Ira and Mary met us at the fort and got us headed in the right direction to find the campground. Bob and I decided to stay a week since we had been traveling too much lately. Site 100 was a great site and only a row away from Ira and Mary's site.
Monday morning Bob and I walked the path up the hill to the fort. We were geocaching, of course.
We stopped at the fort to look at the monuments....
...and the historical activities.
The fort was built closer to the river, but due to flooding, it was moved to this hill overlooking the Kentucky River.That afternoon we rode with Ira and Mary along some scenic drives and saw the horse farms. What elaborate stables they had! We also saw the house where Ira was born in Winchester. Of course we picked up a few caches along the way.
Tuesday we drove around the area looking for caches and seeing the sights. Across the river from Ft. Boonesborough was a Civil War Fort. We hiked the trail to the top of the hill. We found two caches along the way.
This cannon was at the top of the hill behind the embankments that remain. The signs going up the hill said there was never a cannon at the fort during the time it was occupied.
From Civil War Fort it was on to Winchester (Ira's hometown). In College Park we found a geocache near the statue of Daniel Boone. It's funny, but Daniel doesn't look a bit like the Daniel in my mind (Fess Parker)! They don't share any attributes!
Several days Bob and I walked through the day use area. We walked to the dam and read the historical signs to solve the puzzle cache.
As we neared our departure date, the leaves started to show their fall colors!
Thursday night was dollar night at The Red Mile! Ira and Mary went with us for a night filled with harness racing. Mary was the big winner!
Mary and Ira spend 2 months at Ft. Boonesborough. Their site is ready for Halloween.
Our last night there, we cooked hot dogs and s'mores over the fire.
It's always fun to camp with friends.
Bob and I walked around the park admiring all the decorations and lights. Halloween is a big celebratory time at Ft. Boonesborough. In fact, they have two weeks when people can make a donation to drive through the campground to see the decorations.
Sunday morning dawned and we got up a little later. It was moving day--on to Corryton, TN and Andrea's house.
2 comments:
Man, I'm jealous! Yall look like yall are having so much fun. Enjoy your time and stay safe. We all miss yall! *kisses and hugs!*
We are having a great time! We don't really want to go home, but we have to sooner or later. Give everyone hugs and kisses from us. We miss you, too!
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