Monday, November 20, 2017

Day Ten: New York to Texas, Our Off Highway From Mississippi to Alexandria, Louisiana




The open road beckons on
November 17th, day 10 of
our drive to Texas from
 New York.






This is our final day on the Natchez Trace Parkway.





Eric stops to clean the
windshield.

Bug splatter is distracting.





We drive past a cemetery.





A motorcyclist heading north.







This is a great drive for those who prefer two wheeled transportation.






Cattle ignore the traffic.




An RV sits next to a house.

I took this pic with a
long lens.









An RV driving north.




That's the Ross Barnett
Reservoir, east of the
Parkway.

We are at mile marker 106.








One of the many roadside
views of this 33,000 acre










A jogger on the Multi Use Path





This section of the Natchez Trace Parkway, near Jackson, experiences moderate to heavy traffic.  The City of Richland built the Multi Lane Path to from mile marker 103 to mile maker 101 for walkers, joggers, bicyclists etc.






I take over the driving.










Eric takes a picture of a
swampy area.










This bicyclist is towing
a small trailer.






Hay Bales in a field






Trees overhang the road,
making an arbor.










The Natchez Trace Parkway
ends in one mile.






The last southern mile marker. 





The southern end of the
Parkway is at Liberty
Road.




I admire the carefully
groomed median &
street lights.





Maximum Width
14 Feet






Eric takes the ramp to







Road Work 1/2 Mile





The westbound lane is going
onto the eastbound bridge.




Eric & I are crossing the
Mississippi River.





Bridge shadows on the water




The westbound bridge
is being scraped &
repainted.




We enter Louisiana at







The sign welcoming drivers to Louisiana must be on the westbound bridge.





Harvested Cotton waits to
be purchased & sent to
mills.










Cotton leavings "dust"
the fields.




Eric turns onto Louisiana
State Route 28 West.

The sign is the background
says Alexandria 32 miles.





Eric and I look forward to dinner and a relaxing evening.





Camp Beauregard houses the
Training Center.










We fuel up at Murphy
Express for $2.41
per gallon.





coming to the RapidesParish
Arena on January 24, 2018.





That's a wide load...







Alexandria, Louisiana











We park in the Walmart
for the night.






Tomorrow... Texas!

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