Days 43 and 44 Staying North of Philadelphia, the route meets the Delaware River and follows alongside it before diverging away to reach the Hudson near West Point. After a stretch beside the Hudson, we take the “Taconic State Parkway” to Bennington where several covered bridges await inspection on rest day. Day 45. Vermont trees …
Pan America 2016 — Days 36 to 42
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 …