6-24-08 CAVE CITY, KENTUCKY. . .WE DID COME!!

Trip Start Dec 07, 1999
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Sunday, October 5, 2008

(40)TRIP TAKEN JUNE 24, 2008
WELL, WE TOOK BACK TO BACK VACATIONS. FIRST TO ORANGE BEACH WITH OUR SON, HIS WIFE AND SWEET HEART BABY GIRL. THEN WE WERE HOME FOR A WEEK. I, ALSO, TAUGHT A CLASS AT A CHRISTIAN WOMENS RETREAT THAT FRIDAY OF THE WEEKEND IN BETWEEN THE TWO WEEKS. THEN WE TOOK OFF TO CAVE CITY. WHAT A WONDERFUL, LAID BACK, UNIQUE, VACATION THIS WAS. WELL, WE WOUND UP HAVING TO TAKE A SMOKING ROOM WITH A JACUZZI TUB. THE TUB WAS NICE AND BIG. THIS SUITE WAS PET FRIENDLY SO WE TOOK MEME AND CECE WITH US. THEY MADE THE TRIP FINE BUT THEY WERE SO HAPPY WHEN THEY GOT BACK HOME. WE WERE DISAPPOINTED WITH OUR ROOM BECAUSE IT HAD A NON SMOKING ROOM SIGN ON THE DOOR AND WE RESERVED A NON-SMOKING SUITE. WE CHECKED OUT THE OTHER COMFORT INN DOWN THE STREET BUT THEY WERE NOT PET FRIENDLY. IT WAS LIKE SLEEPING IN AN ASHTRAY. WE DID SURVIVE GLAD TO SAY. WE FIRST WENT TO THE CORVETTE MUSEUM IN BOWLING GREEN. LOVED IT! THEN TO MAMMOTH CAVE AND TOOK THE HISTORIC TOUR. IT WAS A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR WALK. IT WAS FUN BECAUSE IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. WE DID NOT THINK WE COULD TAKE OUR CAMERA WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE CORVETTE MUSEUM
WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE CORVETTE MUSEUM
 . SO, WE DID NOT TAKE IT. YOU CAN TAKE A CAMERA BUT NO CASES OR BACK PACKS. WE DID GO BACK THE NEXT DAY AND GET A FEW CLIPS AND PICTURES. WE CHECKED OUT THE STATE PARK HOTEL. WE DID GET SOME INFORMATION. THE HOTEL WAS REALLY NEAT INSIDE. SORRY TO SAY THEY HAVE NO SWIMMING POOL. WE WENT TO THE GIFT SHOP. THEN, WE ATE AT THE CAFÉ INSIDE THE HOTEL. WE EVEN ATE A HOMEMADE BOLOGNA AND CHEESE SANDWICH WITH CHIPS AND DRINK. THE NEXT THING WE DID WAS TO FIND SOME SOME TRAILS. WE TOOK TWO OF THEM. IT WAS ALOT OF WALKING BUT IT WAS WORTH IT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO THE STABLES AND RODE HORSES. WOULD YOU BELIEVE MY BATTERIES WERE DEAD IN THE CAMERA...SO WE WENT TO THE ROOM GOT THE OTHER BATTERY PACK AND WE BACK AND TOOK SOME CLIPS AND A FEW PICTURES. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN FOR ME. I RODE A HORSE BACK IN 1967 AND HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO RIDE AGAIN. I FINALLY GOT TO RIDE ONE MORE TIME! ANOTHER DESIRE OF MY HEART ANSWERED! THANK YOU, FATHER! THEN LATER THAT AFTERNOON, WE WENT TO GUN TOWN MOUNTAIN. WE RODE THE INCLINE UP THE MOUNTAIN. I HAD AN ICE CREAM AT THE SALOON. WE SAW A COMEDY ACT AND A CAN CAN DANCE SHOW. THEY WE NOT DRESSED DOWN AT ALL. SO, A FAMILY CAN ENJOY THE SHOW! WE DID TOO! WE SAW A STAGED GUNFIGHT, AND WATCHED A COUNTRY WESTERN GROUP PERFORM IN THE TOWN'S OPRY HOUSE. WE, ALSO, WERE ABLE TO LOOK INTO THE TOWN'S BANK, THEIR GENERAL STORE, THE JAIL, AND WALKED OVER TO THE CEMETERY. WE CHECKED OUT THEIR GIFT SHOP, TOO. THIS WAS REALLY VERY FUN. LATER, WE ATE AT THE WATER WHEEL RESTAURANT. THE FOOD WAS OUTSTANDING AND SO WERE THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED THERE! WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS, AGAIN. THANK YOU, LORD FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME.

