| Long Distance bike riding across Louisiana can be a | | | | Center and then go North one mile to Texas Ave, |
| fun proposition and quite challenging. Depending on | | | | which is also the 79/80 Hwy. |
| what time of the year you go there can also be a lot | | | | This road is well maintained and will take us right out of |
| of pesky Mosquitoes too. One route is to take | | | | Shreveport safely and across the 220 Loop without |
| Shreveport to Vicksburg, Mississippi and as a crow | | | | incident about 5 miles and we are warmed up for our |
| flies it is about 175 miles, but remember we are riding a | | | | ride and out of town riding thru beautiful Louisiana. |
| bike. | | | | Then it is an easy ride to Minden, LA about another |
| The I-20 is about 178 miles and a straight shot, but | | | | 21.5 miles or so and then Hwy 79 cuts off and goes to |
| remember we are not a car and cannot ride on the | | | | Claireborne, LA another nice ride to a place with a lot |
| Freeway, nor would you want to. Another route would | | | | of nice folks, but we will remain on the Hwy 80 at this |
| be to Orange, TX at the border to Waveland, | | | | point. After about 8 miles the Highway dips under I-20 |
| Mississippi and that is about 265 plus the extra 15 miles | | | | for about another 28 miles into Ruston, LA. |
| into Mississippi on Hwy 90 or you could choose a | | | | This rounds out 61 miles for a good breaking point and |
| pick-up like the big rest stop and vistor’s center | | | | then we continue on Hwy 80 to Monroe, LA for 20 |
| just over the border. | | | | miles and then staying on Hwy 80 we travel once |
| For all practical purposed 265 is a lot of miles and | | | | again out of town to Tallulah driving thru the towns of |
| could easily take you into nightfall when the bugs are | | | | Rayville, Holy Ridge, Dunn and Delhi. This is about 60 |
| biting at their worst, so lets re-look at the Northern | | | | miles. Next we take a quick breather and then a nice |
| Route to cross the state and consider the 178 plus | | | | 20-mile ride into Mississippi cross over the Mississippi |
| journey shall we? We will start out at one the River | | | | River Bridge into Vicksburg. Excellent work! On this leg |
| Casino or I actually recommend the Science Port | | | | of our journey biking across America. |
| Discovery Center down the street from the Expo | | | | |