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MISSING MISS

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     Mississippi...another great state.  Even though Mississippi State University ended the UCONN women's basketball team's 111 game winning streak, we still enjoyed this interesting state. A snake on a Mississippi byway.  I don't know the type of snake this was but it was real annoyed at the guy (not me) who threw the sick  at him.          When we left Louisiana, we headed to Natchez, Mississippi to begin our journey on the Natchez Trace Parkway, a national park scenic highway.  The Natchez Trace is a beautiful 444 mile road connecting Natchez, MS with Nashville, TN.  It is a 2 lane, shoulderless, 50 mph road which, due to the overhanging trees, seems to be more of a long green tunnel.  It turned out to be a serene, wonderful drive with tons of historic stops along the way. One of the beautiful antebellum houses in Natchez. Some of the Natchez mansions sit on a bluff  overlooking the  Mississippi River. A stark contrast to the Natchez antebellum h