The terrain on the Trace is so beautiful and so diverse. As we traveled on north to Tupelo, we found some more wonderful and unique nature and history.
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| we'd never even heard of Tupelo trees -- just thought it was the name of a town in Mississippi |
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| this is a must stop |
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| Tupelo trees tend to like deeper water, while Cypress are more along the shores |
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| Doobie Brothers were right, Mississippi does have black water |
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| there is a trail all the way around the swamp |
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| I can't tell the difference between the Tupelo and Cypress, but when they leaf out I think they'll be easily identifiable |
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| taking a little hike |
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| Cypress knees |
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| this knee looks like something on the movie, Tremors |
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| reflections |
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| love David's photography |
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| I didn't take Rocky with us on this walk, just in case of gators |
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| made a quick stop at River Bend |
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| we'd heard there had been recent gator sightings, but we just saw this Egret and Heron |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Oprah's birthplace and hometown - nice NPS visitor center here |
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| named for this General -- why, we don't know |
Before we got to Tupelo, we drove through rain, sleet, snow, and hail all at the same time. After a quick stop at headquarters, we got a hotel there for an overnighter.
1-23-15: Got up this morning and found David a doctor. Sounding a little like his pneumonia is coming back, but the doc said no. Loaded him up with antibiotics and cough med and we headed on up the road.
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