The Colorado River RV Campground in Columbus, Texas

 

Join me for a walk around 

the Colorado River RV 

Campground.

Eric and I shat at Thousand Trails RV Parks because we paid for a Membership.   Our stays are free to $3.00 per night, depending on the individual Campground's add-ons that we choose to pay for.

The Swimming Pool &

 Bathhouse

The Pickleball Court with

a Soccer Goal in the

distance

There's plenty of room for children and adults to run here.

The Basketball Court

The Laundry is near the Office.  It takes Quarters and can be used with a Laundry App.

This is the E Section of 

the Campground

The Restrooms & Showers

A Casita parked under a tree 

in Section A.

Two Permanent Campsites

Cabins are available to rent.

Two Deer forage next to a

Camping Trailer.

I walked through Section C...

.... to the Boat Launch & the

Colorado River.

Traveling West to Columbus, Texas

Eric and I completed our drive south along The Great River Road from the Headwaters of the Mississippi River in Minnesota to Venice, Louisiana the farthest south anyone can drive near the River.  It's time to turn west and drive to Columbus, Texas.  

We leave Port Allen on 

on US 90 West.

Retracing our drive west across

the Crescent City Connection.

The Mississippi River

I love Birch Trees!

The Horace Wilkinson Bridge

A close-up of a Barge moving

freight on the River.

Exit 20 takes Eric & me

toward Sulphur.

Welcome to Texas

Drive Friendly - The Texas Way

This Evacuation Route sign

remind me that this region

of Texas is low-lying &

prone to flooding.

West Orange's Water Tower

We spent the night in the Walmart Supercenter parking lot.

Texas State Highway 87 South

I was surprised to see a

Market Basket in Texas.

I got the "short straw" & am

driving through Houston.

Traffic is on the light side at

11:00 am.

Eric takes pictures of Houston's

flyovers.

Welcome to Katy

Begin Contraflow When Flashing

Traffic on these lanes reverses

during evacuations.

Columbus is 8 miles away.

The Colorado River

Texas State Highway 71 West

Texas Farm Road 1890

West

Burn Ban In Effect

Eric pulls into the Thousand Trails

Colorado River RV Campground

driveway.

He registers while I 

unhitch our car.

Eric & I settled in at Site E 37.

The Voltage is OK here.  Eric and I prefer a Voltage closer to 120 than 113.  The water and sewer are connected.  It's time to take care of the necessities (cleaning and laundry), get some groceries, and enjoy an open schedule with "no particular place to go."

The Last Mississippi River Post: Driving to the End of the Road in Louisiana, Venice

The Mississippi River flows southeast from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico.  Eric and I drive Louisiana Highway 23 South 76 miles to Venice.  It is the farthest south along the River that can be reached by car.

From Venice, the Mississippi River continues southeast to the Gulf. https://www.experiencemississippiriver.com/pdf/EMR-Detailed-Map.pdf

Eric drives south through the

Belle Chasse Tunnel.

Louisiana Highway 23 South

is the only road to Venice.

National Air Station New Orleans

Joint Reserve Base Belle Chasse

The road ahead...

Crews are working on

the Power Lines.

Access to the levee.

The Mississippi River is on the other side.

A Chevron Gas Station

The Gas & Diesel Prices

are a little high, but this

is a remote area.

Family Dollar

South Plaquemines High School

The Buras Water Tower

A house on pilings

Fort Jackson was built in the 

early 1800s & was the site 

of a Civil War Battle.

The Lighthouse Lodge

& Villas

Another house on pilings

Boats docked at a marina adjacent

to the Mississippi River.

This is the closest Eric and I got to the Mississippi River on our drive to Venice.

Welcome to Venice

Port Complex

That's the end of the road.

A shot of the inlet that opens

into Yellow Cotton Bay, part

of the Delta.

Eric & I are at the southernmost point in the Gulf.

We drove about 1,600 miles in 12 days following the Mississippi River south from its headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the southernmost point in Venice, Louisiana.  It was a wonderful drive and we recommend The Great River Road to anyone interested in making the drive.