On the Natchez Trace

On the Trace (almost) - Night 1 supper was Fat Mamma's Tamales in Natchez. We're this close to Louisiana and they tend to do tamales in LA so we might as well have some. Half dozen 'bout $6.

Now we're hitting the road: Natchez Trace MILE ZERO! 442 to go! Animals and people WAY back in the day traveled the Trace. Read about it at http://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm.

Here's a shot of the Old Trace. Wagons, etc wore down the ruts.

No trucks.

No mailboxes.

No fences.

Little traffic.

50 mph.

1 gas station (closed).

Historical/information markers/pull-offs/trails every other mile (seemed like).

Flocks of turkeys. Flocks. With an s.

You really wonder where you are. No cell phone coverage for me until North Mississippi. Perfect.

Well, we were a good 60 miles outside of Natchez and had stopped at roughly 325 historical/informational markers and the 'ol stomach started rumbling, so we needed chow. Hey, why not the Old Country Store in Lorman, MS? Looks like our kind of place...

Built in 1875. Buffet $9.95. Old hardware store I reckon. GOOD-COOKIN'. Fried chicken done right. Collard greens were unreal. Seriously, I couldn't stop talking about them. Some kind of mac/cheese/something that was great. Proper sweet tea.

The owner came out and sang "My Grandma was a Cornbread Cookin' Queen" right in the middle of eating. I was as happy as a boll weevil in cotton right about then.

Feast your eyes on this feed:

If you're within 50 miles of this place, you have got to go.

Next stop: Jackson.