GMRR Day 6 - Greenville, MS to Clarksdale, MS

Today was a repeat of yesterday from a scenery en route point of view.  We were still in delta farm country.  Here is an example of the many, many miles of fields we saw.  This corn is a little taller than most of what I have seen so far.

The good news is that for the most part, the roads today were much better than yesterday.  I say for the most part, because we did have a section of a couple of miles where they were unrideable.  There would be a stretch of a couple of hundred yards of this (see photo below), then a short stretch of pavement, and another torn up section.  I believe everyone but me chose to ride the SAG wagon through the mess, but stupid me, I rode and walked my way through it.
 
After this mess, the pavement was excellent.  I needed it, because I was pretty beat up from yesterday.  As I went through the small town of Rosedale, I came upon this church which was built in 1879.  I thought it was kind of neat, and it was an interesting change (an Episcopal church) from the Missionary Baptist churches that fill the countryside here.

At our second SAG stop in the very little town of Gunnison, there was a historical marker about the town founding in 1889 on the Gunnison plantation.  There was also a magnolia tree at the SAG, which had a few blossoms.  Since I consider the magnolia a southern tree, I thought I would share it with you

The final thing I captured was some guys fishing in a small lake, which I assume is a Mississippi remnant.  From the truck, it may be the guys were playing hooky from work.

The final thing for today is the long promised group photo.  Our group has 12 riders going the distance, two sisters going as far as Memphis, and four support staff.  Everyone is pictured except the ride leader, who took the photo.

Our oldest rider is 79 (back row, 2nd from left).  We have two married couples riding (both wives are excellent riders), a married man whose wife is traveling with us, the two sisters, and the rest are 60ish old fogies like me.