http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Kentucky en-us Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:20:21 +0000 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:20:21 +0000 November 13 2009Today was another driving dayhellipall day. We left Pigeon Forge a bit late because we had a couple of errands to runhellipso it was probably noon when we left. We drove through Tennessee and in the early evening we reached Kentucky. We had some trouble finding a place to stay but the road that we were on took us through beautiful Kentucky farm land. Finally at about 7pm we l http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/blog-453242.html Oct 18 Day 9There was frost on the sail cover this morning. I think itrsquos time to get farther South. The weather was cool but pleasant today. Rick played the National Anthem on his harmonica as Wayne raised the Stars and Stripes as we entered Kentucky Lake. We had sunshine and a light north northwest northeast breeze all afternoon. Just enough wind to fly Rickrsquos gennaker and sail mu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Land-Between-The-Lakes-National-Recreation-Area/blog-446800.html We decided to spend a couple of weeks in middle America. First stop was Bardstown Ky. A quaint little town in the green rolling hills of Kentucky. Fortunately it is also part of the bourbon trail of kentucky. There are eight distilleries who have banded together to promote Americas whiskey. We were able to visit Makers Mark Woodford Reserve Jim Beam and Heaven Hill. Makers Mark and Woodford Re http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Bardstown/blog-445911.html Marion Kentucky is a small town in Western Kentucky with a population of around 3000 in town and about 10000 in Crittenden County. There is some small industry in Marion that adds several jobs to the economy. Schools were consolidate years ago with a single high school serving the county. The city has imposed a 3 eat in tax on all food that you purchase and eat in the city. In addition there is http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Marion/blog-445047.html I hated leaving the colorful albeit wet hills of eastern Kentucky this morning. We have a small house buried deep in the woods of Wolfe Co. When I arrived there on Thursday night I heard a coyote howl. In the morning several turkeys were eating bugs in the pasture behind the house. Later on in the morning two young doe grazed in the same place. Last evening I was standing outside by the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/blog-445033.html Smithland Kentucky is located at the intersection of the Cumberland and Ohio Rivers. Today it is on a ghost of its past as few business remain and the tourist industry has long passed the small town. There are approximately 1000 people living in Smithland today. A very nice 7 million dollar Justice Center is the most predominate building in town. Built next to the current court house the buildin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Smithland/blog-444988.html Oct 10 2009 Day 1 Just want to let everyone know we are actually on our way. Left Baraboo the first time at 630 AM this morning. When Wayne realized he forgot some of his cloths on a hanger we turned around and went back. We should have checked that list one more time before we left. We departed for the second time at 650 AM. Itrsquos time we get South. The temperature was 29 degrees F w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Paducah/blog-443907.html Salem Kentucky is a small town in Western Kentucky about 12 miles west of Marion and 30 miles east of Paducah. Approximately 750 people live in Salem which at one time was the county seat. There are no schools in Salem as the children all attend a Livingston County School as the result of consolidation. There is no formal government In Salem however there is a Mayor and City Council. Police matter http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Salem/blog-443621.html Salem Kentucky is a small town in Western Kentucky about 12 miles west of Marion and 30 miles east of Paducah. Approximately 750 people live in Salem which at one time was the county seat. There are no schools in Salem as the children all attend a Livingston County School as the result of consolidation. There is no formal government In Salem however there is a Mayor and City Council. Police matte http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/blog-443550.html Day 5 Waking up with a sore head and a little worse for wear we headed to the Makers Mark distillery where we were shown around and told how the whisky is made. There was a tasting at the end but at this point the smell was enough for us Once our tour was over it was back in the van straight to Nashville. A really interesting and different place. There were bands and solo artists playing ever http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/blog-436850.html My family takes a vacation to Kentucky Lake each year. It's south of Paducah. If you're ever looking for a family vacation I would definitely go there. They have pretty nice cabins and you can go boating on the lake. I haven't tried jet skiing yet but it looks fun. Tubing is the best because you can get some awesome waves. It's great for water skiing too just make sure you go in the morning. You http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/blog-435299.html This is my first post so hope I don't screw it up too badly. Paducah is a small town located on the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. The population is now around 25000 as many people have left for the surrounding suburbs. When I lived ibn Paducah and where I graduated from high school there were several thousand more residents. The downtown area of Paducah used to be a thriving retail area in the 1 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Paducah/blog-433050.html As I headed south out of Lexington Kentucky on the broad swatch of concrete that is Interstate 75 I couldn't help but remember traveling this same way so many times in my childhood. Back then the family was always heading south to Florida to visit Grandma and Grandpa. I remember the old Interstate tuckering out in south central Kentucky dumping us onto a narrow and twisting even older US High http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/blog-428374.html Today we toured Bowling Green by first taking the fascinating tour of the Lost River Cave where Jesse James reportedly hid out. It was a great boat tour through the cave. We loved it.Mariah's Restaurant is in an old historic building from 1818 so we enjoyed a great lunch therethe best grilled portabella sandwich I've had in ages.We continued on the Civil War Discovery Trail to tour the Kentucky http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Cave-City/blog-418001.html Yesterday we went to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington which was wonderful. We got to see many of the most famous horses of all times and even pet Cigar the horse to make the most money and he made millions before retiring. They were all so beautiful and the place was truly spectacular. Then we drove out to Shaker Village and ate lunch at a Shaker restaurant and toured the grounds.We passed Bo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Lexington/blog-417597.html Our last day in Hendersonville we hiked nearby Triple Falls in the Du Pont Forest where they filmed the Last of the Mohicans and then we drove out to the area my ancestors settled in the 1700's Candler NC named after Zachariah Candler my great grandfather back 8 generations. We found some old family graves I had looked up last year while doing geneaology research. It took hours to find them sin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Lexington/blog-416988.html 3 Days of driving music and porn in the Heartland with 44 pictures...pictures tell the story better than I can...so please scroll through the pics...they can be hidden on this site so you have to keep clicking next to see them allhellip1600 miles later and Irsquom in Louisville Kentucky. Irsquove been through here before but like so many other cities in this country I was in and out for http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Louisville/blog-416565.html We kayaked and fished the Green river. a Beautiful Trip.I swear the best part for cannon was being able to ride in the back of the truck to the drop off point. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Cave-City/blog-411978.html Father's Day.Well the day started with excitement. I woke early and dug out our clothes for a 4.5 hour cave tour where cannon and I would crawl through small caves.We had to have jeans boots over our ankles gloves and kneepads.Well... Here lies the problem. Dad could only find one of his boots. I wore them Friday but where can it be. I tore the car apart. Then I woke cannon and gave him b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/Cave-City/blog-411977.html We drove from Mammoth Cave to New River.On the way we stopped at Abe Lincoln's Birthplace and the original Lincoln Memorial. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/blog-411970.html