Day 14, July 17-Amory, MS to Town Creek Campground –COE- (Near West Point, MS)

52.15 miles. N33.37 X W88.30

This was a stressful day for me. We started out on Rt. 278. It was a very busy highway with many big trucks. Someone yelled at us right off the bat…but after about 3 or 4 miles we turned off on a county road which was much better traffic-wise but seemed to have dogs at every house that were interested in escorting us along. The road was very rough to boot. We arrived in Aberdeen and immediately were placed on Rt. 25, another very busy road with just a small shoulder covered with rumble strips…more stress. Our next road was Alt 45, dual lane with a small shoulder but carried as much traffic as U.S. 30 at home. This took us into West Point, MS where we rode on Rt. 50, a highway that was very rough, had no shoulder, and was fairly busy. I was glad to have this day finished safely. The good news today…we pulled into a beautiful secluded campground with clean showers and a laundry station. A long, hot shower was a great stress-breaker!

Question of the day: You will see a couple of pictures posted with this entry of a tree we see often as we bike along. This tree is not seen often in northern Indiana. Can you identify this tree?