What I'm doing

[WolfVanZandt]

Yow! I was hoping I could get through the hot part of the summer without any more camping but it looks like I'm going to have one more weekend of it.

I have a conference at Olive Branch during Labor Day weekend and, since I work for a private.non-profit and can't afford hotels/motels, I'll be camping out at Wall Doxey State Park in Northern Mississippi.

I guess I'll be able to give a report about our woodsey, western neighbor pretty soon. If anybody's around those parts during the holiday, look me up Sunday morning. If you know you'll be there, let me know ahead of time and I'll let you know where I'll be.

[weathermansam]

lord man, camping in Miss this time of year...I considered it a few times while I lived there, but it's not just the heat...the bugs will carry you off.  I would know, I've had enough experience dangling from a herd of mosquitoes I could count it as life experience if I ever applied for a pilot's license! 

[WolfVanZandt]

I figured as much. As it is, I'll be in Olive Branch during the day and probably pretty late on Saturday night. I'll be sleeping in my van. I'm going to do most of my exploring Monday before I leave.

But, although I'm going to squeeze as much enjoyment out of the trip as I can on a low budget, it's not a "fun trip" for me.

[weathermansam]

If it's on your way, stop by the Noxubee Refuge just south of Starkville, MS.  It's a gorgeous place.  I'm planning a trip back for the fall once the Cypress start turning colors.  The Beaver Dam Trail is a great little 2 mile trail. 

[WolfVanZandt]

I don't have a good map of Miss. in my apartment but it looks like a real possibility....t hanks.

[WolfVanZandt]

The trip back fromnorthern Mississippi was long and hot so I didn't have much of an opportunity to do much hikng but I did manage to get two shrthikes in. There's a trail around the lake at Wall Doxie and it's interesting because of the stands of cypress around the lake. The campgrounds are also bery nice and well managed. The people are very friendly.

Noxubee looked very interesting but I only had the chance for a small loop trail near Starkville. It's right on the main road (and I'm sorry I can't give directions but I'm really whipped and I don't have a map with me - I'll try to get more detail later) and it has a map of the other trails. There's a large lake (Bluff Lake) in another part of the reserve that has a lot of trails around it and the topography looks like there might be some good scenery and, maybe,some challenging trails. The loop I walked was very easy.

[WolfVanZandt]

Gyah! Interference has wiped my Internet out at home so I'm having to use the office computer after work.

Okay. If you go west from Starkville on Hwy 25 there will be a trail head to a small loop trail (less than a mile, I'd say) to the right. It's nothing breathtaking but a nice stroll. But in the parking area, there's a kiosk that has a map to the other trails in Noxubee.