Waverly Ferry Recreation Area; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Coming back from vacation, we decided to wander and see where we wound up. It didn’t take long to find a side trip. About twenty minutes east of West Point Mississippi is a fantastic picnic spot where we stopped to have lunch. Our goal was the Waverly Plantation. I,…
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Bon Secour National Wildlife ReFuge
Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge, Gulf Shores, AL. The refuge was established as a habitat for non-game birds during their migrations North and South. Bon Secour is comprised of beaches and sand dunes, scrub forest, fresh and saltwater marshes, fresh water swamps, and uplands. A Heron wandered down the beach as we played in the water…
Commerce & Tranquility
The mighty Mississippi, Nature’s Super Highway, also has an air of tranquility. I spent my Saturday afternoon wandering a sandbar just down from the Plattin Rock Boat Club. I saw commercial vessels, pleasure crafts, and a landscape that evoked a harsh beauty. It felt like I was transported to another place rather than the middle of the Mississippi River.