Week 4
Day 22 – September 6 – Mammoth Cave Area – Today we played golf at Barren Lake State Park, another one of the many beautiful lakes in Kentucky.
Next we set out looking for a winery, but once we got there
it was closed. But the great part was it
was on Nealy Road!
Day 23 – September 7 – Dale Hollow State Park –
Today is travel day and moving further south near the Tennessee border. This is a beautiful park on yet again another
beautiful lake.
Day
24 – September 8 - Dale Hollow State Park Area - It started raining during the
night and we headed out in the rain for our day trip. First stop is Cumberland Lake.
And these are a few of the many houseboats for rent on the
lake. Pretty nice!!
Next stop is Cumberland Falls, the Niagra of the South. And the skies are clearing up.
A
little hiking to river level.
More hiking
The top of the falls
And our last stop of the day was Scenic Arch.
Day 25 – September 9 - Dale Hollow Lake SP Area – Today we
woke up to clear skies, a great day for golfing at Dale Hollow Lake SP GC!
Day 26 – September 10 – Travel Day to the Frankfort Area – Before we left this
morning, we took a little hike in search of Cindy Bear, Yogi’s girlfriend. Unfortunately, we never spotted her cave or
her. Sorry Madison!
Day 27 - September 11 - Frankfort Area - What a beautiful day to go sightseeing. Stop 1: Fort Boonesborough State Historical Site where re-enactors were in various shops depicting how things were done in Daniel Boone's time.
Stop 2: The Stanford Historic L & N Depot - built in 1912 and served until 1986.
Stop 3: The Chateau Du Vieux Corbeau Winery in Danville where I bought a couple of bottles of wine.
Stop 4: Constitution Square State Historic Site in Danville - site of the signing of Kentucky's Constitution in 1792.
Stop 5: In Harrodsburg we saw the following:
Twin Hills Drive In
Dedman Drugstore for a milk shake
These limestone fences were everywhere - all laid by hand!
The Kentucky River
Day 28 - September 12 - Frankfort Area - Today we had another full day of sightseeing and another beautiful day. Stop 1: Louisville, KY and The Zachary Taylor National Cemetery. Established in 1928 when the government took title to the family burial site where President Zachary Taylor was interned. President Taylor's monument, burial tomb, and previous burial site (mounded site in background).
How many of these National Cemeteries have we been to? Many, and it never gets old seeing how many have sacrificed so much for this country and for all of us.
Stop 2: The most beautiful Cathedral of the Assumption built in 1852 and recently restored.
Pipe Organ in the Balcony
Stop 3: The Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. This was a very interesting and informative tour. And we have our own miniature Louisville Sluggers as a souvenier.
These bats below are just a few of the many drawers filled with bats of various hitters and their legends.
The Big Bat
Going to our next stop we saw many beautiful old houses. These are just a few of them.
Stop 4: Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum. What an awesome place. I thought Churchill Downs would be out in the country, but no, it's right in the heart of town!
Stop 5: The Jim Beam Distillery in Shepherdsville, one of many in the area.
Stop 6: Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, the first Catholic cathedral west of the Allegheny Mountains and built in 1816-1819.
Stop 7 and our last of the day: My Old Kentucky Home, the home that inspired Stephen Foster to pen the song, "My Old Kentucky Home."
What a busy week!!!!!
