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Northern end of the Natchez Trace Parkway, food and friendship

The centre of down town Lieper’s Fork. Everything you would need to live in this small Tennessee town. Excellent food, friendship, and a band every Friday and Saturday night. Restaurant serves food as in a cafeteria style, on plastic foam carry out type boxes. There is though, ample seating, again cafeteria style.

One of the local roads in and out of Lieper’s Fork

A local off road vehicle capable of negotiating any type of terrain. Notice the extra water mounted on fender to keep cool. Also frying pan for roadside rest and vitals, will also help fight off the bears.

Another view of the vehicle showing the special anti slip steering wheel. Please also notice the washtub for baths and such also doubles as a container for salt curing when needed. Trash can, tool box, and back seat for the lookout.

Still in use after all these years.

Somebody’s back yard.

Couldn’t find Barney Fife but the sheriff driving it had a big belly!

Talked to the Sheriff at the store, nice fella. He thought we might be aliens

All fun aside he was a cool sheriff, gave us a lot of information on the local color. Very interesting.

Cypress Swamp

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This is the Cypress Swamp just north of Jackson, MS. Hernando DeSoto went through this area when he was looking for the gold and silver of the new world. All he found was insects, snakes and El Lagarto (lizard) or what we call alligators. I am glad they are mostly hideing or sleeping after only a fish or two per week. A sign says to not toss them any food.

The alligators look like floating logs with nostrils. I did not see any and I am not so curious as to look any closer.

Vey handy device for your camera and well being when walking through the brush in swampy areas.

These are bald cypress, they live in standing water. The green on top of the water is a tiny leafed plant growing profusely. It also provides the alligator better hiding. As the seasons unfold I will take more pictures to show the different season.

More of the swamp away from some of the standing water.

Excellent camera, very easy to use, with a 20x optical lens. The auto feature is very advantagious when in forested/swampy areas where the ambient lighting fluctuates widely.

You can see more of these pictures on my facebook page just follow the link.http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=myuploads

I found this monopod for my camera and it is the neatest thing since tripods. Easier to use and can be used as a walking stick. Very handy when walking through the brush in Mississippi.

Found, a really cool destination eatery!

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While talking to some bikers I had the occasion to meet they mentioned a cool saloon just across the border into Alabama. So of course I had to go try it out.

As you can see and the next photo will show it is down in a grotto cave like structure. The trail to the right goes above the main floor area and overlooks the little valley below.

Not allowed to drive down here, the car belongs to construction workers. Kids can eat in the saloon until they start serving alcohol. The waitress said that in the evening on Friday and Saturday their are upwards of 500 people eating and listening to the band.

The food was excellent, although they only serve hamburgers, sandwiches and appetizers.

I will be going back again with my better half, and enjoying the whole evening.

Angie’s Place – – Home Cooked Food

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Lunch is sometimes where you find it.

I found this little cafe when tooling around the Tupelo area. It is in the Auburn area off of HiWay 72, travel east at the Auburn exit. Food was excellent. The decor is tacky but neat and the building feels like it was built in heyday of the Natchez Trace.