Well, here's something you don't see every day...

Yep, on the Natchez Trace Parkway you can be one with nature, wildlife, and cows!

Tis the season... for turkeys!

I haven't personally ridden a motorcycle on the Trace, but these people have...

See what it's like from people who've been there, done that.

In case you were wondering...

Around here, we refer to wild turkeys as Tennessee yard birds.

It's practically guaranteed...
Every time you take a drive in the country, you will see a Tennessee turkey. Usually more than one.

It gets really weird when you're camping or you're in the woods and you start to hear footsteps crackling the leaves and it seems to be getting louder... and closer.

This happened to us once when we were taking a break from offroading & just sitting in the woods. And we weren't sure what to think... Some black bears? Deer? Raccoons?

Nope... just a bunch of wild turkeys!

Check out my turkey photo exposé...

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).

This year, I can definitely say: "I saw Tennessee's peak colors!"

As evidenced by the pictures I took of Fall colors along the Natchez Trace last weekend, I was one of the lucky ones to see firsthand Tennessee's natural beauty ...at its peak!

But what a difference a day makes. Just check out this photo of a tree I photographed last Saturday, then again the very next day:

This rapid loss of foliage was due to a very windy night -- one which stripped many of Tennessee's trees of their colorful leaves in a matter of hours.

So, I decided to hop in my Jeep

...with dog in tow.

I wanted to see how the colorful landscapes had changed along the Natchez Trace

...overnight.