What I saw - The Red River Gorge

Rock Bridge in the Red River Gorge Area

One the places of beauty in Kentucky is the Red River Gorge. The trail to Cloud Spliter is presented in Fodor's Travel as one of the ten best scenic places in the U.S.

The Log Church

The Log Church - Buckhorn, KY Southeast KY

The log church was built in the community of Buckhorn from trees in the mountains surrounding Buckhorn and was completed in 1928.  The people of Buckhorn continue in the tradition of friendliness and respect.  The city is situated in Perry county Kentucky.  The Middle Fork of the Kentucky River runs through Leslie and Perry counties in the foothills of the Cumberland Plateau.  The Cumberland Plateau is a very scenic area in Southeast Kentucky.

Bridging Louisville and Jeffersonville

Lincoln Bridge to Indiana

Newly installed cable for Lincoln Cable Stayed Bridge



The new Ohio River Bridge between Kentucky and Indiana was opened on December 6, 2015 for people to see safely while walking on the bridge.  The bridge is a cable stayed bridge. It has been a long time getting to this point.  The Walsh company is providing the bridge.  The staff of Walsh must feel good to see the bridge coming together.

A bend in the river

Monument to veterans of Battle of Blue Licks near Carlisle, KY

A battle was fought after militias chased the attackers of Bryan Station in what is now Kentucky.
Bryan Station was attacked on August 15, 1782.  The colonists came to the west  side of the Licking River.  There were concerns that the Bryan Station attackers would ambush the colonists in the hills across the river.  The concerns proved to be valid. On August 19 the militias met with the combined force of Loyalists and Shawnee and Delaware tribes.  The militias were forced to retreat back across the Licking River after losing many men to casualties.  Today the Licking River has a natural appearance at the bend where the battle was fought.

Time to listen

Maple Tree leaves - Loretto motherhouse, Kentucky

Walk quietly and look at the work of the trees beside you and above you. A few moments of silence are good to have.  Sometimes you come to the place where your joy comes from deep within you and you want to say "Oh." Saying "Oh" in the silence of the place you are in.

Thomas Merton - Wisdom

Tree Sections - North Bend State Park West Virginia

These sections of  large trees are in the lodge at North Bend State Park in West Virginia. The note on the large tree section states that the tree was a white oak that lived to be 227 years in age.

"Perhaps I am stronger than I think." - Thomas Merton

One touch of nature makes all the world kin. - John Muir

Thomas Merton and the Loretto Community, Kentucky

Fall foliage - Loretto, Kentucky

The Loretto Motherhouse is located on a working farm in Marion County, Kentucky.  The Sisters of Loretto is an American congregation founded in 1812 by Reverend Charles Nerinckx.  The congregation is dedicated to education of youth. The Motherhouse is located on the site of home of Rev. Stephen T. Badin, the first priest ordained in the U.S. Father Badin was ordained in 1793.

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
                                                                                                                                 -- Thomas Merton