Category: Alabama Mississippi Trips
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Jackson, Mississippi (with a Stick in my Hand); May 9-11, 2024
I had never been to Jackson, Mississippi but because of one song “Stick in my Hand” I have spent many years thinking about the place. It’s a great song but is very tongue-in-cheek and gives no details about Jackson at all. I have been married to Tootie for just over forty years. We met in…
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Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast, Feb. 2022 and Feb. 14-18, 2024
Two years ago in February of 2022 my friend Lyman and I departed on what was supposed to be a multi-day bicycle tour from New Orleans to the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast. In the afternoon of our first day Lyman had an “accident” near Slidell LA. He was lucky he wasn’t killed. We had…
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Cycling the Piney Woods of rural Mississippi including “Going Down to Laurel” March 30 – April 2, 2023
What would a bicycle tour of the Pine Belt region of rural Mississippi be like? We started our tour at the small town of Prentiss MS, (population 975.) Prentiss, founded in 1903, is the county seat of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. The largest city in the region is nearby Hattiesburg, founded in 1882. In this…
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My first visit to Hattiesburg, Mississippi; October 24, 2022
Tootie and I have been staying at our New Orleans retreat. I had been cycling around New Orleans but wanted a brief change of pace. Hattiesburg MS looked to have a lovely rail-trail just over a hundred miles away. On a random Monday I drove up by car for a day trip with my bicycle…
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