Natchitoches, United States Travel Blogs

Steel Magnolias and Natchitoches Louisiana
Dec 2, 2008

... Our daughter, Brittany, loved Natchitoches when she was here a few years ago for her Vanderbilt roommate's wedding, Kristen Gahagen. Natchitoches is a beautiful small town!  Barbara and I loved the looks and feel of Madison, Georgia, and we rated ...

Frog Legs = rubbery goodness
Dec 13, 2009 (10 photos)

... in good ol' Dusty and not being willing to sleep in the tent when it's freezing outside we booked ourselves into a motel in Natchitoches and enjoyed the warmth, a TV and a real bed. Ahh the simple things in life. For the more complicated things we got ...

Off to School!
Aug 20, 1983

... of 1983. Needless to say, I was lucky enough to be selected as one of those 200 and in August 1983 I traveled Natchitoches (pronounced Nack-a-tish) and the campus of Northwestern State University of LA to become a member of the very first class of the ...

Setting up my motorbike
Jan 31, 2008 (3 photos)

I am still setting up my motorcycle for the trip. I still havent gotten luggage, a new gas tank, an quite a few other things that I need. Thankfully, I have gotten a lot of the comfort needs out of the way. I did install a windshield and bar ...

We go fishing!!
Sep 4, 2007

Kathy had to attend Michelle's orthodontic appointment 60 miles south in Alexandria, so after another excellent breakfast the remaining three of us headed out in Huck's new GMC 2500 pickup to Dan's 300-acre ranch about 20 miles away where we set up for ...

We go party boating!!
Sep 4, 2007 (11 photos)

Lazy morning watching loads of boats wizz by up and down the river. Huck and MJ went down to fill up the party boat (a pontoon boat like we went on in Steamboat). There is a boat launch at Keiths a few plots down and about 2pm we were on the boat which is ...

We visit Church and Melrose Plantation
Sep 2, 2007 (7 photos)

Garry woke us at 8.30am and we set off for their Church where a one hour Sunday school in which we discussed Adam and early chapters of Genesis was followed by a Church service. Everyone was very friendly towards us and we were introduced to more people ...

Huck's Mansion & Estate
Aug 31, 2007 (4 photos)

... of Pres Clinton. It wasn't much of a place but we took the obligatory pictures and moved on. The drive from Shreveport to Natchitoches down I-49 was marked by the huge median's between the highway which appear to need mowing - it must use a ton of ...

We go tail-gating and dance at the festival
Sep 1, 2007 (6 photos)

... meals back at college via the American habit of ordering a "box" for the left-overs. After the meal we went back into Natchitoches to watch the music festivities which were on an area down by the river next to the main French-style street (much like New ...