Red River Gorge

I got back yesterday from a camping trip with a good friend of mine - this year we hiked and camped in the Red River Gorge in southeastern Kentucky. Even though I lived just a couple hours away from there many years ago, I never made it there - which is too bad, because it is gorgeous.

Our first day there, it rained from sun up to sun down, but thankfully stopped shortly before it got completely dark, so we could get our hammocks set up. We did touristy-drive around the park-stuff that Monday, so while we definitely got wet, it would have been soaked had we backpacked that first day.

The next morning we got up, let the gear dry, and then hit the trail for some hiking.

We stumbled across a beautiful place to camp, so we hung our hammocks and enjoyed the no rain.

The next morning, we watched the sun rise over the gorge, which was spectacular. So much so, that we went back the following morning (we just day hiked for the day and camped in the same spot). We got up early enough to see the stars - we had clear skies, but that meant cold temps.

Jason took a bunch of time-lapse photos with his iPhone that inspired the above photo - mine is only 8 or 12 photos strung together. I love how dynamic the fog is.

I am sure more photos will follow. Have a great day,

Marc