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| The Trace |
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| Windsor Ruins |
Originally we planned to bike a major portion of the Natchez Trace with stops at B&Bs, but weather (high winds and low temps down to the low 20s), and timing changed our plans. So, we drove most of the Trace, with many stops at historical points of interest.
Included in our stops was a visit to Vicksburg where the Union's victory ensured control of the Mississippi River and cut off supply lines to the Confederacy. Over 10,000 casualties along with the siege of Vicksburg were depicted in memorials and park service displays. Also on display was the Cairo, an iron sided battle ship that was discovered under 100 years of mud. This ship was one of the Union ships that snuck past the Confederate gun placements during the night, to get south of Vicksburg to block the Mississippi River from reinforcements.
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| Union battleship, Cairo |
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| Meriweather Lewis Memorial |
Other stops included the birthplace and home of Helen Keller, a Frank Lloyd Wright home, and the Inn and memorial where Meriweather Lewis died (only a few years after his famous expedition with Clark).
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| Dining Room of the FLW home |
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| Helen Keller's birthplace and home |
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