Day 13, July 16- Tishomingo State Park to Amory, MS

61.96 miles. N33.59 X W88.29

Once again we got a decent start: Out of the campground by 7:45 – Grabbed a breakfast sandwich at the convenience store at the entrance to the park – On the road by 8:30. After about a mile, our route took us on the Natchez Trace Parkway. What a beautiful stretch of road: No buildings, no commercial traffic, no billboards. It’s just a shame that after building this wonderful road, a little more money couldn’t have been spent to make it a little more bicycle friendly by making a bicycle shoulder to ride on. Anyhow, there is very little traffic, making it a pleasant ride. Sadly, we left the Parkway after about 10 miles and went back to Mississippi country roads. We biked about 30 miles of the doggiest roads we have ridden. Every farmhouse seemed to have 1, 2, or 3 dogs running loose and ready to chase us. Most are contented to just run to the road and bark, some, however, are more interested in chasing. Thankfully, we haven’t come up against any really aggressive dogs. We biked 30 miles to Fulton for lunch and then on to Amory. We arrived in time at the motel for me to find a Laundromat and get a load of laundry done. We ordered out for pizza tonight and Spokewrench spent some time in the pool while I blogged.

Question of the day: Between what 2 cities does the Natchez Trace run and how long is it?