Red River Gorge Geological Area

Red River Gorge in 4K | Bushcraft Backpacking, Hiking, and Hammock Camping in Daniel Boone NF

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Red River Gorge Geological Area, in Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky - many of you have recommended this popular rock climbing mecca to us, and we went! Filled with rock shelters hanging over rough trails, incredible views of rocky cliffs, and wonderful flora, this was definitely a fantastic camping trip.

--HOW TO GET THERE--

Martin's Fork Trailhead - Cr-1129, Stanton, KY 40380

Chimney Top Road Trailhead - Fd-1005, PineRidge, KY 41360

Where to buy permits -

Trail Map -

--SCENE SELECTION--

0:00 Teaser
0:08 Theme Song
0:37 After Intro
1:00 Map Sequence
1:18 Hiking In
2:36 Plant ID
4:11 Hiking to the Rock
5:35 Resting and Talking
6:07 Blueberry Bluffs
8:03 Finding some Oddities
9:02 Orange Mushrooms
10:03 Back into the Woods
11:22 Rainy and Rough
14:40 The First Campsite
16:59 Radio bed
18:18 Day Two
19:25 Bryan's Hike In
20:18 A Snakey Lick
21:49 Serene Creek
24:25 Reunited
27:50 Berrito
28:44 Rock Outcrop
30:10 The Second Campsite
30:56 Hammock
31:41 Starting the Fire
34:59 Solo Wood Stove
36:10 Yo, Robby
36:57 Sunset Dance
38:19 Zongzi
39:47 Night
40:15 Day Three
42:23 Hanson's Point
44:13 Moving Out
45:20 The Junction
47:08 Grey's Arch
47:35 Dedicated to the Graf Family
49:40 The Final Hike
51:37 Credits & SHOUT OUT from Mike
51:52 Miguel's

--OUR FILM GEAR!--

Panasonic GH4 -

Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 Lens -

Canon T3i -

Canon 50mm f1.8 Lens -

Tokina 11-16mm Lens -

Manfrotto 502 Video Head MVH502AH -

Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod -

Glidecam 2000 HD w/ Quick Release Plate (That quick release plate is essential. Highly recommended) -

Rode Videomic Pro -

Roland Quad Capture -

Behringer XM8500 Microphone -

Sony Movie Studio Editing Software -

--OUR CAMPING GEAR!--

Condor Bushlore Knife -

Equinox Egret Tarp -

Kelty Grand Mesa 2 Tent -

Eureka Casper Sleeping Bag -

Buck 119 Knife -

Mora Craftline Q Knife -

Katadyn Water Filter -

Platypus Bladder -

Columbia Silver Ridge Convertible Pants -

Sketchers Waterproof Boots -

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Original content and music is copyright Adventure Archives/Team Scoog Production (c) 2015

Rock hounding (crystals) at Highway 97 and Westside road.

Took the kids out rock hounding today, looking for zeolites, quartz crystals, Amethyst, and found some citrine too. The new Westside road interchange off highway 97 in West Kelowna has blasted out some of Mount Boucherie's basalt revealing many fresh vugs full of all sorts of Silicates. Some quite exciting.

Indian Staircase at Red River Gorge

This is one of my favorite hikes in the Red River Gorge area, but it must come with a warning.  This hike can be VERY dangerous and possibly deadly.  Everyone should know their ability and the ability of those who they are hiking with.    Do NOT attempt this hike alone, and use extreme caution while climbing the Indian Staircase.

This hike while using well trod trails will leave “official” trails, and therefore it is essential hikers bring a quality topographical map, compass, and know how to use them in case of a problem. Finally I have published 2 different versions of this hike.  The alternative version is slightly shorter, and you will see 1 different arch, but it is more difficult to navigate.  Be Safe!

Water Runoff to Scramble up Below Indian Staircase

RATING: Difficult day hike(approximately 3.5 miles total;)  very spectacular views; the scramble or climb up the Indian Stair Case is advanced, while it is very short (200 ft,) some people cannot complete it.   This hike uses unmarked trails and some people have trouble navigating the hike.

