"Today on our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee we are about a mile and a half beyond the Tennessee River at an exhibit called ROCK SPRING.

"Colbert Creek empties into the Tennessee River near where the river and the parkway intersect. A mile or so above the mouth of Colbert Creek, beaver have built a dam near where Rock Spring feeds into the creek. This place is alive with activity in the spring and summer, and in the backwater of the beaver dam visitors can see fish and turtles -- wildlife of many varieties.

When we were at Myrick Creek closer to Jackson, Mississippi we looked at an area after Beaver had deserted it. This area is much more lively than Myrick Creek. There's a loop trail that takes about 20 minutes to walk, and visitors even have to use stepping stones to cross the Creek. There are benches along the way too, to sit and watch and listen to some of what travelers along the Old Trace experienced.

(Live sounds from Rock Spring)

"Join us next time when we will be leaving Alabama and entering the State of Tennessee. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas."

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