Mileage:  71,585

Shepard State Park Gautier, Mississippi

We took 10E across the rest of Texas and into Louisiana.  We crossed this bridge onto an elevated highway that spans the Atchafalaya Basin. 

This is the largest wetland and swamp in the United States.  It consists of river delta where the river and the Gulf of Mexico meet.  The leaves are changing here but not with brilliant color like the changing leaves at home.

There have got to be fish in that water.

We crossed this bridge at Baton Rouge, over the Mississippi River.  

Barges on the Mississippi.

We arrived at Shepard State Park and set up.  We got on our bikes and rode around the park.

This park has disc golf and an archery course.

The boat ramp is the only place that we could actually see the water.

We saw this grasshopper on the sidewalk…he was 3 inches long!  He might have an injured leg…he didn’t move even when I took his picture.

We made a salad and grilled veggie burgers.  It was nice enough to have a small fire and eat outside.

November Days of Thanksgiving Day #22:  We are grateful for bike rides after long driving days.