October 26, 2014. Day 6 on Natchez Trace. To the south terminus

CAMPGROUND:  Natchez State Park.  Nice cement slab sites.  New bathhouse with showers, flush toilets, and laundry.  Electricity and water at each site.   Dump station. Brand new grill and firepit. On a lake, but no views.  $14 with senior discount. 4 stars out of 5.

LOCATION:  Natchez, in southwest Mississippi

WEATHER:  Hot and sunny.  High 83!

We took a morning hike at Jeff Busby park, up a small mountain in the park.  It is Mississippi's highest point.

Jeff Busby was a politician who made the Trace into a national park byway.

The climb was a bit difficult, and we got hot.  What a physique this hiker has!

Then we packed up and drove 190 miles to the southern end of the Trace.  We stopped in Jackson (home of the movie/book "The Help") for gas.  We are outside the city of Natchez, the southern end of the Trace, which we will visit tomorrow.

DINNER:  I sautéed the Gulf shrimp we bought the other day from the seafood truck.  I added lots of garlic and onion and served over the leftover clam linguine.  Had a salad on the side.  Really good! I made broth from the shrimp shells and will use that for grits tomorrow morning.