This is me finally getting to be the passenger for once.

This shot reminds me of these other shadows & reflections I've captured.

Got an e-mail from Ray D. today. He writes:

I'm stationed at Ft Campbell, KY and would like to know the best way to tour part of the Trace on a Saturday or Sunday drive. Looking at directions from Nashville and just touring the portions of the Natchez Trace within TN with maybe side stops for lunch and or dinner or just snacks. Thanks for any feedback."

Following are my recommendations for a daytrip along the Tennessee portion of the Natchez Trace Parkway...

Motorcycles... and bicycles... and cars... oh my!

Truth is, those are only some of the vehicles you'll find sharing the road on the Natchez Trace Parkway...

Thinking about driving your RV along the Natchez Trace Parkway someday?

Before you go, check out the following review, including some important stops along the way...

There are no commercial vehicles are allowed on the parkway. In fact, violation is a federal offense!

The maximum speed limit on the Trace is 50 mph most of the way.

As the exception, rather than the rule, the speed limit dips down to 40 mph at the northernmost tip (from Leiper's Fork at milepost 427 to the Natchez Trace Bridge near milepost 444).

Wondering what it's like to drive along the Natchez Trace Parkway?

Thanks to Columbia7200, a motorcycle rider from Spring Hill, Tennessee... now you can experience it yourself, right from your computer screen!

Check out his awesome videos of four (4) scenic drives along the Natchez Trace Parkway -- beginning at the arched bridge over Highway 96 in Franklin, TN and going all the way to Highway 50 near Columbia, TN.

Jim and I have driven the entire length of the Natchez Trace Parkway -- from Tupelo Mississippi to Nashville Tennessee -- several times. (We have a friend who lives in Starkeville, Mississippi... enough said.)

In total, the Natchez Trace Parkway covers 101 miles in the state of Tennessee, and passes through 7 Tennessee counties: Davidson, Williamson, Maury, Hickman, Lewis, Lawrence, and Wayne (from north to south, respectively). It spans from mileposts 341 to 444.

Plus, I've biked the northernmost end of the Trace more times than I can count. Mostly I ride from the Garrison Creek parking area just past the Leiper's Fork exit (Hwy 46) -- all the way to the very end of the Parkway at Highway 100 in Nashville (near the Lovelace Cafe).

That's my favorite out & back biking route along the Natchez Trace -- roughly, from mileposts 427 to 440.

Did you know?... The Natchez Trace Parkway is rated one of the Top 10 Biking Routes in the country!

Mostly, these days we like to hop in the Jeep and ride. We turn around whenever the mood strikes us. And we stop & see whatever we feel like stopping and seeing. It's such a relaxing and leisurely drive.

Here are my tips if you want to see the Natchez Trace, but you only have a very short time to do so...