December trip for the hardy motorcyclist -
Since my beautiful wife will be visiting family in Denmark for the month of December, I intend to motorcycle to Pensacola Florida for a day or two, then on the Natchez Mississippi and then do the Natchez trail or at least the Southern half of it. For me 400 miles to Pensacola, 330 miles to Natchez, and another 400 to Nashville then return. For S. Florida rider, add another 230 miles each way. So…for me this is a 2,200 mile journey, probably take 10 days.

The “Kaintucks”, or boatmen from the Ohio River Valley, would walk approximately 500 miles from Natchez to Nashville along the Natchez Trace in about 30 days. This is a historic route that boatman took to walk back because they could not sail back North on the Mississippi until Mr. Fulton invented the steam boat. Tom Meeks did that with some friends two years ago and vouches for the awesome ride. I also intend to go to Pensacola the scenic way. Link to the park site - http://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm

If anyone is interested, let me know to jjoffe@gate.net. I plan to depart around December 12th or so. Leave Pensacola on the 14 or 15, come back to Pensacola 21st or so. This will be a test of my heated seat and grips on my new Goldwing. Regardless, this will be a “bring the long johns” trip. Most of the route will be gypsies accommodations (nothing reserved in advance !!!) play it by ear. If no one else is going I am pulling a Morten (ride alone !!!).

Jeffrey