We've finished up a very relaxing week here at Poche's Fish Camp RV Park. After checking out our "101 Most Scenic Drives in America" book yesterday, we're headed to Natchez, Mississippi for a week long trip from Natchez to Vicksburg.
We'll be following the Natchez Trace Parkway, starting in Natchez to check out the lavish homes from the civil war era that are still in existence. We'll move on to see beautiful pathways, a couple of State Parks and on to Windsor Ruins. I'm looking forward to checking out Windsor Ruins. It was built in 1861 for a whopping $175,000, which of course was an enormous sum of money in that day and time. It survived the civil war as first a post for Confederate soldiers and later became a hospital for the Union. Ironically, the building survived the Civil War only to be destroyed in 1890 by a careless smoker. All that remains of the structure are haunting skeleton of this once magnificent mansion is 23 weathered Corinthian columns, with ornate iron capitals touching nothing but the sky. I'll be sure and take lot's of pictures.
Then we'll check out a couple of Falls, a swamp, and Tombigbee National Forest. We hope to wrap up our Mississippi stay in less than a week, as we've made plans to be in West Virginia in 3 weeks for a Christian conference we'd like to attend. Sorry I didn't get pictures of where we've been, but if I get a chance, I'll snap a few on our way out of here tomorrow morning.
Mark finished up our week here by fishing again this afternoon. I think he got more 'bug' bites than fish bites! Well, that about wraps up the latest on what we've been up to and where we're headed...stay tuned, I'll update the blog with new pictures and info as soon as I can. Until later~
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