Tupelo Buffalo Park

Tupelo acquired a rare White Buffalo from the Dakota Indians...local children named it Tukota, for TUpelo and daKOTA.  Here is a picture of him, laying under a tree.  He is 8 years old and will live 25-35 years in captivity and they keep him away from the herd because he is considered sacred to the indian nations.  We got to feed buffalo, zebra and a camel. The camera friendly buffalo is named Elvis and behind him you can see a water buffalo that is underwater in a pond...they can stay underwater for 7-9 minutes.  We also saw giraffe, a mountain lion, black bear, a lemur, kangaroo, emu's, etc.... it was a really fun day !

Tomorrow I bring you Elvis !!  xxoo TML

Checking out Trace State Park

We decided to hike a little trail that runs along the lake to the office so we could mail postcards...then we found the disc golf course and had to check that out.  We had a really nice hike and then played some cards.  Lots of RV's in the campground now but everyone is very friendly and we enjoy checking out all the different rigs...funny thing about humans and comparing their stuff !  Anyway, heres a picture of us by the lake.  The weather is amazing still....hope it holds out ! xxoo TML

Welcome to Mississippi

We arrived in Mississippi today and the weather is wonderful.  We have WIFI to boot !  We have a campsite overlooking the lake at Trace State Park, just outside of Tupelo.  Its cooler here than in Alabama, we think its because of the storm that came through last night....it was a good one !  Anyway, here are a couple of pictures...one of our campsite and one with the view from our campsite....its going to be a rough week (LOL).  xxoo TML

Saying Good-Bye to Tuscaloosa

Thiis is our last day in Alabama and we will have rain for the first time this afternoon.  We really enjoyed listening to the Augusta Masters Golf Tournament on the radio while we played cards.  We were rooting for Tiger ofcourse but it was good to see Rory McElroy do so well. Listening to it on the radio was an experience in itself.

We have hiked everyday and feel very sore but its a satisfying soreness.  We have had 70 to 80 degree weather and are on the brink of running the A/C, but not quite.  We only had 4 TV stations, so watched very little....mostly cards and Yahtzee !  The good life.  Will update again in Mississippi !  xxoo TML

GeoCaching

Thursday was a great weather day, in the 70's, so we decided to do our GeoCache thing.  With a park map and GPS in hand, we were off to find the hidden box.  First thing the GPS did was direct us to cross the lake, with no boat we had to hike around to the other side.  4 hours later we arrive and we found the box.  It was very exciting to get within 100, 50, 10 feet of it and then to spot it, hidden under a big rock.  Inside we found it full of "stuff" and a log book.  We signed the book and added more stuff.  Now we had to hike back to our RV on the other side of the lake and in the end, we had hiked over 13 miles.  We were soooooooo tired but it was fun and we want to GeoCache more.  XXOO  TML

Riding the Tide !

We have no Wifi at our campground so we are sitting at Paul ":BEAR" Bryant Museum at University of Alabama parking lot.  Its a huge place and he was an amazing man.  Its a great start to our trip.  Weather is georgous!  We may not update for a few days, we will be doing some hiking around our campground and Geocaching (Google it) this week.  xxoo Us

The Countdown Clock is Ticking....

We are down to dotting I's and crossing T's, as we venture out on the BIG TRIP.  Much has happened in the last month and our dates shifted more than once but everything worked out and we are back on track.  Joe and I will depart on Tuesday, April 5th and we will do some hiking in Alabama and Mississippi for 2 weeks.  The Chastines will meet us in Memphis on the 19th, and we will begin our trip from there.  Hope you stay tuned to our updates and enjoy our trip along with us !