{"id":516,"date":"2009-10-20T18:51:13","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T23:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/takingawalk\/?p=516"},"modified":"2009-10-20T18:51:13","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T23:51:13","slug":"day-64-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/takingawalk\/2009\/10\/day-64-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 64 – Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n

Another beautiful day for a walk in the countryside – 45 in the morning and 80 in the afternoon without a cloud in the sky. And I finally crossed into Louisiana. Not much farther to go. I walked through the towns of Carriere and Ozona as well as the city of Picayune<\/a> in Mississippi. In Louisiana, no towns, but I did see a sign that read “St Joe.” I walked 20 miles today – a long day of walking.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Carriere Post Office<\/p><\/div>\n

First up was the little town of Carriere. There is no Wikipedia page for Carriere. It has a Volunteer Fire Department, a High School, Bank, several gas stations and a Post Office (photo here). This looks like a nice place to live and have a family.<\/p>\n

A few miles later I saw a green sign with “Ozona” on it. I never saw anything that would indicate any town or place or anything.<\/p>\n

\"Where<\/a>

Where the Public Vehicles Go to Die<\/p><\/div>\n

Slowly but surely, the country side picked up more and more houses and businesses. I spotted this place with several old, decaying public vehicles. Who knows why they come here to rust.<\/p>\n

Picayune<\/a> is a fine small city. The downtown is in good shape with almost every storefront occupied and all the buildings freshly painted. The Wikipedia page for Picayune<\/a> has several photos already, so I didn’t put any on there. Here is an extra photo. They have a small railroad exhibit downtown near the tracks and near their train station. Their train station is a working station with Amtrak passenger service.<\/p>\n

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\"Picayune<\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

I walked five miles in Louisiana today. Route 11 was straight and flat. It was mostly a wooded corridor with a few businesses here and there. Tomorrow we should see much more as we go through the city of Slidell.<\/p>\n

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Picayune Train Exhibit<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

The trip into Louisiana was a bit disappointing. Route 11 runs concurrent with I-59 as it crosses into Louisiana. You cannot walk on the Interstate, so we drove about four miles from Mississippi to Louisiana. I couldn’t stand next to the “Welcome to Louisiana” sign. Rats.<\/p>\n

Two highlights for tomorrow. (1) Walking across a five-mile bridge over Lake Ponchartrain. (2) Hitting the end of Route 11 and ending this walk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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