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 points of interest 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 below are a few of my favourite photographs 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 really certain if I ought to.
The Mount Locust Inn was a well-liked 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 sizzling meal. In the present day, it’s the positioning of a customer heart and the previous inn is open to stroll via.
I knew lengthy earlier than touring the Natchez Hint Parkway that the Sunken Hint was one of many most-photographed locations on the whole 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 beneath) was nearly a wonderfully 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 least they have been having a great deal of enjoyable!
Cypress Swamp was one among my favourite locations on the Natchez Hint Parkway. It might sound unusual to know a swamp was prime of the record, however the boardwalk crossing the swamp between large tupelo bushes was merely superb.
French Camp was essentially the most stunning discovery on the Natchez Hint Parkway. Lovely historic buildings to discover. A restaurant with actually nice meals. You might 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 highway. It was peaceable, nearly eerily quiet. And I don’t know who planted the American flags.
Pharr Mounds have been fairly removed from the Natchez Hint Parkway, however I may nonetheless see them with a telephoto lens. These have 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 certain did get pleasure from that view for some time. An extended whereas.
Tom’s Wall, as it’s regionally identified, was an iconic cease alongside the Natchez Hint Parkway in Alabama. Took a bit to search out it; it’s positioned simply off The Hint and there isn’t any official parking. I took a stroll via the paths lined with hundreds of stones and it was not like anyplace I’d ever visited earlier than.
The Meriwether Lewis Memorial is without doubt one of 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 brief.
I visited Metallic Ford early on a Saturday morning to discover a father and son unpacking their gear beside the river. They have been going fishing in a canoe! Half an hour later they have been floating down the river whereas I comfortably snoozed on dry land.
The Gordon Home Historic Website was an attention-grabbing cease, however finally disappointing. I walked across the attractive two-story brick house however apparently it’s by no means open for individuals 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 footage 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 very totally different angle.
This was my last expertise on the Natchez Hint Parkway. I need to do it once more.
