May 15 - Cumberland Falls

First of all...
...many thanks to those of you who have come through with letters from home. While we've only been away a month, it is really nice to keep up with you and hear about things back home!

If you recall, we had a bust the last time we tried to visit the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. The good news is, we had to go back. We made the return trip today and extended it to include Cumberland Falls near Corbin, Kentucky. The music museum was really fun as we discovered how many music greats hailed from Kentucky. Remember names like "Boots Randolph" (Yackety Sax), "Merle Travis" (the father of Travis Picking on guitar), "Rosemary Clooney," and "Exile" (I Want to Kiss You All Over)? There were so many more beyond the obvious (Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Dwight Yoakum, Billy Ray Cyrus); what a rich contribution to music Kentucky has been.

Our journey took us back down many of the same roads, Paint Lick, White Lick, Castle Hills, we traveled the other day. Selfish, I know; but what great fun. Just west of Corbin is Hwy 90 that winds its way up among limestone cliffs through tree-covered trails until...voila...you reach Cumberland Falls. What a serene and peaceful place. Enjoy; won't you?

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Now that we're back home we'll have to suffer through the same old, same old, here at Fink Farm. Darn it!

This is how we suffer through an evening at Fink Farm...say goodnight, Gunner.

But. hey...starting Friday, friends and relatives begin to arrive! How cool is that?...we get to share the beauty of this gorgeous, pastoral place in the center of "Horse Country." First, my brother, Al and sister-in-law, Jo arrive on Friday, followed by Charlie and Cindy on Monday. Next, comes Pete and Willie and Beth. Talking about ending our stay with a BANG!