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Day 16, November 3, 2025, Natchez Trace State Park, Pin Oaks Campground, Wildersville, TN, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 1186.6 Miles for the Trip
A bit cooler night, going down to 36°F. While it was suppose to hit 62°F today, 59°F was as high as it got.
A couple trailers left, a couple pulled in but the park still has many empty sites. I did some reading - finished Marsh's Photo Finish and started Alleyn # 32, Light Thickens.
I finished the fried chicken eating the last thigh for lunch, then called my son in Oswego. The sewer line installation made it past our house & they only broke the gas line once. Of course that was while Kyle was on his way to work, the swamp end of the road was still blocked, and they wouldn't let him through until National Grid fixed the pipe. He called it in & his boss had a good laugh. Two hours later he got through.
Back here at Natchez Trace I decided to unhook the sewer & water in anticipation of tomorrow's move. I also hooked the truck up, but left the levelers under the passenger side - 2" is a bit much to be off.
Around 2:30 I decided it wasn't going to get much warmer and headed to the showers. Three stalls, each with a medium flow showerhead & adjustable water temperature. The dressing area is small, has no bench but a high shelf with 3 double hooks, and another door stop/double hook on the door. The floor is level between the dressing area & the shower. Well sloped, but even aiming the shower head as far away from the opening at least a third of the dressing area floor gets wet. Plenty of hot water which is good, because it is the only heat in the area. The last time I was here a gas fired radiant heater ran the length of the three showers. It has a 30 minute timer to fire it up. It is still there, but the gas is turned off and it is unplugged. The room still has some of the overnight chill - it was colder than the outside. Overall, I'd give it a B but without heat and a wet dressing room floor and no bench, the best I can do is a C. There is a shared bench that runs the length of the shower area outside the showers that is open to the entire bathroom if you are comfortable with that.
Back at the trailer I warmed up and started today's journal page.
I've been drinking zero sports drinks because the potassium helps prevent leg cramps, which I often get when lying down. While the Powerade versions have "50% more Electrolytes", I have decided I don't like the taste of them so will be sticking with the Gatorade versions. They do seem to work; I've had fewer cramps since starting one or two bottles per day. I prefer the zero versions because I don't like sugared drinks (other than southern sweet tea).
Dinner was Tabatchnick Vegetarian Chili.
Until Tomorrow -
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