Those Young Guys – Finding Our Way
We departed Paul B. Johnson State Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and headed through Jackson and Vicksburg wishing we had time to stop and explore both of those areas. Soon we were crossing the Mighty Mississippi River which is a monumental landmark denoting we are have left the eastern United States.
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The Great River Road, AKA Plantation Alley, in Louisiana lies between New Orleans and Baton Rouge and is known for all the grand plantations which sit along the Mississippi River. Plantation Alley is about 70 miles long and consists of large land tracts with mansions which had slave quarters and
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As we make our way through Louisiana we drive on elevated roads through the swamps and bayous. Now and then we encounter signs for cracklins and boudin and eventually cross the Mississippi River. This means we are officially in the east. We meander our way through town and get to
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We managed to make it through the construction and major road mess which went from Beaumont, Texas to Layfaette, Louisiana. It was a tough day of driving with lots of traffic and orange cones and machinery everywhere. As we drove through Louisiana we were drooling over all the food billboard
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Campground: Sam Houston Jones State Park Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana Site: C1005 Cost: $24 Services: FHU Comments: Sites are close together but long pull thrus with hookups on both sides. The sites are next to a group of swamps. At night you will hear sounds you never knew existed. Great
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Campground: Fountainbleu State Park Location: Mandeville, Louisiana Site: CI 140 (known as the old campground) Cost: $20 Services: W/E Comments: We loved this place. Nice big sites, not much privacy. On a lake. The Tammany Track Rail to Trails Bike Path cuts through the park and makes for a nice
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