In Memory of Warmer Summers

Cochrane, AL to Columbus, Mississippi

Friendly horn taps: 2

Rude honks: 1

Miles: 61

Total so far: 1,034

Our last night's camp near Cochrane, Alabama on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

We are now in Mississippi, having passed through our Alabama section.  This may confuse some, and I have to frequently check the maps to be certain I understand our path.

State number three

We started this journey in Fernandina Beach, Florida which is north of Jacksonville, just across the water from the Georgia coast.  We went south to St. Augustine, picking up the Southern Tier Route there and started west.  That route took us to the east coast of Mobile Bay where we turned north, joining the Underground Railroad Route as we came adjacent to Mobile, Alabama.

We’ve gone north from there, tracing the western edge of Alabama, and ever so slightly west which brings us into Mississippi.  We will go north from here into central Tennessee and proceed north and a little east through Tennessee.  All of this to get to Oregon.  Yes, this is not a direct path.  Not even close.

A Mississippi cypress swamp, we are still in alligator country

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Tomorrow’s ride is dedicated to Kathryn “Kaye” Borneman

Kathryn "Kaye" Borneman

Kaye was killed in a drunk driving collision in Vermont the day after Christmas.