Day 2----Nashville to Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Day Two, Thursday, March 20
Woke up this AM (after a chilly night) to sun and no rain. Hooray!! After breakfast, showers, stowing stuff, and disconnect we headed on I-40 West to meet the terminus of the Natchez Trace. The Nashville end of the Trace is the terminus because early settlers walked back from Natchez after floating down the Mississippi with their goods. Hell, it’s only 440 miles. Pat and Jack will be thrilled to learn that our total mileage today was only about 120 miles (50 to get around Nashville, and 70 on the Trace where the speed limit is 50 mph). Driving on it is sorta weird in that you meet very few vehicles and you are always turning or going uphill or down. It gives you the feeling that maybe you’ve crossed into another dimension. We had the choice of pushing it to arrive at a certain campground further down but then discovered that we were close to a campground that would make every male baby boomer stop. Wait. What’s that? Do you hear it? Listen,
someone is singing. D-a-v-e-y, D-a-v-e-y C-r-o-c-k-e-t-t, King of the Wild Frontier.
Yes-sir-re-bob we’re at David Crockett State Park just outside Lawrenceburg, TN., about 14 miles from the Trace. Where the heck is my coonskin cap and muzzleloader? Betsy will tell you about some of the places we stopped today and post some pictures. jamie

What a beautiful day. Sunny and 60 degrees, bright and full of promise! The Trace is beautiful. We saw the dogwood beginning to bloom in the woods along the parkway. There are lovely pull off’s so you can take pictures and just enjoy the scenery. The speed limit is 40 in some places and 50 in others and is a nice pace for leisurely sight seeing. We completed two hikes. The first was at our lunch stop at Gordon House and Ferry site. We took a mile hike with some along the old original Natchez Trace down to the Duck River where the old ferry was. Amazingly we decided to end our day’s drive early and stay here at the state park, which is wonderful. Our campsite overlooks a ravine and is quiet and clean. After settling in we took our next hike along the Overlook Trail to the Boy Scout camp and back. Tippy got a bit tired and we think he will sleep well tonight. I imagine we will too. It is a lovely night with a full moon and clear. Favorite sights of the day…………Birdsong Hollow Bridge & Baker Bluff Overlook. Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings………………..
Betsy