Today tried to start at 3:30 AM, but I refused to be awaken. I went back to sleep and finally got moving around 7:00. I took a slow trip to Mammoth Cave.
I decided to take the 4 ½ hour Grand Avenue tour of Mammoth Cave. Mammoth is the longest cave system in the U.S. Within the approximate 7 square miles that make up the surface of the park there are about 320 known miles of cave below the surface. Having driven 377 miles today, I have a new appreciation for that little factoid. I had lunch with a really nice, but perhaps a bit eccentric couple from Ohio. If nothing else it made for interesting lunch conversation.
Here are a few pictures from the cave.
After exiting the cave, I drove around and came across this total tourist trap of a souvenir shop (complete with a dinosaur replica in the parking lot.) Only now am I sorry I didn’t take a picture. The older couple that owned of the store must have been a bit bored due to a lack of customers so they chatted with me for a while. They offered me a coke for the road. For some really strange reason I turned them down, stating I had an entire 6 pack in the car. In retrospect that was a far bigger mistake than not taking the picture of the tacky dino.
The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful - just a drive through Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. The sunset was incredible so here are a few pictures of it.
MILES DRIVEN: 377.9 today (1,116.4 total)
TIME DRIVING: 6:06 today (21:22 total)
STATES COVERED:
2 today (7 total)
3 comments:
Great pictures, the only thing that bothers me is that you were taking pictures while driving.....
Ha, I love that at least one of your pictures of the sunset was taken while driving in the fast lane! THAT deserves a lecture in addition to the one you deserve for the top speed hit the day before! :) I can't believe you turned down a coke. That poor couple was likely crushed by your lack of appreciation for their hospitality. ;) Safe travels, friend, and Happy New Year!!
Okay, you aren't allowed to comment about me taking pictures while driving - especially not if you are going to gang up on me like this. :-)
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