SLOWLY HEADING HOME

After our time in Lake Placid we started our trek home.  It wouldn't be a fast trip...just moseying along.  We knew that our next major stop would be Mammoth Caves in Kentucky.  So these pictures depict that portion of our trip.  We continued south, but made a slight detour into West Virginia.   This state was our 49TH state to visit...only leaving Hawaii.  So now we've been in all of the continental U. S. and a lot of Canada.

Visitor's Center West Virginia

While we were in West Virginia, we made a short trip to Marshall University.  If you've ever seen the movie "We Are Marshall" with Matthew McConaughey, you know the story of the plane crash that killed their football team, coaches, boosters and the pilots in 1970.  The plane crashed very near Huntington West Virginia where the University is located.  The fountain is to commemorate that tragedy.   Beautiful campus.  Also while we were in West Virginia, we made a quick (and I mean quick) trip to Ohio (right across the river) to get a Geocache from that state.

Fountain on campus of Marshall University

Ohio Geocache

Now, onward to Mammoth Caves.  We arrived, set up the trailer and went out to the park to see about tour tickets.  David and I selected one tour, then David also wanted to go on a second tour and Margaret selected her own 4 hour tour.   David and I have done that one before and had no desire to do it again.  Caves are fascinating places...cool rooms, stalagmites, stalactites, columns, pillars, BUGS, BATS and ABSOLUTE DARKNESS.  Got a little of all of those on our tours...Oh OK, there were no bats (that we saw)...but you get the idea.

Yes, I got on a bus

Cave Cricket...yuk

Then it was time to take Margaret to the airport in Nashville.  She needed to get home to go to a reception for her college mentor (who was receiving an award).  Hated to see her leave us after 60+ days.  While we were in Nashville, after dropping Margaret off at the airport, we decided to go by the Grand Ole Opry to look around.  Interesting place, with lots of people stopping by.

We then returned to Mammoth Cave area and got ready to leave.  We were having trouble with the trailer (the slide didn't want to work correctly) so we decided to head to Texas.We left the Mammoth Cave area and headed to Nashville, TN to pick up the Natchez Trace.  We were going to take it all the way to Natchez, MS.  Such a beautiful drive and so peaceful with no big 18 wheeler trucks.

We made the trip down the Natchez Trace and stayed at a nice RV Campground called Goshen Springs, near Jackson, MS.  Our very last night on the road we stayed at the Coushatta Casino RV Resort in Kinder, LA.  Went to the casino and won a whopping $12.  Such a gambler.  The next day would get us home ....after 10,615 miles, 23 states (counting Texas),and 5 Canadian Provinces our East Coast Trip was over.   Well, we're ready to go again already....don't know where yet, but the adventure will continue.  Hope you liked the blog, let me know..Safe journey everyone.

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