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Natchez Trace In Spring: Colorful Budding Trees

It’s springtime on the Natchez Trace Parkway — as evidenced by all the colorful budding trees on either side of the roadway.

Enjoy the colors…

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When it comes to photographing nature’s beauty on the Trace, timing is of the essence!

For example, “Lady Di in TN” got there a couple of days before I did… and she managed to capture the majority of trees in full bloom along the Natchez Trace.

In her own words: “As you climb the entrance to the parkway from Highway 96, you enter into an enchanted purple world.”

Do yourself a favor and check out her beautiful photographs here!

I, on the other hand, only spotted a few trees that still had purple left on their branches. In just two days, most of the purple leaves had all turned to green.

Still pretty though…

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This reminds me of my experiences taking photos along the Trace in the Fall… and what a difference a day makes!