Since Leon was so far "east" as Arkansas, he decided it was time to pay his cousin Nancy in Florence, Alabama a visit. She and Tony were excellent hosts and we spent a fun filled few days with them.
We took a ride along the Natchez Trace, an old Indian traveling route that runs from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee. The two lane road has been turned into a parkway with reduced speed limits and the setting is quite pastoral all along the undeveloped countryside. We stopped at many of the scenic pullouts before exiting the parkway and continuing to Nashville, Tn.
Around every curve we seemed to see deer and turkeys. I was surprised to see this turkey strutting right alongside the highway.
Lisa and Jason were kind enough to put their barge in Pickwick Lake and take us for a boat ride. They are a real inspiration and a delightful couple to know.
Leon, Nancy, Jason, Lisa and the grandsons enjoyed a marvelous afternoon riding on Pickwick Lake. The area around Florence appears to be a real sportsman's paradise.
Tony and I fished while the others rode around on the barge. We got into some nice little stripers just below the dam and of course had to take some to the house.
At last it came time to take the quads out. Nancy, Tony, Leon and I went to a hunting area that belongs to some of their friends. It was a great place to ride in the woods.
We finally found what we had been searching for. The woods are full of wild hogs. It was just another of a string of really fine days.
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