BEST TIME OF YEAR TO HIKE: Early spring when flowers are blooming or autumn when you can catch the fall colors.  The USDA Forest Office is located in Winchester, Kentucky about an hour from Red River Gorge. For up to date information either stop in the Ranger District Office, visit their website or telephone: (859) 745-3100

AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED: Allow at least a half of a day (4-6 hours) to enjoy this hike.  Some can hike it faster, but most arrive at the top of the Indian Staircase and spend time exploring and resting. The scenery is spectacular, the geology is interesting; and, the the top of the staircase is a perfect place to have lunch and explore.

DIRECTIONS TO TRAILHEAD:

From rest area at exit #33 off of the Mountain State Parkway Turn left, and return to the Mountain State Park – East (8 miles)

Take Exit 40 for for KY-15/KY-715 toward Beattyville. (0.3 miles)

Turn right at KY-15 N/KY-715 N. (0.7 miles)

Take the 1st right onto KY-715 N (9.7 miles)

Park in Trail #220 Bison Way Trail Parking Area on right just after bridge after Gladie Historic Site.

Scramble on way to Indian Staircase

DETAILS :

From the Bison Way Trailhead follow Trail #210 Bison Way Trail to the termination of trail #210 Bison Way Trail at the Intersection with Trail #100 Sheltowee Trace Trail. (0.6 miles)

Turn Left on Trail #100 Sheltowee Trace Trail (0.3 miles)

Turn Right on an unmarked trail and ascend to the base of the Indian Staircase Spur Trail(0.25 miles.)  This is the hardest part of the trail to locate and the reason many people never find the Indian Staircase.  When you turn onto the Trail #100 Sheltowee Trace Trail begin counting creek or stream crossings.  When you cross the 2nd little creek, the creek you are looking for is clearly defined as Trail #100 Sheltowee Trace Trail makes a sharp “U” as it crosses this creek, go another 100 feet.  As the trail bends right you will see a well used unmarked trail leading up and off to the right.  From this point until you return to Trail #100 Sheltowee Trace Trail you are unmarked trails, while well used there will be no signs.  Follow this spur trail.

Scramble up through cleft (water runoff-50 feet)

Frog’s Head on Ridge Line above Indian Staircase

Scramble up to base of Indian Staircase (20 feet)

Climb Indian Staircase (50 feet) USE EXTREME CAUTION- SOME MAY BRING A ROPE

Scramble up to top of ridgeline. (50 feet)

Turn left on ridge line, and find a place for a break. (200 feet)  A very popular spot is about 200 feet on the left side at an open overlook, there is a rock known as the “Frog’s Head” sticking out from the overlook.  Do NOT attempt to climb out on the “Frog’s Head.”  Find a good spot and enjoy a well deserved break.


Indian Arch

Continue on this trail (heading left or west) along the top of the ridge line. (0.7 miles)  Stay close enough to the top of the ridge line to remain on well trod trails and be able to see the edge, but do NOT go to close to the edge for safety.  After about 0.3 miles the ridge line and trail turn mostly south.

Turn left on trail #100 Sheltowee Trace Trail (1.0 miles)- Pass Indian Arch after 100 yards, and KY 80 Arch at the end of the rock shelter below Indian Arch after another 100 yards.  KY 80 Arch is unmarked and you will need to get off the trail and below the rock shelter to find it.

KY Arch 80

Turn right on trail #210 Bison Way Trail.  (0.6 miles)

Arrive at parking area

BONUS #1 : As you are traveling West on the Ridge Line at the top of the Indian Staircase (after 0.2 miles) you can drop down closer to the ridge line and find the largest rock shelter in the gorge (larger than a football field.)  If you descend into the shelter continue through the shelter and back up (slightly to your right) to the “main” trail around the ridge.

Town Branch Trail, Connecting City & Country

A 7-minute introduction to Lexington, Kentucky's Town Branch Trail which follows the city's historic waterway and connects downtown with the Bluegrass countryside. This video was crafted by Louis Guida of Co-Media and produced by Van Meter Pettit of Town Branch Trail, Inc., a grassroots private non-profit based in Lexington, KY. Thanks to Boyd Shearer of OutrageGIS Mapping, Lexington Distillery District, Buster's Backroom and Bar, and the Gaines Center for the Humanities at the University of Kentucky. The music at the end of the piece was provided by March Madness Marching Band.

