I wanna feel the blues...

[Mark Sedenquist]

As a resident of Mississippi I can tell you a little about our "jewels" that no one knows about. Morgan Freeman has a blues/jazz joint in Clarksdale, I don't know the name but I can get it to you if you want. Mississippi Highway 1 is a great road to travel.

We love to have first-time posters who provide such great local intel! Welcome to the Great American RoadTrip Forum!

Mark

[iranfromthezoo]

haha yeah I found this site last night because I am getting ready for a road trip. Sorry I didn't formally introduce myself.

[Mark Sedenquist]

I am getting ready for a road trip.

Where are you headed on your trip?

Mark

[iranfromthezoo]

I'd like to tour the grand canyon, redwoods, Yosemite, and then mount rushmoore in one swoop in sept-oct of next year.


I've been saving and will still save.

[Mark Sedenquist]

I'd like to tour the grand canyon, redwoods, Yosemite, and then mount rushmoore in one swoop in sept-oct of next year.

OK, well we have some reading material/tips for you:

Monuments worth checking out near the Grand Canyon
Death Valley to San Francisco Threads
Avenue of the Giants
Redwoods to Seattle
Mount Rushmore and the Badlands

Mark

[aline]

Hello everyone,
Sorry for not replying the latest comments. I did read them all, just did no have the good connection to send in my reply (sounds weird but I was using a real crappy dial up lately).
Back to 'business', I am already on the road. Started Wednesday. Left from Miami, first day in Saint Augustine - what a nice town.
On the second day I entered the gorgeous state of Georgia and had the great chance to know Savannah, where I spent 2 days. I loved that city and will certainly go back in the near future. The historic district is extremely prettyand the hang out spots are awsome. The Moon River Brewery was more a great place and so was Wild Wings on the City Market. Tybee Island is of extraordinary beauty and I just cannot wait to plan another whole Savannah only vacation to see it all again.
Regretfully, I will not be able to see Helen, despite the fact that not only I got the tip here but 2 other people - a friend and someone else in Savannah - told that it is a cute little town can give a real feeling of Germany. Well, I decided to head to the mountains and Helen is now out of my route but I will save the visit for the next time I go to Savannah.
Yesterday I arrived at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, right on the base of the Great Smoky. I can put enough words together to describe the sights I've seen.
Tomorrow I will leave to Memphis where I expect to have just a blast as well.
Thanks you all again for all the great inputs. More news to come soon.
Good night!

[lhuff]

So happy to hear that your trip is going well so far. Savannah is high on my list of must see cities. My parents lived there before I was born and still speak longingly of that city. Hopefully you can post some pictures at some point. I always enjoy seeing what other people see. It always fascinates me what other people will notice that I did not when I was at a certain stop.

Laura