Category: USA
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Natchez, MS to Rocky Springs, MS
Following on our unexpected (but entirely necessary) rest day, we were up at 5:15am, to the motel breakfast (which thankfully opened at) 6, and on the road just after 7 (even while repairing Rett’s completely flat front tire which I just discovered this morning!). The main goal was to beat the day’s heat, and such…
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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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Hammond, LA to McComb, MS
It’s merely a coincidence that we resumed our movement on the 3.5 year anniversary of the start of our nomadacy. The real reason was because someone else had booked our AirBNB for two nights in this otherwise-empty two months span, so that’s what fixed the end of our 3 weeks of rest. But once we…
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River Ridge, LA to Hammond, LA
Today we would backtrack 15 miles into New Orleans, starting on the same Mississippi River Trail that conveniently has a connection a few blocks from the campground. Its levee-top location means that it has surprisingly-few access points, and unlike other spots where the path angles up the slope, this one hits it straight on. You…