buzz the head and arms on warm humid days. Today it was in part bees. Spending time in the rural areas one gets to understand … Continue reading →

BSNT. Vicksburg Another sunny warm day with gusty winds from, wherelse but from the South West. The section of the trace we next encountered was closed to cars. About 15 feet has subsided but as there are few entries and … Continue reading →

BSNT Ridgeland Another perfect day. Usual nature walks, riding, and lunch by Pearl River. Very few fellow riders. Saw only two today. Cyclists have a lot to contend…. Complain about. Hills, wind, road surface, traffic, traffic lights, rain, riding east … Continue reading →

BSNT. Kosciusko Another perfect day. Hot, but no hotter. First a hike on Little mountain one of the higher peaks on the trace. Rolling path on a hillside. Met a somewhat local couple, Clinton Mississippi. Told us not to miss … Continue reading →

BSNT Starkville Weather same as yesterday only more of it. Good scenic ride today. QB did a section as well, works especially well as I took her bike 🙂 Time for some southern food shots. Seen in piggy wiggly. The … Continue reading →

BSNT Tupolo Mississippi Hot, humid, sunny. Did I mention hot? A day of riding and a couple of nature walks. Usual info about plants, trees, shrubs, edible and not. The film at the government visitors center is a terrible whitewash … Continue reading →

BSNT russellville Alabama Nice riding weather, a little humid. Alabama we hardly knew you. A few nasty hills and you were gone. Other than colbert landing on the Tennessee river (in Alabama) there were no attractions in Bama. Mississippi had … Continue reading →

BSNT Florence Alabama On the Tennessee river. Rainy day with some thunderstorms. And.. Endless ridges. Took one of the nice nature walks along the trace. No wildlife but excellent signage about river bottom trees and how the land subsides to … Continue reading →

Sunny another perfect day then humid with a nasty gusty headwind Coal, steam and high btu varieties were the morning conversation. Coal employment is down due to epa regulations making natural gas a bit cheaper than steam coal- has about … Continue reading →

Perfect weather for tackling the hills of Western Tennessee. Breakfast at the Loveless cafe. An establishment just like casa de frutta except loveless is no longer family controlled. An LLC. Claim they serve 400000 guests a year and 7000 biscuits … Continue reading →