We reluctantly pulled out of our beautiful site at Honeycomb Campground this morning around 10:30. We headed toward Tennessee and Hohenwald the city where our Oliver Legacy Elite II was born. It certainly doesn't seem like a year but in December we will have owned our Ollie for a year and that means we need to get a few things tweaked on our punch list. There really isn't a lot of "this needs to be fixed" kind of things. It's mostly those little things that need tweaking. We will also have the annual service done on it while there.
Our GPS lady, we haven't named her yet, directed us through the back roads just like we like. We are not interstate people unless necessary. She sure picked some lovely countryside!! The drive was beautiful but no place to really pull over for lunch. Finally, she directed us to turn right in 4 miles and when we did we discovered we were on the Natchez Trace!! We both looked at each other and just smiled!!! We would travel fifteen miles on the Natchez to get to Hohenwald.
We were still pretty hungry so we began to look for a place to pull over and enjoy a sandwich. We saw a sign that said "Historic Metal Ford" and I figured there might be a parking area we could pull into and stop to eat. There certainly was!!!! As we got closer to the actual parking area we saw a gorgeous picnic area right on the lovely Buffalo River. What a nice place to rest and eat lunch!!!
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| Similar rendition to his home which was burned down |
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| The original stones to the fireplace base of Meriwether Lewis home |
After lunch we pulled ourselves away and went to the area where Meriwether Lewis is buried. He was the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was at the Grinder House that Lewis died from two gunshot wounds. The probable cause was suicide. He was only 35 years old.
A monument was erected and the dust of Meriwether Lewis lies beneath it. The design is a broken column to signify a life cut short!!
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| Old Natchez Trace Trail |
Tomorrow we return to the mother ship and get tweaked!!!
Love the Natchez trace such amazing scenery and so relaxing . Good luck with getting Ollie service.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. You are so right the scenery is awesome and so relaxing.
DeleteThat's my kind of drive. I didn't know that Lewis probably committed suicide.
ReplyDeleteIt is a really great drive and very peaceful. Reports have that he tried killing himself a couple of other times.
DeleteAwesome drive.... We've done a bit of the Trace --but not all of it... What we have done, we've enjoyed very much...
ReplyDeleteHope you got Ollie all tweaked and ready for another great year... Why don't you two come to Crossville? There is a nice campground not far from us!!!!!!!! We'd love to meet you!
Hugs,
Betsy
That sounds like a really good idea, we would love to meet you and George. Thank you for your comments Betsy, I know you and George had an incredible trip out west.
DeleteSee the actual Trace is overwhelming when I see the trench from all of those feet walking along it.
ReplyDeleteIt is incredible how the trace trail was worn by so many feet walking it. Reminded me of the ruts in the Oregon Trail.
DeleteJust stopped for a sandwich and discovered a great find.
ReplyDeleteThat's the best kind of finds...the ones you do not expect.
DeleteWhat a terrific adventure you're having..I'm following along using a map when I can....Needless to say I'm just a tad envious. :)) Very happy for both of you...thanks for sharing..."Happy Trails"..Horst sends
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Horst. We are having fun and seeing some beautiful sights on the Trace.
DeleteTake care friend.
Gotta love the Natchez Trace. You have the advantage of being able to travel back roads due to the size of your rig. We will be getting rig of our 43' and get something much smaller now that we are no longer fulltimers. A large F350 dually towing a 43'fiver didn't give us a great many options.
ReplyDeletePhyllis, thanks for your comments. When we had our 40' diesel pusher, there were many back roads we could not travel, and now...we are seeing a lot more off the beaten path because of our size. You guys get something smaller and enjoy the backroads adventures. Take care.
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