Bluegrass Region, Kentucky

Fort Boonesborough State Park

We got the last camping site. This is a major change from our experiences so far. This weekend is the opening and it is camper appreciation weekend.

Today's agenda includes a hay ride, a high stakes putt putt golf championship, free hot dogs and chips, an evening poker walk (you get a card at each stop, best poker hand wins a $20 shopping spree at the camp store). 

After New York we headed south at Erie Pennsylvania on Highway 79 which we followed to its end.

It was a rainy day but not stormy. It was fine for driving. When we got close to Pittsburgh we circled east to make a stop at Campers World. We found replacement parts for the TV antenna lift mechanism and the incoming freshwater line connection.

The detour to Campers World took us through some beautiful parts of the Allegheny Mountains and into northern West Virginia. There we connected back to I-79 and continued south as far as Flatwoods.

The next day we had better weather and a beautiful drive heading south on 119 out of Charleston eventually reaching Corbin, Kentucky.

Friday brought beautiful blue skies as we headed north toward the Red River Gorge.

We stopped at the Natural Bridge State Park. We were all going to walk up to see it, but no dogs allowed.

It was a steep 3/4 mile walk resulting in quite an interesting natural formation.

It has been a park since 1895 when it was developed by a train line as a destination.

This is the view from on top of the bridge.

As we were leaving the park a nice young man driving a company pick up truck clipped our the taillight on the passenger side. 

We are lucky it wasn't worse. We had just turned out of the parking lot and moving slow. He came down a hill on a curve and very nearly rear ended us.

The best part is I had a spare light along so it's as if it never happened for us. Not so for the kid. He's going to need some fender work.

We made a stop at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum in Winchester. It was in a house owned by 4 generations of surgeons. The focus was not on only the Bluegrass music but on the region known for its Bluegrass Heritage. Basically northeastern Kentucky.

The museum was in the house that had 4 generations of surgeons. They had the upstairs set up as they had it when it was a hospital.

They had different themes for each room. There was one dedicated to Homer Ledford a Bluegrass instrument maker.

There was another room focused on phones and electricity. They had a pair of picture phones from the 50's.

That brings us to Fort Boonesborough. We were just looking for a place to stay while we go to a horse event in Lexington. We happened onto a big camping celebration with lots of families and lots of dogs. 

We decided to stay an extra day. This is always our prerogative with the RV lifestyle.