River

 3/19- Two Rivers RV Park, Carrollton KY

   We headed out for a bit of a hike this morning before taking off. As we dropped down the hillside it was interesting to think that about 200 feet to our right people were walking through the cave. We walked by a big spring with the water bubbling up out of the ground and further down the trail was a cave that had the river flowing out of it. The water levels were all quite low and I couldn’t help wonder when the high water season is. Unfortunately there was no one around to tell us. We also got to walk in the main historic opening a ways before we ran into the paying part of the system. 

   At this point I got to thinking. We are walking on and through some 400 feet of limestone. Limestone as you probably know is made up of the  remains of ancient sea creatures. Can you image how many of these tiny creatures it would take to make 400 feet of limestone. And don’t forget this same limestone covers a huge section of the southwest. Boggles the mind!

    The rest of the day was heading north through the rolling hills covered in fields and grass. We passed through many small towns and one thing I noticed is that there were very few ramshackle houses. Most of the places along this route were large houses set upon monster lawns. This is the land of blue grass, bourbon and million dollar horses. We did go by Lincoln’s birthplace and the town of Bardstown, the self proclaimed bourbon capital of the world.

    The campsite tonight is at the confluence of the Kentucky and Ohio rivers. The Kentucky like a lot of the rivers here flows north into the Ohio which then flows south into the Mississippi and beyond. I was surprised by the size of these rivers. They are much bigger than I had imagined. This however is not a section that most Great Loopers would use as they would use the Tennessee River instead. 

   It’s a nice campground with a nice shower which we were in rather desperate need of. 

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