After a hot shower and a good night's sleep, I was refreshed, feeling alive and ready to hit the road. Leaving The Natchez Trace Wilderness Preserve for a short trip back to Meriwether Lewis Historical Site and Hohenwald where I had left on Tuesday. The National Park Service is re-constructing the monument over the grave of Meriwether Lewis due to deterioration from the elements for almost 150 years. In the Grinder House 230 yards south of this spot, his life of romantic endeavor and lasting achievement came tragically and mysteriously to an end on the night of October 11, 1809. It will never be known how he did die.
Some accounts say it was suicide, but that was never proven.
I went cycling for about a half mile on a section of the old Trace at Meriwether Lewis Historical Site. And another great cycling adventure comes to a close. Back in Hohenwald Tennessee Friday afternoon where I had begun earlier in the week. The Tour de Trace, copyright 2000 by The Adventure Cyclist. All rights reserved.