Above left: The trail beginning in Hattiesburg is located right next to the University of Southern Mississippi water tower and was easy to find from web page directions. Above right: The trip started off with some discouraging signs.
Above left: Speaking of signs, tree identification was a really nice feature along two stretches of the trail. Identified trees or shrubs had a small patch of blue spray paint on them. Above right: Despite the 11:00 time for this photo, there was a lot of shade even though the deciduous trees still had no leaves on them.
Above left: Whoa! A horse trail runs along the side of the paved trail from Epley to Carson. The riders waving from their nice cushy car seats on the modified wagon were traveling very slow, but in comfort. Above right: A rather ingenious design of seats was seen at many of the trail rest stops. The seat back can be tilted into a table – note the two different seat positions.
Above left: As noted by the calm waters on Lake Jeff Davis, this was a perfect cycling day. Above right: A house may fall apart after the owner has left it but their flower garden will continue to bloom on for years for others to enjoy.
Above left: Standing next to the camp site for the evening, looking westerly down the trail as long tree shadows were about to be extinguished by the setting sun. Above right: Having ruled out Lake Jeff Davis as a camp site (it had a bunch of boy scouts camping there, plus it was expensive), and the primitive camp site in Carson (it was right next to a busy road), I went back to the camp site next to the trail at mile post 39, put up the tent, and proceeded to have a nice meal of trail mix and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He who forgot to bring a flashlight went to bed early and was lulled to sleep by the pitchy peeping language of frogs in the nearby swampy ditches.
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