Tombigbee National Forest. Mississippi
Today was going to be chore day. Make business calls, do laundry, rinse off the RV - all those kind of tasks. Beautiful day today so instead Miko and I decided to explore the trails. None of the trees have really blossomed yet so you can see quite a distance through the woods. Well, except for the hills - lots and lots of rolling hills. We walked trails for about an hour in the morning and then for a couple of hours in the afternoon. On our afternoon walk we flushed out three deer. Miko went nuts. She would have been in the next county following them if she hadn't been on a leash. She is very definitely a rodent dog, never taking her nose out of the leaves, but these deer - she was definitely up for the chase. Found a deer tick on her when we got back. How appropriate. For our evening walk, we climbed a hill that had an old CCC building on the top of it. It is a big building, it could have been a retreat center or something like that. I've always thought CCC builders did amazing work. This building is no exception. It is made of cypress logs and everything is cut to the most precise nth. Quality.
Side note: I did do some chores, but it seems like chores can always be put off for another day
We are pulling up stakes tomorrow, heading out. I'd like to spend more time here, but my time commitments make it impossible. I really loved this place - it was so quiet and absolutely beautiful. We are very fortunate to have a government that preserves places like this for its citizens to enjoy and treasure.
Showing posts with label Tombigbee National Forest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tombigbee National Forest. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Back To Nature
Ok ok ok. I am typing this on my phone cause evidently people are beginning to wonder where I am. Please forgive typos. I will add pictures when and if I ever get wifi.
Walked the dog around the tiny RV park, packed up and headed to Prime Urgent Care in Southaven Mississippi After three hours I got to see the medical staff. I don't understand why they felt they had to do a complete medical history of me. I kept saying I was just there to get the staple out of my head but they were insistent that they needed to know all these other medical facts. It took a doctor and a nurse and several shots of Lidacaine to get that thing out of my head, but finally I was free.
We headed south to Tombigbee National Forest, about a four hour drive south of Memphis. Lovely day for a drive, I enjoy sitting up so high as I drive down the road. I could actually see into the truckers' cabs as they passed me. Let's just say, not a lot of neat and tidy truckers on the road. I suppose if you live in your truck, it is hard to keep on top of it. I hold my own car up as an example of what can happen.
Educational part of the post. Tombigbee means "River of Coffins" or "Coffin Maker". During DeSoto's sojourn into the area, the resident Native Americans came in contact with the explorers. Many contracted diseases which produced high fever. To these people, the cool river was the "cure" for fever. By the time DeSoto left the area, the river was reported to be "full of the dead" from the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
On a better note: this is a beautiful campground and forest. Lots of tall pines. The only other people in this entire campground are the camp host and his wife, Richard and Ruth. Let me just say, Richard could talk the bark off of a tree. Vietnam Nam vet, retired Memphis fire fighter. Ruth kept telling Richard - let the poor girl go referring to me once Richard started talking. I picked a campsite at the other end of the campground from the hosts. I am about twenty feet from the lake, nestled In The Pines (Louvin Brothers song title). When I went outside at night, the stars were so bright - I can't remember when I've seen them so bright. It was really easy to pick out the various constellations.
Walked the dog around the tiny RV park, packed up and headed to Prime Urgent Care in Southaven Mississippi After three hours I got to see the medical staff. I don't understand why they felt they had to do a complete medical history of me. I kept saying I was just there to get the staple out of my head but they were insistent that they needed to know all these other medical facts. It took a doctor and a nurse and several shots of Lidacaine to get that thing out of my head, but finally I was free.
We headed south to Tombigbee National Forest, about a four hour drive south of Memphis. Lovely day for a drive, I enjoy sitting up so high as I drive down the road. I could actually see into the truckers' cabs as they passed me. Let's just say, not a lot of neat and tidy truckers on the road. I suppose if you live in your truck, it is hard to keep on top of it. I hold my own car up as an example of what can happen.
Educational part of the post. Tombigbee means "River of Coffins" or "Coffin Maker". During DeSoto's sojourn into the area, the resident Native Americans came in contact with the explorers. Many contracted diseases which produced high fever. To these people, the cool river was the "cure" for fever. By the time DeSoto left the area, the river was reported to be "full of the dead" from the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
On a better note: this is a beautiful campground and forest. Lots of tall pines. The only other people in this entire campground are the camp host and his wife, Richard and Ruth. Let me just say, Richard could talk the bark off of a tree. Vietnam Nam vet, retired Memphis fire fighter. Ruth kept telling Richard - let the poor girl go referring to me once Richard started talking. I picked a campsite at the other end of the campground from the hosts. I am about twenty feet from the lake, nestled In The Pines (Louvin Brothers song title). When I went outside at night, the stars were so bright - I can't remember when I've seen them so bright. It was really easy to pick out the various constellations.
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