I don't know why I've never been to downtown Jackson. I'm speculating that since it's a ways off the expressway I've just never felt the need to explore. Before today the only thing I really knew about it was "Jackson State Penitentiary". I also remember my mom talking about going to see the Cascades in Jackson. And thanks to the wonders of the internet I just looked that up and yup a guy named William Sparks converted a boggy swamp area into a huge structure with fountains water cascading down and backlit with different colors. It fell into disrepair but has since been restored. People came from all over the world to see it back in the day.
Today I went to downtown Jackson which is pretty empty on a Saturday. There is a very nice coffee shop, The Jackson Coffee Company, and they roast their own beans and have a pretty good mocha. I got my reward before I walked and figured a banana nut muffin would be healthy since bananas have potassium (ha!). I then walked 1.5 miles down to Falling Waters Trail which is a rails to trail. Then walked 1 mile down the trail and back to my car. My walk took me through a nice neighborhood with huge old houses and a really old graveyard. The downtown looks like a lot of buildings have been torn down and turned into parking lots. There are some really cool old commercial properties left and many interesting churches.
It was cold and I was pretty miserable but I can say that Jackson is done. Yay!!!
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