My Kentucky trip. (pics)
I'm on a week of vacation and took 3 days with a friend to visit
my sister and discover Kentucky. This is a brief review of what we rode and saw. Starting in Milwaukee, WI we drove through Chicago: http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky02.jpg Stopping in Indiana on the way to Bloomington, this is Brown County State Park. Highest point in southern Indiana. This shows that not all of Indiana is flat! http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky08.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky12.jpg Stopping in Bloomington, IN ( is was the weekend of the Little 500 afterall! ) we cruised by the football stadium. I wasn't sure if we should go in, but my friend said "well, the gate's open ain't it? http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky17.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky19.jpg From there we spent a half hour looking for the other stadium where the Little 500 bike race is held. Finally we found it! http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky20.jpg Again, the gate was open, so ..... (just look like you know what you're doing and that you're supposed to be going in there :p ) http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky21.jpg This was Friday afternoon, so preparations for the weekend were still being made. We could have ridden right onto the track if there weren't so many folks around. http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky22.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky23.jpg Continued ... |
ah memories... brown county park is ftw & so is bill armstrong stadium. jealousy.
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From there we drove south to Bowling Green, KY. My sister lives nearby. Early the
next morning I went out for a pre-breakfast ride and found the Corvette factory. I rode around the plant: http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky34.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky33.jpg Driving east we made a short visit with my sister and her many cats and dogs. http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky35.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky36.jpg This is the road she lives on http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky37.jpg As you enter Tennessee, there aren't any signs, but suddenly a stripe appears down the center of the road! http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky39.jpg The roads in Tennessee were great! http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky40.jpg But we were chased by a lot of dogs. My friend had 6 (SIX!) chasing him at one time!! Driving farther east, we went past this road leading up to a radio tower. I have no idea how you get up THIS one!! http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky48.jpg Ultimately, we rode around in Harlen County - coal country. The roads were excellent! http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky53.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky57.jpg Continued ... |
More from Harlen County:
http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky78.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky81.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky82.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky80.jpg I will be putting together a page with many more pics - I shot over 450 of them! Plus I have stories to tell about how we got lost on the way up to Black Mountain - the highest point in Kentucky. I was scared, it had "Deliverance" written all over it. :p I'll put the link in my sig. file. We drove 1600 miles in 3 days and was still able to ride 2-3 hours a day. It was a blast. Hope 'yall enjoyed the pics. jw THE END |
I lived in Elizabethown, KY for five years. Wonderful place for road and mountain biking. Tons of smooth roads with nice scenery and little traffic. Flat and hilly options available. The hills were almost as good as up here, likewise the scenery. And the traffic was much, much better!
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I'm from Lexington, and my mom was born and raised in Harlen. I knew the exact roads and curves you were on. Memories! Aren't the roads there just wonderful? Smooth as glass.
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Thats a beautiful Pyr your sister has.
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All my old stomping grounds!!! Can't beat watching the Little 5 and IU Soccer at Bill Armstrong....tear
Sorry..I just had a moment, guess I'll have to go back for the Hilly Hundred this year and check everything out! |
Thank you for sharing those pics...Oh how I hate Burlington County NJ:D .
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Looks like beautiful riding.
My mother-in-law is an IU grad and she was involved with the first Little 500 ride sewing up "kit" for a team. |
Originally Posted by baj32161
Thank you for sharing those pics...Oh how I hate Burlington County NJ:D .
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I miss B-ton. :(
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You didn't ride around the track? :(
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I want to climb that radio tower hill.
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ahhhhh...Kentucky!
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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
I want to climb that radio tower hill.
Originally Posted by shakeNbake
You didn't ride around the track?
The parties were just cranking up and the town was really hopping.
Originally Posted by scrapmetal
Thats a beautiful Pyr your sister has.
there ... we met quite a few out on the road. :o All friendly though. The roads were perfectly smooth, but the climbs were STEEP! I'd bring a triple chainring for sure. I'll have to keep my eye out for any organized rides around there (Bloomington, IN or anywhere in KY). That will give me something to train for! A few more pics from around Harlen, KY: http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky62.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky64.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky74.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky75.jpg http://members.aol.com/j999w/KY/Ky76.jpg We drove up Black Mountain (highest point in KY) just after sunset ... :eek: That climb has got to rival anything in Europe. Steep? Oh yeah. We were half way up wondering why there weren't any guard rails next to the road where you might get killed if you went off. Higher up, there were guard rails, where you would get killed if you went off. :D After descending you'd need to replace your brake shoes, there weren't any long straightaways, just LEFT! RIGHT! LEFT! RIGHT! ... whew! .... jw |
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they were testing the new 2008 vette with the LS3 engine that is being announced this weekend. woooooooo hooooooooo! |
Great Pics with some awesome roads!!!
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guard rails are for wimps and yankees. Kentucky folk don't need 'em!
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Ahh Bloomington IN and little 5. I miss it, being a race alumni...racing it in 98 and 99! Great Times. Too bad you couldnt take a spin around the cinder track, its a cool thing to do and any cyclist should make an attempt to see the race in person. Its for sure a great event. Oh and the CUTTERS won this year in a 5 team sprint.
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that's just beautiful, thanks for sharing!
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Originally Posted by John Wilke
I'll have to keep my eye out for any organized
rides around there (Bloomington, IN or anywhere in KY). That will give me something to train for! jw http://www.hillyhundred.org/ |
I guess you take what you can get, considering your budget.
Nothing, of course, like a vacation with a planned cycle itinerary in France, Spain, Italy or Monte Carlo for example, through the routes that professional tours use for competitions. |
Tour de Kentuckey??? I went there in rural Louisville and the roads were awesome and it was incredibly hilly. I just wish that I was more fit back then (November '06). I was only able to do a 40 mile ride. Who needs family anyways?
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Nice at first I didn't think you were driving a motor lol then I put two and two together.
That is awesome. thanks for the pics |
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