After staying in New Orleans for a night, Jason and I decided to start our journey North really early in the morning. I really wanted to stop in Slidell, where a lot of homes and buildings were damaged due to Hurricane Katrina.
Just as we began driving on the highway the drizzles turned into a heavy downpour. Turning on the radio we heard that the rainy forecast wasn’t the only weather condition that we had to worry about. Tornado warnings were causing traffic backup throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. To stay safe, Jason and I made a dash past Slidell, straight to Mississippi.
Luckily, we drove through the end of the storm and once we arrived in Mississippi the rain had settled and the sun came out.
We were heading to our final National Park, Natchez Trail.
Natchez Trail is a “unique journey from Natchez to Nashville.” The trail begins in Mississippi cuts through Northern Alabama and end in Nashville Tennessee.
Starting in Natchez Mississippi, we were able to follow the trading route of those in the 1800’s to Nashville. Now a tri-state parkway, the trail has many historic sights that can be viewed at turnouts and picnic areas.
We traveled the trail for two days, stopping at only half of the sights. There is so much to see on the trail that two days wasn’t enough time. But Jason and I were ready to head to the East coast so, we drove straight through Northern Alabama, made a few stops in Tennessee and made it to Nashville by dusk. Wanting to explore this musical city a bit, we decided to stay the night.
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