The Natchez Trace was an important road in the early development of the USA. It allowed for improved communication between the north east and southern parts of what has come to be the USA. Some parts of that history involve the civil war, but for the most part it involved who the area was settle by Europeans, and the displacement and treaties for the natives woven around that displacement.
In the modern day, most of the Trace has been either swallowed by development, allowed to revert back to nature, or simply fade. Parts of it have been incorporated into the Historic Natchez Trace Trail, some as part of the modern roadway, and other parts much as they were when the Trace was first developed.
The spring has come to the Trace, but the canopy is not quite in full leaf yet. I think later in the year when it is not quite as wet, and the leaves are darker it would have a very wild feel to it, even though the park is limited in size. The bottom picture shows a part of the embankment has slid into the trail. It was quite rainy the night before I took this picture, and I could tell the slide had happened very recently.
There was a very irksome bird at the campground I was staying at. A nice redheaded woodpecker was flitting from area to area. Every time I pulled out my camera, he disappeared. In stead, here are a few pictures of a few of the flowers and other wildlife from the area.
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