by Taylor Lasseigne | May 11, 2017 | Featured, Mississippi
In May of 2017, I took my then five -year-old son on an overnight paddle trip down the Black Creek in Brooklyn, Mississippi. The trip was magical, and we both still talk about it to this day. Some of the highlights include: stopping on every sandy bank for a snack,...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Apr 6, 2017 | Featured, Mississippi
Homochitto National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in southwestern Mississippi. It is located about 56 miles west of McComb, MS or 40 miles east of Natchez, MS. Of course for us, it’s a two and a half hour drive NNW from New Orleans, but it’s worth the...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Apr 26, 2011 | Louisiana, Mississippi
This is the story of a hastily thrown-together cycling trip from New Orleans, LA to Biloxi, MS on April 26th, 2011, the Monday after Easter. As usual, I underestimated the amount of time it would take to pack for such a trip, a mistake that results in little sleep...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Jan 1, 2010 | Mississippi
Another New Year presents itself, and she’s escorted by the same old companions: hissing fireworks, the unfathomable lyrics of Auld Lang Syne, gaudy street parades, steaming cabbage with black-eyed peas, and of course those delicate pledges-to-oneself that we...
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