I've now got it on the brain to be in Lynchburg as my last night, so I'm trying to do the math on how far to travel and I don't know how many historical markers are between me and Lynchburg. In the meantime, more beautiful Natchez Trace...
We're getting further north now and really beginning to see more critters. Count the heads on this one - a mamma turkey with some of this year's children.
Mile marker 269.4: a short walk down the trail takes you to the graves of 13 unknown Confederate soldiers.
Mile marker 286.7: the Pharr Mounds, eight burial mounds built 1,800 to 2,000 years AGO! Take that Europe. There's actually several burial mound stops along the way. Here's what they look like, and after the first 6, your wife won't need to see any more.
We blow through Tupelo since we've already hit Elvis' birthplace previously (but otherwise a mandatory stop).
Gotta eat, but we're in the land of no towns and no restaurants, so I head for Cherokee, AL on Hwy 72 and discover JJ's Restaurant. I didn't take any pictures of the grub. I figured they'd throw me out if I started snapping away. Meat and three kind of place.
Corinth is on the horizon and I'm aiming for the Corinth Interpretive Center (FREE!) which gives the story of the battle of Corinth and Shiloh (where I'm heading to tomorrow). Good little stop, good movie and museum. No B&B's available, so we're going to have to be regular people and stay in a hotel. I have already scoped out my breakfast tomorrow (IN LIEU of the FREE one I have at the hotel, so you know you've got to come back to see how this goes down.)
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