Are you including Texas as part of the "Deep South"? It's not of course (it's Texas, which is its own special place), but some folks from the East and the North consider it so out of ignorance. If you want pointers in Texas and Oklahoma (also not part of the South of course), give me an idea of your route and whether you are looking for nature or other kinds of spots. I can suggest places better with that information. Lots of really neat places of course.

David McNeely

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:

> Hi all, > > I'm planning to head across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana > to > Texas late January-early February, en route to visit friends in Texas, > Oklahoma, and Colorado. > > I'm interested in interesting suggestions on places to stop in the > deep > south. I've been saying ever since I first traveled in my van that I > wanted > to spend some time in the south in the winter, and I've never actually > done > it. I don't know how much time I'll actually end up with, but > hopefully at > least a couple of weeks for the Georgia-through-Mississippi stretch. > (I > have done a bit of exploring in Louisiana already.) > > Suggestions? > > > > Joy > and Matilda > and the kayak, who would love to get out onto the water on the way as > well...