Pining for the Fjords

In Part 2 of this blog series, we hiked all over Red River Gorge Geological Area , ate some pizza and burgers (not at the same time), and took a boat ride through a cave! Hiking to Whittleton Arch, inside the Gorge Wednesday morning started very similarly to Tuesday; we woke up to the sounds of birds screaming their feathery hearts out, made coffee and tea, started watching the Tour, and heated up breakfast casserole and biscuits.  Our final mornings at camp normally involve us eating breakfast, then packing up and heading right home; however, since home was just a short drive away, since we were up early, and since we had plenty of time before checkout (it wasn't until 1pm), we decided one last hike was in order.  I'd initially planned for us to hike to Whittleton Arch on Tuesday, but after our pizza lunch, we decided a nap was more our speed.  Thankfully, the trailhead was super close to our campground, so it was a great pick for a hike on the morning we planned to he...

In Part 1 of this blog series, we took our first Kentucky camping trip to  Natural Bridge State Resort Park , hiking within it and parts of the Red River Gorge Geological Area . Hiking the Rock Bridge trail, in front of Creation Falls After finishing our hike on the Sky Bridge Trail , we drove south, down a gravel road to the parking area for the trailhead for the Rock Bridge Trail .  Rock Bridge is labeled as a moderate, 1.4 mile loop, and it passes by a lovely waterfall en route to the Bridge itself.  Rock Bridge is also known as the only true bridge in the area, as it is the only one where water passes underneath (I guess the other Bridges are technically arches instead?). I mean, the sign says so, and who am I to argue with an official park sign? Since Rock Bridge was set down further into the forest (the Daniel Boone National Forest , I believe) than Sky Bridge, the vegetation was thicker and towered above us.  I'm sure it will eventually become old to both of ...

So many firsts in our new place!  We've taken our first road trip  and had our first   visitor , and it was only a matter of time before we hitched up Zelda the travel trailer and took her camping on this side of the country! Smiling underneath the namesake of Natural Bridge State Resort Park As I mentioned in the initial blog post about Mom's visit, I ended up with extra vacation days when I didn't use as many as expected for the move (mine expire on August 31st, the end of our fiscal year); to avoid losing them, Chris and I both took off the entire week of the 4th of July (nine whole days away from work was amazing - it was hard to go back, that's for sure).  We made reservations from Monday through Wednesday to camp at Natural Bridge State Resort Park, figuring it would be less crowded earlier in the week, and we could be back at home with the fuzzies by the time the fireworks started going off in earnest.  The Park has two different campgrounds within it, a...