We continued to drive up Highway 61 through Port Andrew, Vicksburg, Rolling Fork and then highway 1 along the Mississippi River , although we couldn’t see it past most of the levees.

We drove through small towns— some very pretty and many downtrodden. We passed fields and fields of harvested cotton and corn. Cotton balls dotted the edge of the highway blown there during harvesting or while being transported.

Look at this beautiful campsite on the lake at Mississippi River State Park Campground near Marianna, Arkansas. In addition to the gorgeous campground, the staff were just delightful.