Blogs from Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, North America

Yesterday we began a nearly 5 week journey that we had long planned, following the course of the now famous Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery in 1803-6. At the request of his friend, president Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis put together a brave company of men to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Purchase, surely one of the greatest real estate deals of all time. More on that exploratory mission starting with my next post. But we started with an opportunity to see another of America's great national parks on the way to the starting point of our real journey. We needed a stopping point in Kentucky because the drive to St. Louis would have been too long. The choice was between Mammoth Cave National Park and Buffalo Trace Distillery. We chose the park, although I am ... read more

Heading south to get out of the cold! Dropped off Miller at his vacation home. Leo gets to go along. Snow on last part of the drive heading into Bowling Green. Roads were only wet and no ice or snow. Dinner was at a nice Mexican restaurant. Leo was not too sure about the hotel stay. He had a few barks when he heard the neighbors, but finally settled down for the night.... read more

There isn't so much to tell about the final two days of this road trip, and I'm rather exhausted after two days of massive amounts of driving (12 hours from start to finish on both days, though not all of that was driving). The two places I stopped along the way were convenient for breaking up the trips, and my overnight in Bowling Green was entirely to see someone I hadn't seen in a few months. But since I spent the most time there in the past two days, I figured that's where I would mark this post. Monday was primarily driving, and often through rain or misty conditions. My only stop was at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR. It's in the northeastern corner of the state, so basically the opposite side from where I ... read more

The drive from Goodlettsville TN to the Dog Creek Campground on Nolin River Lake is only about 100 miles but took me over two hours on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. The narrow, winding roads leading to the campground from I-65 had me driving most of the distance at less than 35 mph. Nolin River Lake and the Dog Creek Campground are U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilities located near Mammoth Cave National Park. I reserved an RV spot for only four nights since there were only a few additional attractions I had on my “to do” list in the Bowling Green area and since I had scheduled a visit with my aunt in nearby White Mills KY for the other three nights of my self-imposed “week.” I have found most Corps of Engineer campgrounds are similar ... read more

Hello from Bowling Green, KY. Started off the trip with a short drive on Friday to Lake Keowee near Seneca and Clemson, SC. Kicked back with two cousins relaxing by the lake in our RVs. Sunday I departed for TN. Had a nice drive in the mountians of North Georgia. Realized Saturday night that my scheduled stop for Sunday evening was about 30 minutes from Lynchburg, TN, home of the first distillery in the US - Jack Daniels. Going to central time I was there in time to set up the RV, unhook the Jeep, drive over and catch the last tour of the day. I have several fun stops planned along the way, but this was one of those bonus stops where I discovered I was passing close by an attraction and had time to ... read more