tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post3862623981874873729..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: Memphis: Old Man RiverGranny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-60447797605204000492008-05-21T09:17:00.000-07:002008-05-21T09:17:00.000-07:00meggie -- one gets used to Big Rivers all over the...meggie -- one gets used to Big Rivers all over the American South, but the size of the Mississippi has to be seen to believe in.<BR/><BR/>steve -- glad to bring back memories for you.<BR/><BR/>Famous Niece -- glad to have you back among my readers. That is one beautiful bridge.<BR/><BR/>anon av -- thanks for the suggestion -- I'll link Boss Crump.<BR/><BR/>qd -- what a lovely summer memory! I recall barge trains on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, tho they were pulled rather than being pushed as on the Mississippi.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-25938247222112837042008-05-21T07:42:00.000-07:002008-05-21T07:42:00.000-07:00Never been to Memphis but I used to spend a week e...Never been to Memphis but I used to spend a week every summer at our family's "shack" right on the Mississippi in Minnesota. The barges would go by constantly and I never tired of watching them. It is a big river.quilteddogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810124179760201886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-78868868696507197652008-05-21T07:01:00.000-07:002008-05-21T07:01:00.000-07:00Great tour, GJ. I've never been to Memphis, but I ...Great tour, GJ. I've never been to Memphis, but I have seen the MS river in NOLA...big river!<BR/><BR/>A Wikipedia article on E.H. "Boss" Crump told me more about a politician I just learned about from you!<BR/><BR/>~Anon in AV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-21111725328319532332008-05-21T06:45:00.000-07:002008-05-21T06:45:00.000-07:00FNFM here: Be sure to note that the big bridge is ...FNFM here: Be sure to note that the big bridge is an "M" which, of course stands for "Memphis". It is lighted at night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-50683622625767502002008-05-21T01:17:00.000-07:002008-05-21T01:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for the cruise. We drove across the river ...Thanks for the cruise. We drove across the river many years ago and it is wide. Nice shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-6065498666388753842008-05-20T23:56:00.000-07:002008-05-20T23:56:00.000-07:00I can see that river is huge. I can only imagine o...I can see that river is huge. I can only imagine one that large. What great pictures.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.com