Vicksburg Wall

Paducha, KY has a flood wall with paintings that depict their history that we saw when we were on our trip with Jerry and Carole. Today Duf and I saw another flood wall with historical paintings in Vicksburg, Miss. They sure need this wall because with all the recent rain it was full of water behind the wall. 

 Behind the wall we see water!

Elvis

Tupelo is the birth place of the late and great Elvis Presley! Elvis lived in Tupelo until he was 13 at which time his family moved to Memphis.

 The boyhood 2 room home of Elvis.

This hardware store has been in the same family since 1925 and is where Gladys purchases the guitar for as a birthday present for Elvis. She paid around $7.75 for the guitar.

 Duf reading from the Bible Elvis used as a young boy.

 Elvis from a shy boy to a famous man. Elvis wanted a rifle or a bike  but his mom was afraid he would get hurt so she talked him into a guitar. His minister taught him to play the guitar. At one time Elvis tried to trade this guitar for a bicycle, imagine if that had happened!

Trace by Tupelo

We stopped at Barnes Crossing Campground a quarter mile off the Trace and it is on a hill but they were smart enough to make the sites flat! We have full hook-ups, wifi, and cable for under 40. It is another beautiful day so we unloaded the plants from the Jeep and they are soaking up the sun. 

We got up this morning and drove out on the trace to mile 269 and walked the trace to the gravesite of 13 unidentified Confederate soldiers.  It was an interesting walk but when we got to the gravesite there was a sign that stated makers keep needing to be replaced because people steal them. How very sad someone would steal the grave marker.

The battlefield in town was the size of a large yard but contained a few graves and was well kept.

Stairs or Stares

There are so many stairs and if you can't walk up them you get stares!

Tupelo

We have a 43 foot rig and pull a Jeep. We are on the 444 mile national senic byway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, TN. The Natchez Trace began as a footpath for Native Americans 8,000 years ago and is a two lane, 50 mph roadway today. The road is great BUT most pullouts are fine for Class C but tight for 5th Wheel, towable or Class A. It is a very relaxing drive and tonight we are 1/4 mile off the Trace at Barnes Crossing Campground with full hook-ups, wifi and cable for under $40.

Bicycles on the Trace get to use an entire lane! This might not be so bad but some do not have lights and they are in the shade or an area where sun shines in slits through the trees and they are hard to notice Another problem is that since they get an entire lane some ride a zigzag in their lane or double wide and  it is a worry that they might get over the line or to close as we pass. We spoke to three riders at one stop and they were very bold in their desire to take up their lane without a concern as to how hurt they will get if they get hit!