Day 36. Our hotel in Tupelo is handy for the Auto Museum with 150 cars from 1869 onwards. After visiting, we pass Elvis Presley’s modest birthplace before continuing on the Trace Parkway to arrive mid-afternoon in the music city of Nashville to check out the downtown music clubs, honky tonk bars and restaurants for the …
Pan America 2016 — Days 29 to 35
Days 29 and 30. Leaving the plains behind, the route plunges into the forests of Arkansas where we overnight in the thermal resort of Hot Springs. Day 31. On reaching the mighty Mississippi, the journey becomes immersed in Civil War history. We cross the river to Vicksburg which was pivotal in the war. The military …
Pan America 2016 — Days 22 to 28
Day 22. After following the Snake and Salt Rivers through wooded highlands, time to stop at the turquoise waters of Bear Lake for coffee or to hire a jet ski. The water will have warmed up nicely by now. In the afternoon we pass alongside Flaming Gorge. Day 23. A short trip in desolate high …