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Weekend Walk along Tammany Trace

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Tammany Trace Abita Springs

Earlier this year, I went on a weekend walk along the Tammany Trace, which is a “rails to trails” path on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain (just north of New Orleans). I went with my sister, husband & the couple who introduced us to walking holidays. Our initial thought was to do this as a true inn-to-inn walking trip, but lack of transportation was an issue — we couldn’t find anyone willing to shuttle us from starting point to end. Plus, dinner options are limited along the trail if you don’t have a car with you that first night. So, we adapted & used 2 vehicles. The distance between parking lots was only about 7.5 miles each time we had to move cars.

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Trip Notes: Devil’s Fork State Park

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Planning a last minute hiking trip for New Years weekend can be challenging, especially when you have special requirements such as these:

  • Must be able to drive there (flights too expensive for last minute holiday)
  • Prefer one central location with lots of hiking options nearby
  • Prefer cold weather but no snow
  • Affordable AVAILABLE lodging

This was the challenge I faced earlier this year (after Eric informed me that under no circumstances would he visit Québec in January…no matter HOW good Air Canada’s deals were).

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Let’s Go to New Hampshire…or Not

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White Mountains New Hampshire
Mother nature reminds us mere mortals once again that we are at her mercy. We may have dodged Hurricane Harvey in Southwest Louisiana, but we have not escaped the repercussions of this disastrous storm.  Our “almost Banff turned New Hampshire” trip has been cancelled, due to the fact that we can’t fly out of Houston (as originally scheduled) and there were no good options out of New Orleans.  That & the fact that our own city might see some serious flooding if this rain doesn’t let up.
I could sit here feeling sorry for myself & racked by guilt for feeling this way while loved ones in Texas are experiencing such devastation, but I won’t. Instead, I’ll share our “not-to-be” Labor Day trip to New Hampshire in hopes that someone may enjoy a beautiful hike in the White Mountains.
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