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NEAT SIDEWALK NEAT SIDEWALK OFFICAL PACE 5OO CAR OFFICAL PACE 5OO CAR INFOROMATION AND MINIATURE CAR MODELS INFOROMATION AND MINIATURE CAR MODELS 'BEAUTIFUL CORVETTES LINED UP 'BEAUTIFUL CORVETTES LINED UP
NEAT DINOSAURS SO LIFE-LIKE NEAT DINOSAURS SO LIFE-LIKE THE COMFORT INN AT NIGHT THE COMFORT INN AT NIGHT READY TO RELAX AFTER ALL THE WALKING! READY TO RELAX AFTER ALL THE WALKING! SECOND DAY AND WE ARE HEADING OUT TO THE CAVE SECOND DAY AND WE ARE HEADING OUT TO THE CAVE
YOU CAN SEE GUNTOWN MTN. FROM THE PARKING LOT YOU CAN SEE GUNTOWN MTN. FROM THE PARKING LOT AT THE ENTRANCE OF MC STATE PARK AT THE ENTRANCE OF MC STATE PARK MAMMOTH CAVE WELCOME CENTER AND TICKETS MAMMOTH CAVE WELCOME CENTER AND TICKETS WENT BACK TO VIDEO MOUTH OF THE CAVE WENT BACK TO VIDEO MOUTH OF THE CAVE
MOUTH OF THE CAVE MOUTH OF THE CAVE A BEAUTIFUL TREE ON OUR WAY A BEAUTIFUL TREE ON OUR WAY HERE WE ARE AT THE RIVER STYIX SPRINGS HERE WE ARE AT THE RIVER STYIX SPRINGS OLD RIVERBOAT LANDING OLD RIVERBOAT LANDING
ON THE TRAILS WALKING TO THE SPRING ON THE TRAILS WALKING TO THE SPRING SOUNDS ALONG THE WAY SOUNDS ALONG THE WAY MAMMOTH CAVE HOTEL AND COTTAGES MAMMOTH CAVE HOTEL AND COTTAGES LOOKING AT THE INCLINE LOOKING AT THE INCLINE
CHECKING OUT THE INCLINE CHAIR LIFT CHECKING OUT THE INCLINE CHAIR LIFT LEAVING GUN TOWN ON THE INCLINE LEAVING GUN TOWN ON THE INCLINE WATCHING THE SALOON GIRLS DO THE CANCAN DANCE WATCHING THE SALOON GIRLS DO THE CANCAN DANCE GUNTOWN'S GUN FIGHT GUNTOWN'S GUN FIGHT
WATCH THE DRUMMER...FANTASTIC! WATCH THE DRUMMER...FANTASTIC! THE OPRY HOUSE SHOW THE OPRY HOUSE SHOW WEeeeeee! THE WAY UP! WEeeeeee! THE WAY UP! ALOT OF THINGS TO DO HERE ALOT OF THINGS TO DO HERE
OUR RIDE UP THROUGH THE HILL OUR RIDE UP THROUGH THE HILL THE HORSES...YOU CAN SEE BLAZE THE HORSES...YOU CAN SEE BLAZE STEAM COMING UP OFF THE STATE PARK ROAD STEAM COMING UP OFF THE STATE PARK ROAD I'VE GOT MY SUGAR BABIES AND WE ARE ON OUR WAY! I'VE GOT MY SUGAR BABIES AND WE ARE ON OUR WAY!
Cave City Brochure Cave City Brochure Sign Coming into Cave City Sign Coming into Cave City Made it to the Motel Made it to the Motel Entered Cave City National Park Entered Cave City National Park
Butterfly Must Have Been Hit By a Car Butterfly Must Have Been Hit By a Car A Picture in The Park A Picture in The Park Another Picture Another Picture A Picture of Hubby in the Park A Picture of Hubby in the Park
Another Sign at Cave City Another Sign at Cave City Hubby Walking to the Corvette Museum Hubby Walking to the Corvette Museum Hubby Walking to Mouth of Cave Hubby Walking to Mouth of Cave Informative Signs Informative Signs
Pretty Park Pretty Park This is the Way This is the Way Going to Our Trail for a Hike Going to Our Trail for a Hike Another informative Sign Another informative Sign
Inside One of the Lodges Eating Places-The Cafe Inside One of the Lodges Eating Places-The Cafe Making a Model of a Corvette Making a Model of a Corvette Corvette Test Car Corvette Test Car What a Neat Car What a Neat Car
...very Pretty ...very Pretty This Too is So Pretty This Too is So Pretty A Mock Filling Station for Time of First Corvettes A Mock Filling Station for Time of First Corvettes First Corvette Race Car First Corvette Race Car
This one has Struck Hubby's Eye This one has Struck Hubby's Eye Inside the Tower Inside the Tower More Corvettes More Corvettes Reaching the top Reaching the top
We Are at the Riding Stables We Are at the Riding Stables We see the Riding Stables We see the Riding Stables The Old General Store-Neat Place The Old General Store-Neat Place We Have Made it to GunTown We Have Made it to GunTown
Gun Town Gun Town Gun Twon Tickets Gun Twon Tickets Here is the Turn Off to Gun Town Here is the Turn Off to Gun Town GunTown's Show Schedule GunTown's Show Schedule
Inside Gun Town Saloon, John Wayne? Inside Gun Town Saloon, John Wayne? Here is the Jail Here is the Jail Here is the General Store Here is the General Store The Funeral Home The Funeral Home
Gun Town's Bank Gun Town's Bank Hotel Hotel A Grave Site A Grave Site Unknown Grave Unknown Grave
More Graves More Graves Gun Town's Opry House Gun Town's Opry House On Top of Gun Town Mountain-Can See Our Motel On Top of Gun Town Mountain-Can See Our Motel Inside Museum Inside Museum
A Typical House Hold A Typical House Hold Another Room of Household Another Room of Household An old Barber Chair An old Barber Chair Gun Town's Clock Gun Town's Clock
Hubby at the Town's Well Hubby at the Town's Well Water Wheel Restaurant Water Wheel Restaurant SIGN ON THE WAY TO BOWLING GREEN SIGN ON THE WAY TO BOWLING GREEN One of Cave City's Souvenier Shops One of Cave City's Souvenier Shops
A Pit Stop on the Way Back Home A Pit Stop on the Way Back Home
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