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Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

Well it has been several days since I updated this blog. From Boone NC we came down to Chattnooga just in time to miss the snow. It turned cold just as we were leaving, but we were so awe struck by the color on the side of the mountians that we did not care. We worked over our itenary because we miss judged the distance between stops. We decided that we could easily make it to Vicksburg in one day, so we changed the reservations. We were in four states today. I bet you can't guess the fourth one???

The Hampton Inn here in Vicksburg is better than most. We decided that it is for the folks comming to see the battlefields. They are right next door......

I will try to up load a few photos.
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Boone, North Carolina, United States

We just returned to the Blue Ridge parkway area after a deliteful side trip to visit friends in Virginia. Lots of rain moved thru during our trip to Virginia, but the sun came out and it got cool. A lot of folkes are in the area and we had to wait a long time to get a table at the resturant. The plan is to explore the Blue ridge parkway up and down from Boone.

The area bar-b-que is quite different here. It is mostly pork, with some interesting sauces that have a vinegar base. I still think Texas bar-b-que is the best.

The Prius is running fine. It takes the hills gracefully both up and down.
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Asgeville, North Carolina, United States

Man! What a day. The drive from Chattanooga to the Smokey Mountians National Park and on to the Blue Ridge Parkway was spectacular. The Changing leaves were lush with color. We really enjoyed it. We got to Asheville late. I am never too graceful about time zones. I hope I can load up some of the days photos.
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Chattnooga, Tennessee, United States

We are poised for our trip into the smokies tomorrow.
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Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Short drive to Huntsville to meet Martys cousin and his wife. They agreed to drive us out to see the old home place where her mother's family had a country store and a cotton gin. We got a bonus. They stopped at the cementary to see all the old ansesters. It was fun to hear about all the relatives:-)
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Here we are in Alabama, the birthplace of Marty. She found a map at the visitors center that actually shows the town where she was born. Yesterday was good. After the trip down the Natches we had a drive on I-20 with a lot of trucks. Why don't they put all that freight on the train?

We are planning a stop on Huntsville to visit Martys cousin and to see the old family home; then on to Chattanooga.
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Natchez, Texas, United States

Driving on I-10 east out of Houston was very crowded and full of trucks. One place had stop and go traffic. At Lake Charles we turned north on LA165 and the traffic thinned out good, but we still had lots of slowdowns because of construction. We were in no hurry so it did not matter. We stopped at Kinder for a McDonalds (Best place in town). We activated the GPS at Alexandria and it took us directly to the Hotel in Natchez, MS. We rested until about 7:30 and then went out looking for food. We ended up at a "historic place" near the river front. It was OK, but....
Marty saved the place mat that has a story about the old river boat people. The Red feather in your hat ment that you were were going to get beat up on the docks.

The view of the Mississippi river is spectacular. I hope to get a photo to add to this blog tomorrow. On to Birmingham tomorrow as we make our way thru the deep south.
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Natchez, Mississippi, United States

What a beautiful drive thru the trees. The speed limit is 50. From Natchez to Jackson, MS is about 90 miles. The trace goes on to Nashville, TN. We hope to see the northern end sometime.
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Houston, Texas, United States

The cats have been briefed on what is required while we are gone. Preparations include washing and servicing the Prius, Clean duds and a good attitude.
Our route will take us thru Natches, MS, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Asheville, NC, Chester, VA; Boone, NC and Knoxville TN.
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States

We left Tucumcari this morning and Stopped in Amarillo to see Aunt Dorothy. She invited us for lunch and we had a real nice visit. We were on the road again about 2PM headed for Fort Worth. 287 is a long road in anything. The prius was real comfortable and Averaged 45MPH.
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