We have covered lots of miles and six states in three days. We didn't really spend much time in some of these states but try to take the time to see something interesting while visit. Part of our trip took us across the northern part of Mississippi. We saw a sign and decided to make a detour to see the Natchez Trace. It was nice to be out in the woods on a gorgeous day and interesting to learn about the ancient trail. We did go into the visitor center, watch a very short film and get directions to get to a segment of the "old trace." We walked less than half a mile, but it was nice to get a feel for what it might have been like for travelers many generations before us.
Neither Dale nor I had ever been to Alabama so we planned to drive across part of the state on our way to Georgia. After a couple of very frustrating hours fighting Birmingham traffic we were happy to find Kymulga covered bridge and gristmill. It was picturesque and peaceful after city traffic. We didn't stay long because it was close to sunset and we were close to Talladega, Alabama, home to a Nascar track that we thought it might be fun to see. We did get a chance to see the town but it was after dark when we found the speedway, much closer to the neighboring town of Lincoln. Our search did take us on some very interesting back roads of Alabama with some very noisy frogs. I do think we got a bit of a feel for the state of Alabama, but it was a short visit.
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