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Day 119, Camp 29 - Big Biloxi Campground, Desoto National Forest, Gulfport, MS
Posted 03-14-2009 at 08:59 PM by Phantom
2009/03/10 (5 nights @ $13 per nite)
Day 119, Camp 29
Big Biloxi Campground,
Desoto National Forest
Gulfport, MS
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We drove across I-10 into Mississippi, past Pascagoula, Biloxi and about 10 miles North of Gulfport, to Big Biloxi National Forest Campground... it was about 80 miles. When we got in it was sunny and warm, the campground was small and quiet. We felt very comfortable and signed up for 5 nights. We've made reservations near New Orleans but can't get in until Sunday, 3/15. So we'll rest up here.... spend some quiet days and enjoy the weather. Looks like some rain coming for the weekend.
Drove down into Gulfport and along the coast a ways to the West. It was obvious that the beach and houses along the coast had really been slammed by Katrina. Many foundations without houses and many being repaired or rebuilt. Hard to imagine the destruction and clean-up required if rebuilding is still so apparent. The beaches, sidewalks and road (Hwy 90) are under construction all along the coast, East to Biloxi. Huge amounts of sand are being graded onto the beach. It is not the white powder type of sand we enjoyed in the Florida gulf. Just tan-brown sand. We went into a couple casinos in Biloxi just to pass the time. Didn't gamble a nickel. Many people were. Not everyone looked wealthy. Money is still flowing in this economy in some venues. Walked around the small craft harbor and looked at the fishing and shrimping boats.
Another day we drove about 30 miles back East to visit the Mississippi Crane National Wildlife Refuge. Hiked a trail and saw some Eastern Bluebirds. The Mississippi Sandhill Crane is a non-migratory sub-species and down to about 100 individuals. The refuge here was the very first one established under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. They have 20,000 acres of wet coastal Pinelands... down to 3% of the original habitat! We saw a few in a residential yard. The refuge does not provide for the public to get close or view the Cranes at all! They want to keep them totally undisturbed.
We sat around a couple days in the rain, resting and reading.
Day 119, Camp 29
Big Biloxi Campground,
Desoto National Forest
Gulfport, MS
ALL PHOTOS RELATED TO THIS BLOG
ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEW AT:
Picasa Web Albums - Phantom
We drove across I-10 into Mississippi, past Pascagoula, Biloxi and about 10 miles North of Gulfport, to Big Biloxi National Forest Campground... it was about 80 miles. When we got in it was sunny and warm, the campground was small and quiet. We felt very comfortable and signed up for 5 nights. We've made reservations near New Orleans but can't get in until Sunday, 3/15. So we'll rest up here.... spend some quiet days and enjoy the weather. Looks like some rain coming for the weekend.
Drove down into Gulfport and along the coast a ways to the West. It was obvious that the beach and houses along the coast had really been slammed by Katrina. Many foundations without houses and many being repaired or rebuilt. Hard to imagine the destruction and clean-up required if rebuilding is still so apparent. The beaches, sidewalks and road (Hwy 90) are under construction all along the coast, East to Biloxi. Huge amounts of sand are being graded onto the beach. It is not the white powder type of sand we enjoyed in the Florida gulf. Just tan-brown sand. We went into a couple casinos in Biloxi just to pass the time. Didn't gamble a nickel. Many people were. Not everyone looked wealthy. Money is still flowing in this economy in some venues. Walked around the small craft harbor and looked at the fishing and shrimping boats.
Another day we drove about 30 miles back East to visit the Mississippi Crane National Wildlife Refuge. Hiked a trail and saw some Eastern Bluebirds. The Mississippi Sandhill Crane is a non-migratory sub-species and down to about 100 individuals. The refuge here was the very first one established under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. They have 20,000 acres of wet coastal Pinelands... down to 3% of the original habitat! We saw a few in a residential yard. The refuge does not provide for the public to get close or view the Cranes at all! They want to keep them totally undisturbed.
We sat around a couple days in the rain, resting and reading.
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Great travel blog.....I wish I had known that you were in the neighborhood.Posted 03-16-2009 at 11:58 AM by Overlander & Sea 
