Last night was the best night's sleep I have had this trip. I fell asleep about 8:30 p.m., and slept through until 4:45 a.m. I broke camp and headed to Bastrop, Louisiana, for breakfast. Below is a pic of a good ole Louisiana plantation home.
The title of this post could appropriately be "My Day With U.S. Highway 425". I was primarily on Highway 425 for 121 miles from the Louisiana border to the Mississippi border. It was not a very interesting road to travel on a bicycle. The traffic was fast, and most of the time the shoulder was rough. It also had the continuous rumble strips beside the road most of the way, which made it a pain to switch from the rough shoulder to smooth road, and vice versa. There was a lot of scenery like the photo below. Please note there are no trees near the road for shade, and it was hot and sunny today.
I did pass by this pretty bayou. It was the highlight of the Highway 425 segment today.
I was not too impressed with riding in Louisiana, but I know I only got to experience just a small part of the state. As I was riding through Ferriday, Louisiana, which is close to the Mississippi border, a car load of what appeared to be teenagers pulled up beside me, and a young punk in the back passenger seat rolled down his window and yelled "What the h%##s wrong with you, fool!!!". I just smiled and waved, but that incident was kind of the cherry on the top of my poor impression of biking in Louisiana.
I am back on the correct side of the Mississippi River and made it to the Natchez Trace Parkway.
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I was riding around Natchez State Park looking for a campsite, and stopped and talked to Bruce from Wisconsin. He rode the Natchez Trace Parkway with his wife, Candy, providing support in their van. They are camping in their van, so he invited me to pitch my tent on their tent spot, which I did. I also got to take a much needed shower at the park's bathhouse.
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