November 9, 2018
It starting raining way before dawn. We slept in and had a late breakfast.
Around noontime we decided to head out to just drive around instead of hiking around Red River Gorge.
The Red River Gorge is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest. We learned the difference between a National Park and a National Forest.
Definition from here: Perhaps the greatest difference between the two is the multiple use mandate for National Forests. While National Parks are highly vested in preservation, barely altering the existing state, National Forests are managed for many purposes—timber, recreation, grazing, wildlife, fish and more.
We drove through a one-lane rock tunnel called Nada Tunnel. It was made in the early 1900’s in order to move logs out of the forest on the railroad. Until then, they had to float the logs down the river.
We saw an owl sitting in the window of an old abandoned barn.
Lots of autumn colors can still be seen.
We stopped at the Visitor Center and got a good lesson on the history of the gorge.
Thought this was interesting on how Kentucky got it’s name…
We drove the scenic drive and stopped at several overlooks:
Devil’s Canyon:
Swift Creek:
You can see the arch formation in the distance.
Found some humongous leaves!
We came back to the motor home, ate leftovers.
Kyrah, Audrah and Jedidiah worked on their Junior Forest Ranger Book. If they get them completed and return them to the Visitor Center, they will earn a Junior Ranger Badge.
