Adventures including a visit to, drive thru and/or stay in Louisiana
Four days from Arkansas to Texas We left Hot Springs and Arkansas on Friday, first stopping in Hope, AR on our way to and over-night only in Texarkana, 0.3 miles over the border into Texas. Then back to Arkansas and on south to Natchitoches, Louisiana, for 3 nights. Natchitoches (NAK-a-tish) Read more…
A week in Vidalia, Louisiana… …across the river from Natchez, MS And while we very much enjoyed our view of the Mississippi from our campsite and walked along the Vidalia Riverwalk between our campsite and the river, we did most of our touring, in Natchez and out and about on Read more…
…now in Baton Rouge Here 5 nights, we thought we’d spend 2-3 days exploring Baton Rouge (Sunday was for Superbowl). However, we found out there was a BIG Mardi Gras Parade downtown on Saturday, and almost everything would be closed for Mardi Gras on Tuesday. SO…Monday we got out early Read more…
Last Stop on the Gulf Coast Camped west of New Orleans proper, in the outskirts of Kenner, where Mark worked a couple of times for AT&T. Also near the airport and across the street from the north levee of the Mississippi River. Also not far from a little memorial park, Read more…
Road Trip Albums at: January 5-30, 2015 January 30-February 19, 2015 Overview January 5-30: Left Bellevue heading South on I-5 through Oregon to Southern California. Then heading East primarily on I-10, drove across southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. January 31-February 19: Drove into and “around Read more…
60th Bday Vacation Album at: October 11–26, 2013 Overview Our 60th Birthday Trip (50th was to Hawaii) was inspired by our January stop in Memphis, on our Christmas X-Country Trip. We took two weeks to visit Civil War Sites across Tennessee and in Vicksburg, Mississippi, with a little time saved Read more…