Blogs from Kentucky, United States, North America
Day 1 - Arlington, VA to Morehead, KY
Published: May 13th 2012North America » United States » Kentucky » Morehead
May 12th 2012
(Jason posting today) So it's day 1 and we're already well on our way to the West Coast. We packed up the bikes this morning and got a great breakfast with Alexis at the Metro 29 Diner. We finished breakfast and hit the road around 9am and headed out through Virginia with a quick stop at Larry's so dad could meet the puppies, and then continued on our way. We took the backroads through West Virginia and then picked up I64 into Kentucky. We had beautiful weather in the 70s the entire way with no traffic. We really didn't see too much of interest along the way since we've traveled a lot of this before, but it was a great day of riding and we put around 450 miles behind us. We knew we might hit ... read more
May 7th 2012
Lots to do and lots to see! We began with the Muhammad Ali Center a museum that tells the story of a fighter, activist and charity volunteer. The films and exhibits show his life as a fighter, his media speeches and his charity work. You can even watch old films of some of his memorable fights. The show him taunting his opponents in the media and his victory dance after a knockout. We went to the Oaks, the big race before the Derby wearing pink the signature color of the race. The official flower is a lily and they even have a drink named one. It comes in a souvenir glass, but don’t try to bring any glass to the track that, they take away . We signed up for the Urban Bourbon Trail and passport ... read more
May 3rd 2012
There’s a certain energy in the air here in Louisville cause its Derby week. Although many of the locals I’ve talked to say they’ve never been , there is still a party atmosphere. Guess its kinda like New Yorkers and Times Square on New Years eve. The band Velcro Pygmy’s http://www.velcropygmies.com/default2.aspx That I saw last night at 4th street live talked about skipping school and going to work all week with a hangover. They were a Heavy Metal cover band complete with a horn section and choreographed head banging, or so I thought till they played a few old favorites like 867 5309 and Jessie’s Girl but they were a lot of fun to watch. Yesterday I found the Main street trolley-a free trolley that I used as a city orientation. I walked the waterfront ,saw ... read more
April 30th 2012
Cadiz Kentucky is a small town just off Interstate 24 in Trigg County. KInpow in the p;ast ofr it's outstndidn g cocuntry hams, many which have won prizes at fairs throughout the state. We noted this years festivle was scheduled for October. If we are close to the area we plan to return. The small town had 2373 people in 2000. The downtown area is what impressed up the most. A lot of the old builings have been cocnverted to antique stores and we did not find many empty builings in the downtown area. This is unusual in this day and time.What is even more unusual is the display of painted hogs throughout the downtown area. The streets are clean. When we were there few drivers (if any) complied with the 25MPH speed limit through town ... read more
Home Tournament and Getting Closer
Published: April 1st 2012North America » United States » Kentucky » London
April 1st 2012
So all preparations out of the way and it was go time on Thursday morning, bright and early leaving campus at 7am for a 9am shotgun start in the 19th SEKI held at Crooked Creek Country Club. The tournament was contested over 54 holes this year with the top teams in our conference in attendance as well as Lindenwood University from Missouri. Starting on the par 3 16th I got off to a slow start being 3 over through 6 but recovered well to post 38 on the front 9 with a birdie at the difficult 8th. I finished up with a 3 over par 75. Round 2 was a disappointing affair really, despite hitting the ball well, like the first round to some extent I was unable to convert any chances for birdie which I ... read more
Momentum and Everything Other than Golf
Published: March 31st 2012North America » United States » Kentucky » Corbin
March 27th 2012
This entry is slightly outdated due to the speed at which everything has been happening this past week. The fun began last Thursday and Friday at the UC Womens home tournament held at Crooked Creek Country Club in London. Liz Stephens won the tournament despite increment weather conditions with rounds of 75 and 77 to beat the field by 5 strokes. The win was her first for UC and the first of her college career. The moment was made more special by the visit and support of her mother. Last Saturday was a very dissapointing day for me on the golf course with alot of mistakes from the tee resulting in a total of 12 penalty shots. I dropped alot of ground in the qualifying and effectively put myself out of the running for a lineup ... read more
The Appalachian Mountains. YIP YIP.
Published: March 27th 2012North America » United States » Kentucky » Louisa
March 27th 2012
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Ghandi Dear Followers, It's been a week since I got back from my mission trip to the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky. I can't believe it. What a week it was, to submerge myself into a whole new world, even though I was in the United States. This was FOCUS's first mission to Appalachia, so our group kind was kind of guinea pigs with a new place and mission. We were blessed to work with the Father Beiting Appalachia Mission Center in Louisa. The mission center is a place that works with some of the poorest people, who have always relyed on farming, coal mining, and logging. They give volunteers the experience to do hands-on projects often side by side ... read more
March 22nd 2012
Hello again, Amazing weather here in Kentucky with temperatures in the high 20's all week so far. Its now just a week until the home tournament kicks off in London and preparations are in full swing. First 9 holes of qualifying today and I opened with a frustrating even par 36 to sit in tied 2nd 4 behind Allys storming 32. This kid is really starting to show his class and if he putts anything like he did today his scoring at the weekend could be scary low. My round was highlighted by an eagle at the par 5 3rd courtesy of a 6 iron to inside a foot in two. Other than that my round was largely scrappy and frustrating and included a drive out of bounds on my last hole although I did rally ... read more
March 20th 2012
Hello again, Im writing from very sunny Kentucky, 29 *C here today, feels great to be able to walk around in flip flops and boardies in March! After a relaxing couple of days off its back to work to prepare for our home tournament which takes place next thursday and friday. The tournament will be played over 54 holes split 36 and 18 over the two days. Played 18 holes today and worked on my short game for a while with Freddy J. Starting to translate work on the range into on course feelings, 16 greens hit and good control of trajectory proves im getting there. Greens are being protected so they can cut them short for the girls tournament this week, so didnt really pay too much attention to putting on the course. But coming ... read more
Opportunity Comes From Unlikely Places
Published: March 9th 2012North America » United States » Kentucky » WilliamsburgMarch 9th 2012
Hello all, Well we are getting towards spring break, just one day left of class. But more of that later. Earlier this week the guys went away to the first tournament of the year, in Rome Georgia. After a solid day one, the team lay in second just three shots out of the lead. A good round in testing conditions in round two landed a win and an extension to the winning streak which now stands at ten straight. Aaron Watkins shot 71,72 to finish 3rd overall a great start to the semester. So my spring break was due to consist of a trip to Jackson Co Kemtucky to stay with my roomate and just play golf and chill out. But I got a late call from Coach offering me a travelling spot for our next ... read more