Underground Ziplining in Kentucky

The Longest Underground Zipline? In Kentucky? You're heard it right: Louisville Mega Cavern has over 17 miles of caves for people of any age to zip through! We sent a couple Roadtrippers from our team in Cincinnati to explore this underground zipline for the day.

Zipline through these caverns yourself:

Short Creek | Kentucky Life | KET

Kentucky Life explores the mystery around the naming of Pulaski County's Short Creek.

Short Creek is a small stream that exits one small cave and just a few yards away enters another small cave. Located near the community of Stab off Kentucky Highway 80 in eastern Pulaski County, the stream is actually a karst window—an exposed section of what is actually an underground river, according to the Kentucky Geological Survey.

Short Creek has been a favorite picnic site in the area for years. The water, since it comes from an underground cave system, is delightfully cold—in the 50s—in hot summers. Short Creek also attracts the interest of geologists from around the world who study the county's karst landscape, where underground erosion from rainwater dissolves the limestone rocks, leaving openings like the caves where Short Creek begins and ends.

Visit to watch full episodes from the 18th season of Kentucky Life on KET.

Kentucky | Wikipedia audio article

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Kentucky

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SUMMARY
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Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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SUMMARY
=======
Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Kentucky | Wikipedia audio article

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Kentucky


00:01:24 1 Etymology
00:02:31 2 Geography
00:04:25 2.1 Regions
00:05:19 2.2 Climate
00:08:31 2.2.1 Natural disasters
00:08:39 2.3 Lakes and rivers
00:09:57 2.4 Natural environment and conservation
00:11:24 2.5 Natural attractions
00:13:13 3 History
00:16:56 3.1 19th century
00:19:02 3.2 20th century
00:20:05 4 Law and government
00:21:21 4.1 Executive branch
00:22:44 4.2 Legislative branch
00:23:26 4.3 Judicial branch
00:24:10 4.4 Federal representation
00:24:59 4.5 Law
00:27:33 4.6 Politics
00:30:01 5 Demographics
00:31:59 5.1 Race and ancestry
00:35:08 5.2 Language
00:36:06 5.3 Religion
00:39:47 6 Economy
00:43:59 6.1 Taxation
00:45:44 6.2 Government-promoted slogans
00:47:07 7 Transportation
00:47:16 7.1 Roads
00:48:25 7.2 Rails
00:50:27 7.3 Air
00:52:02 7.4 Water
00:53:15 8 Subdivisions and settlements
00:53:25 8.1 Counties
00:54:12 8.2 Consolidated city-county governments
00:55:09 8.3 Major cities
01:00:26 9 Education
01:03:26 10 Media
01:03:35 11 Culture
01:08:18 11.1 Music
01:11:47 11.2 Literature
01:13:17 11.3 Cuisine
01:14:12 11.4 Sports
01:18:04 11.5 State symbols
01:18:13 11.6 Official state places and events
01:18:30 11.7 Kentucky colonel
01:19:03 12 Gallery
01:19:11 13 See also



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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates



SUMMARY
=======
Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Truly Impressive! Natural Bridge & Indian Village - Natural Bridge, Virginia

A walk through the Natural Bridge & Indian Village in Virginia. The property was originally owned by founding father Thomas Jefferson and believed to be surveyed by George Washington himself. Coming from the “flat lands” of Florida, these types of places always impress me.

A “bit” more from Wikipedia:

Natural Bridge is a geological formation in Rockbridge County, Virginia, comprising a 215-foot-high (66 m) natural arch with a span of 90 feet (27 m). It is situated within a gorge carved from the surrounding mountainous limestone terrain by Cedar Creek, a small tributary of the James River. Consisting of horizontal limestone strata, Natural Bridge is the remains of the roof of a cave or tunnel through which the Cedar Creek once flowed.

Natural Bridge has been designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historic Landmark. Since 2016, the bridge and its surroundings have been managed by the Commonwealth of Virginia as Natural Bridge State Park.
The Natural Bridge was a sacred site of the Native American Monacan tribe, who believed it to be the site of a major victory over pursuing Powhatans centuries before the arrival of Europeans in Virginia.

