A Gorge-ous Weekend
About once a year, usually in August or September, Greg and I try to get away to celebrate our anniversary. This year we chose to venture eastward in our home state to Red River Gorge, which is a neat, geologically diverse area with the Daniel Boone National Forest and nearby Natural Bridge State Park.
Sometimes we forgot we were in Kentucky!
We spent three nights in the cutest cabin that was in a good location to all the places we wanted to go. Honestly, we dove into the weekend without much research, got into some adventures that were harder than expected, had fun anyway, and remained committed to finish. Really, it’s an analogy for our marriage, and I’m especially thankful for the endurance, faithfulness, and commitment we’ve shared over the past 24 years.
Here are the highlights of the trip that gave us a chance to catch our breath away from everyday life, reconnect at a peaceful pace, and just enjoy being together:
- Natural Bridge State Park, where we took the Sky Lift up, walked across the bridge, and walked to the overlook to look back toward the bridge
- Drove through Nada Tunnel to Gladie Visitor Center
- Went on an 8-mile, self-guided kayak trip down the Red River
- Short hikes to Sky Bridge & then Whistling Arch
- More short hikes to Chimney Top Rock & then Princess Arch
And here’s where we ate:
- Miguel’s Pizza
- Red Point BBQ
- Drizzle & Glaze Donuts
- Sky Bridge Station
- Toad’s Barn & Grill
- RRG Cookie Co.
I’m so glad we took this trip, even though I have no idea what took us so long to see this part of the Bluegrass State.
Need inspiration?
- Alaska (Cruise on Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas and Denali National Park)
- Arizona: Hoover Dam / Grand Canyon / Sedona
- Bahamas Cruise (Disney Dream)
- Caribbean Cruise (British Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, Castaway Cay on Disney Fantasy)
- Caribbean Cruise (Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico on Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas)
- Caribbean Cruise (CocoCay; Labadee, Haiti; Falmouth, Jamaica; and Grand Cayman on Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas)
- Chattanooga
- Costa Rica
- College World Series in Omaha
- Colorado
- European Reformation Tour
- Florida: St. Pete Beach & South Florida & Universal Studios & Indian Rocks Beach & Disney World & Universal Studios
- Georgia: Helen & Blue Ridge
- Hawaii
- St. Louis (Girls’ Trip!)
- Tetons / Yellowstone / Glacier
- Wisconsin Dells
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