Moving On

I spent some time riding around Natchez this morning before I took off.  It's an old city with a lot of interesting sights. 
I've seen the Mississippi plenty of times, but every time I see it again, I am always struck by what a big river it is.  I'm also amazed at the size of the barges that run up and down it.
So I left Natchez and crossed into Louisiana and headed north.  Don't be fooled by TV's Swamp People.  La. Is extremely flat and almost all of it is tilled for agricultural purposes.  I stayed as close to the river as I could, but because of the levees, you could never see it.  After about 125 miles, I left La. And entered Arkansas.  I followed the 'Great River Road but still didn't have much luck seeing the river.  I decided to get off on some back roads for awhile.  I'm riding along when I saw an airplane doing some pretty radical acrobatics close to the ground.  I got closer and realized that it was a radio controlled aircraft, (big one, 5-8 foot wingspan).  I saw a group out in the field so I headed out that way.  Turned out to be four older retired guys and this was their hobby.  Unfortunately they were done flying for the day, but it was fun talking with them and checking out their toys.  Continued on my way further north.  The one thing about the Mississippi being so big, you can't just cross it where ever you want too.  I don't want to ride thru Memphis, so I headed further north.  Will head back east tomorrow thru Tennessee.