May 12 - Crusin' Kentucky Backroads

On this beautiful Saturday we decided to head south from the Lexington farm to visit the new home of the Kentucky Country Music Hall of Fame in Mt. Vernon, KY. Of course, we could have slabbed it  down Interstate 75 and arrived in roughly an hour, but...what fun would that be?

Instead we chose a 2+ hour route that included such famous  and familiar roads as:

• Jack's Creek
• Tate's Creek
• Paint Lick
• Frog Branch
• White Lick
• Hurricane School Rd
• Copper Creek Hill

Kentucky is very frugal when it comes to wasting resources like, well...asphalt. So, many of the aforementioned byways, while being two-way are only one-lane. It makes for some very exciting driving considering the elevations changes are many and often severe. If you're willing to travel the really back backroads, then here's some of the rewards:

 Reminiscent of our motorcycle days. A cycle group awaiting the ferry.

 Lotsa ways to cross the Kentucky River; this just happens to be the most fun!

The wildflowers are in full bloom along Paint Lick Road

 Ah...Kentucky backroads

 Some White Lick Road residents

Wish you were here!!

There's frequently both good news and bad news strategically intertwined. Today the bad news was the new Kentucky Country Music Hall of Fame was inexplicably closed upon our arrival. The good news...we have to go back!

Stay tuned...