Peppy's Dream Moving Adventure Blog

Got up real early this morning and left THE LAST RESORT RV Park in Nashville, Indiana.  Too bad we had to leave so fast, because it was really nice!  Headed south to West Point, Kentucky, where we had read (online) that there was some great mountain biking.

We got to FORT DUFFIELD PARK at about 10:30am.  We found it easily from the online directions and they even had copies of a trail map at the parking lot.  There are 10 miles of scenic trails and Eric was pretty enthusiastic about his ride.  The only thing that could have made it better was some other riders to hang with and show him the ropes, but it’s a Wednesday morning and I guess everybody was at work!

While Eric was gearing up for his ride, we noticed a beautiful moth on my bicycle wheel.  I had my camera with me and took a few pictures.  I really love how this one came out:

FORT DUFFIELD was built in 1861 and played an important role in the Civil War in Kentucky.  It is named after Col. William W. Duffield, Commander of the 9th Michigan.  There’s a fort you can hike to, but no bicycling is allowed there.  Eric rode two different trails and enjoyed them both.  He said they were well-marked, so there was no fear of getting lost, and they both had great scenery.  He came back in about 2 hours.

We got on the road soon after that and decided to head south to Mammoth Caves.  We had been told it was a great place to visit and that the caves were another amazing sight!  We went back into Central time and gained an hour.  That’s always nice!  We found Horse Cave KOA Kampground (in Horse Cave, Kentucky), which is only about 10 minutes from Mammoth Caves.  It is really nice and we made use of their laundry and swimming pool!  Then we took a nap and went to Aunt Bee’s Restaurant (which is walking distance from the Kampground) for a delicious dinner.

We are going to see the Mammoth Caves first thing tomorrow morning!