When Jay and I got up the next morning we noticed that we were not exaggerating when we were noticed that we were camped on the side of a mountain. The road that acted as the trail left enough room on the side; however, if we went any further we would have found ourselves rolling [...]
After a couple days of rest and dumping all of GPS and Camera data I came back to the trail but with a friend of mine that worked at the college. Jay Buckner, a Hazard Kentucky native, and his dog were ready for an adventure. We decided to start our hike by staying a night [...]
I was now back in civilization and was once again depending on four rubber tires to take me from place to place. Knowing that there were many road miles ahead my Dad and I decided to continue documenting the Sheltowee from a drivers perspective until friendly trails resumed. We first came back to the area [...]
Got off to a good start on the day, however, when I climbed out of the valley and onto gravel road, I meet up with a Timber Rattlesnake. The morning was surprisingly cool and it was sunning itself in a sunny spot. It did not make any attempt to come towards me; however, it did [...]
Everyone was gone from their campsites when got up and started packing my gear. My guess is that they went to the lake to recreate. The morning was cool and dry and I wanted to get a jump on the day before the heat set in. Water, I noticed, was not as plentiful as it [...]