Category: Road Trips
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Day 197: Home of the Barkley Marathons!
Established in 1986 by Gary “Lazarus Lake” Cantrell the Barkley Marathon is known for its brutal difficulty, often referred to as one of the toughest races in the world. We chose a slightly different experience and enjoyed some of the most spectacular color we’ve seen this year.
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Day 196: Scenes from the Jungle Book
This Scenic ByWay was completed in 1997 and cost 100 million dollars. It has epic views of endless mountain ranges, plenty of places to pull off and appreciate them and plenty of places to go hiking or picnic. Think you know where it is?
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Day 195: Wallace, William and Wayah
A walk through gorgeous fall colors, a drive to spectacular 360 degree views, delicious snacks, a walk along the river and Christmas lights. What an incredible day!
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Day 194: We Went Snow Tubing!
Our motto is “Say yes” if an opportunity presents itself. Today, it led us to a beautiful autumn hike and our first experience of snow tubing together.
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Day 193: Paris Was Not Quite What I Expected
We walked around the little lake and got back on the road. It’s going to a long driving day.
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Day 192: Storytelling At Its Finest
We learned about the importance of storytelling in a town where they like to say that “the town revived storytelling and then storytelling revived the town.” Then we climbed to a view so beautiful I wanted to stay there all day.
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Day 191: To Kingdom Come
This beautiful trail winds you through the forest along a ridge line with multiple openings to impressive views. We were fortunate to have bright fall colors and freshly fallen leaves all along the path. It was quiet, beautiful and serene.
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Day 190: We Did a Via Ferrata
We saw this place a couple of years ago and have been planning to come back ever since and we finally made it back here!
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Day 189: Adventure Bound
We’ve come to Red River Gorge for a very special adventure. But before we do we’re going to enjoy some of the spectacular hiking this area has to offer.
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Day 188: Forest Giants
We finally got to see the famous Thomas Dambo giants and then enjoyed some great ice cream.
