Trifter

The Natchez Trace Scenic Trail, more commonly known as The Natchez Trace, is a federally-administered parkway that runs from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee. It’s only 2 lanes and no billboards are allowed on it. It’s a pretty roadway as roadways go. It roughly tracks the original Natchez Trace that the Native Americans used centuries ago when it was called The Long Dirt Path Through The Woods. I encourage everyone to drive as much of the Trace as your time allows.

Everything Historical Happened On The Trace. Everything.

One curious thing you’ll note is that about every mile or so there is a historic site, e.g., at this site, a treaty was signed that created the West Florida boundary or where a scenic swampland is that contains the last known some such weed. This is cool for about 5 or 6 miles. After that, it’s annoying. So many historic events could not have happened along this one roadway. It’s simply not possible. I believe that what happened is that before anybody did anything of import, they first agreed to move their dealings to the Natchez Trace so that it would become a historic site. I can see some bully U.S. general (stealing more Native American land) telling an Indian chieftain, “Whoa whoa whoa there Sleepy Bear. We can’t sign this treaty right here in the middle of nowhere. No one will remember it. We need to all move over to that dirt path where all the other important stuff went down and sign there. We’ll be famous. Octogenarians from all over the country will stop here in their RVs and read about us.” (This U.S. general was a distant relative of Nostradamus and knew that there would one day be recreational vehicles.)

The Trace Takes Longer To Drive Than To Fly To The Moon

FYI, if you travel the entire Natchez Trace and stop at every historic site, it will take you 3 years, 7 months, and 14 days to make it. That’s assuming you don’t break the 50 mph speed limit, which, by the way, is a ridiculous speed limit because it only gives the old folks an excuse for going so slow.