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canyonwalker) wrote2023-04-25 06:25 pm
canyonwalker) wrote2023-04-25 06:25 pm
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Leavin' Lou'siana, Entering #50 out of 51
Mississippi Travelog #1 / New Orleans travelog #10
Pinckneyville, MS - Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023, 12pm
This morning we left New Orleans. We slept in a bit after both of us had rough nights, packed our bags after breakfast and showers, walked over to the car rental depot on Canal Street at 9:30, and hit the road a bit past 10am. Our destination: Mississippi.
"Why Mississippi?" a lot of my friends have asked. The state doesn't have a great reputation for things to do... or civil rights... or even democratic process anymore. Well, Mississippi is on my bucket list. One of my bucket lists, that is. I want to visit all the states in the US. I've been to 48 + Washington, DC so far. Having crossed this line today I'm down to only Alaska as the one state I haven't visited.
We're doing more than just tapping a foot and leaving. In other words, we did find stuff to do in Mississippi. We're going hiking at some waterfalls this afternoon, then at a canyon tomorrow. In between we'll stay overnight in Columbia. Part of my goal with this bucket list is to visit each state on more than a technicality. I aim to genuinely spend time and see & do stuff in each state.
And as far as those other concerns.... As a mixed-race family we have discussed risk mitigation for this trip. 😓
Pinckneyville, MS - Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023, 12pm
This morning we left New Orleans. We slept in a bit after both of us had rough nights, packed our bags after breakfast and showers, walked over to the car rental depot on Canal Street at 9:30, and hit the road a bit past 10am. Our destination: Mississippi.
"Why Mississippi?" a lot of my friends have asked. The state doesn't have a great reputation for things to do... or civil rights... or even democratic process anymore. Well, Mississippi is on my bucket list. One of my bucket lists, that is. I want to visit all the states in the US. I've been to 48 + Washington, DC so far. Having crossed this line today I'm down to only Alaska as the one state I haven't visited.
We're doing more than just tapping a foot and leaving. In other words, we did find stuff to do in Mississippi. We're going hiking at some waterfalls this afternoon, then at a canyon tomorrow. In between we'll stay overnight in Columbia. Part of my goal with this bucket list is to visit each state on more than a technicality. I aim to genuinely spend time and see & do stuff in each state.
And as far as those other concerns.... As a mixed-race family we have discussed risk mitigation for this trip. 😓
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