Decatur, AL-October 8 2012

We drove on another 60 miles of the Natchez Trace to get to Decatur today. Three nights of rain surely did add to the beauty. Everything was clean and fresh looking. No dirt or dust. We really enjoyed the drive today. The traffic in Decatur was another matter. Since there is nothing we can do about it, we just slowed down and took it easy.

See how clean everything is on the Natchez Trace. The clouds

were giving way to blue sky. It was a very pretty drive.

 

 

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway which is now referred to as Ten-Tom.

 

 

The Natchez Trace was the way the Indians traveled from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee. Back then it would have been just a gigantic forest. It had to have been a hard trek from one city to the other. Now it is a very pleasing drive. There are over 200 species of animals in the forest. We saw a total of 2 squirrels and that's all. Tomorrow we start working on what we need to do here. I bet we sleep well tonight. We are both tired from all the road construction on the road to Decatur.