Cypress Grove

The Cypress Grove Nature Park just south of Jackson, Tennessee is a nice way to spend an afternoon. We visited there for two reasons. The first reason being it was rainy and cloudy at home, and we had reason to believe that west TN would be nice and sunny, which we were right about. The second reason was because we thought cypress were evergreens, and so would be nice and green year round, which we were wrong about. Still, we had a good time. The park provides a nice walk along a boardwalk, which winds through the trees. There is a rookery with injured birds, near to the start of the trail. When we visited we saw a Bald Eagle, a Red Tailed Hawk, a Golden Eagle, and an Great Horned Owl. They had all been recently fed white rats, but unfortunately, no one was eating while we were there. We walked the boardwalks, and even though there was no foliage, we were still able to enjoy the wildlife. We saw a squirrel, which sat quite close to us while it ate a nut, a woodpecker, and also a rabbit. Some of the trees, which were not cypress, had produced buds, probably because of all the warm weather we had been having at the time. After we had walked the paths, we headed back home to the Nashville area.

Along the way home, we stopped at the Opry Mills mall, intending to eat at the Macaroni Grill, but it was very busy, so we ate at Banditos instead. Banditos was good and very filling, though of course, even though we only got two burritos, a coke, and a water, it still cost $20. That is just one of many things I hate about Opry Mills.

Overall, I would have to say that the Cypress grove is worth seeing if you live close by, or if, like us, you just need to get away. B+