This week I am somewhere between West Point, Mississippi and Columbus, Mississippi, about where Highway 50 crosses the Tombigbee River. I had never heard of the Tombigbee River until this week, but it is a major waterway in the South, as much of it is navigable. The Tombigbee flows south from here and eventually empties into the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile, Alabama.
From the Tombigbee I only have about 20 miles left to go in Mississippi, so by next week I will be in Alabama. Only three states left, but still 850 miles.
One more thing about Mississippi before we go: According to USA Today, in 2012 Barack Obama received 10% of the white vote in Mississippi.
If I do make it there one day, I don't want to stay long.
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