Wow. . .it has been a whirlwind since we left Gettysburg. . .
plus 8 days without sewer hookups. . .although we did use the dump station at one place. . .ugh!
I give kudos to you folks who go and do SOMETHING everyday. . .
and. . .who write about it every day. . .I’m not sure how you accomplish that. . .ha ha!
By the time I get all the pics loaded, sorted, and labeled,
I’m too worn out to write anything about them. . .
Anyway. . .the lovely government shutdown happened
while we were at Gettysburg, so we didn’t get to see
all of the battleground. . .we shall return. . .
next stop. . .
Wednesday, Oct 9 ~ Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive and Shenandoah NP are still closed. . .you know why. . .
but we can drive the Blue Ridge Parkway on the south side. . .so that will work!
as we are driving out we can see a storm front moving in over the mountains,
as we are driving out we can see a storm front moving in over the mountains,
but today’s the only day we have to do this. . .so on we go.
even with the haze,
looking out over the Shenandoah Valley is breathtaking. . .
the fall colors are lovely. . .
more pics are available in the album linked below. . .
Friday, Oct 11 ~ Virginia State House at Charleston VA
the plan when we left Shenandoah Friday morning,
was to spend the night in West Virginia,
and proceed to Kentucky the next day. . .
however, we made such great time,
we pulled off in this parking lot
and I went inside and asked the store manager
if it would be okay to leave the MH there
while we went to grab pics of the
West Virginia Statehouse
and got a bite to eat. . .
how wonderful of him to give his permission. . .thanks!
I sent this pic to our friends who think
we just do drive bys of the State Houses. . .LOL!
the real thing was great
and the dome was gorgeous. . .
more pics here. . .
so, on we go to Kentucky. . .
Saturday, Oct 12 ~ Kentucky State House at Frankfort KY and Kentucky Horse Park
we decided to stay in Lexington
at the Kentucky Horse Park – RV Park
however, there were only primitive sites available,
with electric. . .so hey. . .great!
won’t be the first time we’ve parked in a field. . .
you just find an electric outlet and park there. . .
thankfully, it was just a little damp,
so we only left a couple of indentions. . .
we did enjoy our neighbors getup. . .
lovely little Arabian. . .
on parade. . .
next morning, half hour drive to Frankfort
to see the State House
and then back for a tour of the
how fabulous. . .a must see!
we saw a lot of different things,
from fabulous racehorses
who earned their owners millions
to the horses in the dressage arena. . .
even did a trolley tour – very well done!
toured the barns
saw horses from around the world
in their native dress. . .
but my very favorite thing,
the thing I could see over and over again,
that gave me goose bumps
was this magnificent Friesan dancing. . .
oh. . .I so wish I had video taped it. . .
everything he did was spectacular. . .
and as he came around the edge of the arena,
bobbing and weaving. . .it looked as though
he was saying. . .howdy, how are ya?
pleased to make your acquaintance. . .
oh goodness. . .
I would go back just to see him again. . .
although, I think it was just a guest appearance.
There are lots more pics in the album
on to Knoxville. . .see you there!
Janice and Dave
You got some great action shots of the horses...the horses from around the world were interesting. Grass sure is beautiful in Kentucky. I guess they deserve the Bluegrass State moniker.
ReplyDeleteit was a delightful experience. . .once I would be happy to repeat! You know I don't say that too often :D
DeleteWe stayed at K H P a couple of years ago. It is a nice facility. We did not see the horses in action. I think it is a must-do next time.
ReplyDeleteoh. . .it is indeed a must do Nan. . .you could spend the entire day there by the time you did all the museums. . .really, really great!
DeleteThat Park sounds wonderful. We aren't horse lovers but think this would be a super place to stay. What fun!!!
ReplyDeleteit was the only "big rig" friendly park that we could find in the area Marsha. . .we sure are glad we discovered it!
DeleteJanice - the Fresians and their trainer have a contract with the KHP. He summers in KY, then heads west to California and returns in the spring. We had a great, long visit with him when we saw the team last year. What an amazing show they put on! I would return JUST to see the Fresians again myself - but we also enjoyed taking the bus tour to the race track and a couple of the breeding farms.
ReplyDeletewe will plan more time to explore the entire area next trip. . .we really enjoyed it.
DeleteThanks for sharing that info. . .I did hear him say he was from California. . .but didn't know he was in KY for an extended time. . .I looked him up on You Tube. . .the technique he uses is called long lining. . .and he does training classes all over the country. . .I can see why! Magnificent work. . .
Thanks for the info on Kentucky Horse Park. This has gone on our bucket list. We love Kentucky but have never spent any time in the horse country. I want to visit and see the museums and horse shows, plus stay at the campground!
ReplyDeleteyou will be so glad you did Susan!
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