The 444-mile Natchez Hint Parkway follows the route of an historic path filled with nice tales, historical past, and tradition. Starting in Natchez, Mississippi and ending in Nashville, Tennessee, “The Hint” connects many cities and sights throughout Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee.
I spent three weeks driving The Hint from Natchez to Nashville one spring. It was my first time driving the second longest parkway within the Nationwide Park Service. Listed here are a few of my favourite pictures I captured throughout my first journey on The Hint.
Only a few miles alongside the Natchez Hint Parkway I got here to the Emerald Mound. It’s one of many many Native American burial grounds alongside The Hint. I didn’t stroll to the highest as a result of, regardless of the well-worn path, I wasn’t truly positive if I ought to.
The Mount Locust Inn was a preferred cease an extended, very long time in the past. Vacationers alongside the Previous Hint would cease right here to spend an evening and get a scorching meal. In the present day, it’s the positioning of a customer middle and the outdated inn is open to stroll by.
I knew lengthy earlier than touring the Natchez Hint Parkway that the Sunken Hint was one of many most-photographed locations on your complete 444-mile drive. It’s a brief part of the Previous Hint that has sunken deep into the bottom from many years of foot site visitors.
River Bend Overlook (pictured above and under) was virtually a superbly peaceable place to take a break from driving. I used to be having fun with lily pads floating throughout the river’s floor when abruptly the peace was damaged by boats jetting throughout the water with rafters in tow. At the very least they had been having a great deal of enjoyable!
Cypress Swamp was certainly one of my favourite locations on the Natchez Hint Parkway. It might sound unusual to know a swamp was high of the listing, however the boardwalk crossing the swamp between large tupelo bushes was merely superb.
French Camp was probably the most shocking discovery on the Natchez Hint Parkway. Stunning historic buildings to discover. A restaurant with actually nice meals. You possibly can even spend an evening in one of many rustic log cabins!
Simply after leaving Tupelo behind I discovered these Accomplice troopers’ graves hidden on a brief spur street. It was peaceable, virtually eerily quiet. And I don’t know who planted the American flags.
Pharr Mounds had been fairly removed from the Natchez Hint Parkway, however I might nonetheless see them with a telephoto lens. These had been the final burial grounds I handed on The Hint.
Anyone determined to take a break from jet snowboarding alongside the Tennessee River at Colbert Ferry Park. I by no means did discover the rider, however I positive did take pleasure in that view for some time. A protracted whereas.
Tom’s Wall, as it’s domestically identified, was an iconic cease alongside the Natchez Hint Parkway in Alabama. Took a bit to seek out it; it’s situated simply off The Hint and there isn’t any official parking. I took a stroll by the paths lined with hundreds of stones and it was not like anyplace I’d ever visited earlier than.
The Meriwether Lewis Memorial is among the most intriguing I’ve ever seen. The memorial stands in a discipline close to the inn the place the famed explorer was mysteriously killed. The highest of the memorial was left incomplete, signifying his life being reduce quick.
I visited Steel Ford early on a Saturday morning to discover a father and son unpacking their gear beside the river. They had been going fishing in a canoe! Half an hour later they had been floating down the river whereas I comfortably snoozed on dry land.
The Gordon Home Historic Web site was an attention-grabbing cease, however in the end disappointing. I walked across the beautiful two-story brick residence however apparently it’s by no means open for folks to discover.
The Double Arch Bridge. Lengthy earlier than arriving on the north finish of the Natchez Hint Parkway minutes from Nashville I had heard of this bridge. I had seen photos of the bridge. However whereas everybody else needed an image from floor degree, I opted to park on the finish and stroll throughout the bridge for a totally completely different angle.
This was my remaining expertise on the Natchez Hint Parkway. I wish to do it once more.
