Category: Mississippi
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Meadville, MS to Natchez, MS
The temperature only dropped to 62 last night, 22 degrees warmer than yesterday, and warm enough that we kept the rainfly doors open all night. We were up at 7am, and even though we had a shorter day today, the breeze kicking up reminded me that we might have some annoying winds, so I wanted…
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McComb, MS to Meadville, MS
Rett was pretty chilly all night. I’m not sure if elevating the tent on a wooden platform makes it feel colder or warmer vs. putting on the ground as God intended; I suppose it depends if the air temperature is colder than the ground temperature? And since highs have been in the 70s here for…
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Bay St. Louis, MS to New Orleans (East), LA
Today we needed to cross the Pearl River, which defines the border between Mississippi and Louisiana. The obvious route is to continue west on US-90, but when I plotted the general route to New Orleans weeks ago, the routing algorithm refused to let me go that way. Huh? The next crossing is 6 miles north,…
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Gautier, MS to Bay St. Louis, MS
Taking a “cold day” was a good choice. While the morning temperature on our day off didn’t quite get below freezing, it only rose to 46°F at its peak, so that would have made for a pretty miserable day of riding, especially with the 15mph north winds. This morning actually dawned colder, at 28°F, but…