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Some photos from my trip to Mississippi. I had the best tour guide the state had to offer, too. Our friend Jimmie has lived in Mississippi much of his life and knows the area well: he's the chief of the fire department near Tunica.

This is an old commissary where workers would shop for clothing and food. The only thing is, they would buy these things on credit from The Man (landowner) and would never actually see a paycheck. I read all about this in "Same Kind of Different As Me."


Mississippi recently suffered from some major flooding, and Jimmie took out a lot of the press on boats to tour the area (you may have caught a glimpse of him on Good Morning America, etc.) If your home or cabin received more than 50% flood damage, you are required to rebuild above the updated flood plane. How would you like your double wide to be up this high?!


We drove around the cutest little towns of Como and the Town of Tunica. These places were like pristine southern movie sets:




The Mississippi Delta was reminiscent to me of the midwest (but I have a tendency to find similarities between my home state and EVERYWHERE I visit!) They grow so many crops down there, from rice and milo, to catfish and cotton and soybeans:



I got to walk along the river, there is just so much history in this place!


And drive by some of the casinos:


Jimmie spends a lot of his free time hunting, so he took me to his hunting camp and, when he found out my goal of seeing a bald eagle in the wild, he took me to this spot to try to spot one. Alas, no bird, just a big 'ol nest!



All in all, I was so impressed with what I experienced and saw in this awesome state. I can't wait to go back and do some more exploring!