In March 1742, a frontiersman named John Howard — along with his son and others — was commissioned by Governor Gooch to explore the southwest of Virginia as far as the Mississippi River. The party followed Cedar Creek through the Natural Bridge, then floated in buffalo-skin boats down the New, Coal, Kanawha, and Ohio rivers to the Mississippi.
It is alleged that George Washington also came to the site in 1750 as a young surveyor. To support claims that Washington surveyed the area, tour guides claim the initials G.W. on the wall of the bridge, 23 feet (7.0 m) up, were carved by the future president. Legend also has it that George Washington threw a rock from the bottom of Cedar Creek over the bridge. In 1927, a large stone was found, also engraved G.W. and bearing a surveyor's cross, which historians accepted as proof that he indeed surveyed the bridge.

Thomas Jefferson purchased 157 acres (64 ha) of land including the Natural Bridge from King George III of England for 20 shillings in 1774. He called it the most Sublime of nature's works. Jefferson built a two-room log cabin, with one room reserved for guests, beginning its use as a retreat. While President, in 1802, he personally surveyed the area. Many famous guests stayed here, including John Marshall, James Monroe, Henry Clay, Sam Houston, and Martin Van Buren.

Natural Bridge was one of the tourist attractions of the new world that Europeans visited during the 18th and 19th centuries. Vacationing guests from all over the world took day trips from Natural Bridge on horseback or horse-drawn carriages to explore the countryside. In 1833, a new owner erected the Forest Inn to accommodate the increasing number of people.

The bridge had considerable notoriety during the 19th century. Herman Melville alluded to the bridge in describing Moby-Dick: But soon the fore part of him slowly rose from the water; for an instant his whole marbleized body formed a high arch, like Virginia's Natural Bridge... William Cullen Bryant, another American literary figure, said that Natural Bridge and Niagara Falls were the two most remarkable features of North America. During the 1880s Natural Bridge was a resort owned by Colonel Henry Parsons, who also owned the nearby Rockbridge Inn.

In 1927 a nocturnal lighting display of the arch and gorge was designed by Samuel Hibben and Phinehas V. Stephens, illuminating engineers with the Westinghouse Company.[9] The display was formally switched on by President Calvin Coolidge in a 1927 inaugural ceremony. The original display has since been replaced with a sound and light show depicting the biblical seven days of the Creation as described in Genesis.

In 2013, nearly 1,500 acres (6.1 km2), including the bridge, were slated to be sold at auction. To prevent piecemeal development of the landmark, the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF) purchased the bridge, hotel, and surrounding land for $9.1 million, made possible by a loan from the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund. When the VCLF soon found itself unable to make payments on that loan, the Commonwealth of Virginia offered to manage the property as a Virginia State Park.

Kentucky | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Kentucky


00:01:23 1 Etymology
00:02:30 2 Geography
00:04:24 2.1 Regions
00:05:18 2.2 Climate
00:08:30 2.2.1 Natural disasters
00:08:38 2.3 Lakes and rivers
00:09:56 2.4 Natural environment and conservation
00:11:23 2.5 Natural attractions
00:13:11 3 History
00:16:53 3.1 19th century
00:18:59 3.2 20th century
00:20:01 4 Law and government
00:21:17 4.1 Executive branch
00:22:40 4.2 Legislative branch
00:23:22 4.3 Judicial branch
00:24:06 4.4 Federal representation
00:24:55 4.5 Law
00:27:29 4.6 Politics
00:29:56 5 Demographics
00:31:54 5.1 Race and ancestry
00:35:02 5.2 Language
00:36:00 5.3 Religion
00:39:40 6 Economy
00:43:51 6.1 Taxation
00:45:37 6.2 Government-promoted slogans
00:46:59 7 Transportation
00:47:08 7.1 Roads
00:48:17 7.2 Rails
00:50:18 7.3 Air
00:51:53 7.4 Water
00:53:06 8 Subdivisions and settlements
00:53:16 8.1 Counties
00:54:02 8.2 Consolidated city-county governments
00:55:00 8.3 Major cities
01:00:14 9 Education
01:03:14 10 Media
01:03:23 11 Culture
01:08:05 11.1 Music
01:11:33 11.2 Literature
01:13:03 11.3 Cuisine
01:13:57 11.4 Sports
01:17:49 11.5 State symbols
01:17:58 11.6 Official state places and events
01:18:15 11.7 Kentucky colonel
01:18:48 12 Gallery
01:18:56 13 See also



Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.

Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain

Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates



SUMMARY
=======
Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.