Hiking the Red River Gorge Loop in Kentucky (Gray’s Arch + Hanson’s Point) + post-hike FOOD!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ย. 2020
- For our second day in Kentucky we visited what is said to be one of the most beautiful areas of the state, the Red River Gorge, which is home to over 100 arches, tons of trails, and beautiful views. We decided to get a bit ambitious and do a 12.2 mile hike called the Red River Gorge Loop, which was exhausting, but oh so beautiful! Along the way we hiked to Gray’s Arch, Hanson’s Point, got a little lost, and saw some beautiful fall colors. And of course we stuffed our faces afterwards :)
WHAT WE DID
Red River Gorge Loop (12.2 miles): www.alltrails.com/trail/us/ke...
Red River Rockhouse: www.yelp.com/biz/red-river-ro...
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream: www.yelp.com/biz/crank-and-bo...
SHORTER TRAIL OPTIONS
Gray’s Arch Loop (3.4 miles): www.alltrails.com/trail/us/ke...
Pinch-Em Tight to Hanson’s Point (5.1 miles): www.alltrails.com/trail/us/ke...
Auxier Ridge Trail (4.4 miles): www.alltrails.com/trail/us/ke...
Chimney Top Trail (0.7 miles): www.alltrails.com/trail/us/ke...
Sky Bridge Trail (0.8 miles): www.alltrails.com/trail/us/ke...
Rock Bridge Trail (1.4 miles): www.alltrails.com/trail/us/ke...
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.
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Great video. I am looking to navigate there for my channel this year. Glad I found your channel. Enjoyed the video!
Wow what an amazing trail loop, those rock formations just incredible. Those gorgeous oranges and reds of the leaves beautiful. The tunnel a bit spooky!Thanks guys for another great video. Travel safe, take care.
We caught the gorge at such a good time with those colors! 😍 And the tunnel was pretty scary...it’s SO dark in there!
Didn’t know you had been to Ky great video, come back any time.
We'd love to come back!
Glad y’all enjoyed Kentucky. The Red is right out my door!! A little piece of Heaven!
We agree!
Ah yeah, Red River Gorge! Excellent choice! Beautiful area and you could easily spend several days here exploring. Awesome shots in this one, especially with the fall colors.
This area also has a few unofficial trails that are not much of a secret. A few of top are Indian Staircase and Cloud Splitter. Cloud Splitter is definitely kinda a sketchy but pretty spectacular.
We loved the area! Another gem we didn't really know about and are so glad we visited!
Glad you guys are not phased by a little wet weather! Beautiful vid, loved that arch.
Definitely not! Living in Seattle trained us to embrace the rain! 🌧🌧
As always, your genuine enthusiasm for adventure make for another great video. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Thomas! Glad you enjoyed it! 😃
Happy to see you guys in my neck of the woods. And thanks for all the previews of potential camping trips!
You live in a beautiful area! We had a lot of fun exploring KY!
I LOVE your channel! Awesome job and can’t wait to see more adventures.
Thank you so much for watching! Excited to share more this year!
I have lived in Kentucky all my life and always wanted to go there. Beautiful
It is such a gorgeous area! We hope you can experience it 😄
So glad you could explore Red River Gorge! We were just there this weekend. Gray’s Arch and Nada Tunnel are definitely highlights. And Red River Rockhouse is our favorite. Thank you for highlighting one of our favorite places in out state! ❤️❤️
Ah yay! Glad we visited some of your favorites! ❤️❤️
We need to plan a trip to explore Kentucky. What amazing sights to see. You had a beautiful adventure! That logging tunnel was spooky cool. There is nothing like a great meal/treat after a day of hiking 🥾.
The state really took us by surprise! So much more beautiful than we excepted and we cannot wait to go back and explore more. That tunnel was so awesome!
Looks awesome I would really like to go on a backpacking trip there! That Mexican food at the end of the hike looked amazing!
It's a special place! And yes that Mexican food hit the spot!
Was that LA Cabana
Omg dip vs scoop is my husband and I as well so I’m laughing listening to the end! Lol I dip and he scoops!
Hahahaha I am SO glad you can relate to this debate!
Same. I scoop and my wife just dips. She doesn't like the chunks.
Very cool adventure at the gorge. Take Care and Keep Exploring The Outdoors. That was a lot of food. Scoop for sure.
Thank you so much! We love to eat 😂 Adam is happy to have another person on #teamscoop!
Adam, you do do!! LOL! Kentucky looked beautiful! That arch was so cool!
Hahahaha we are very immature 🤣🤣
I am team dip! That looks like another fun place to visit. Have an awesome time with family and safe travels.
Woo! Team dip! Thank you so much Carol!
You picked a great place to hike in our home state! Perfect time of year to do it, too!
It was incredible!
Glad y’all enjoyed our beautiful state!
Such an awesome surprise!
Some amazing scenery there 👌 that was a heck of a burrito 👍 definitely a dipper 👍
Woo! Team dip the chip! 🙌🏼 And that burrito was massive!
Omg at that tunnel part!! Beautiful 😍 but a lil scary being claustrophobic. Love ur videos and ur cute doggy ❤️🐕
Definitely extra scary if you’re claustrophobic! Thank you so much for watching! Kona says “woof!” 🐶❤️
Another beautiful day.
Okay definitely a dipper!
🌲🎄 Holidays are almost here!
Finally someone on team dip with me! Lol! 🤣🙌🏼
So glad you all stopped at the gorge!!!
We are so glad too! Absolutely GORGEous! 😉
Nice video as always love the music selections!
Adam has become our music master and says thank you! 🙌🏼
Great vid as always!
Thanks Dylan!
What a fun day,enjoyed the video.Two scoopers and one dipper in our family.
Alright!!! At least one of y’all agrees with me! 🙌🏼
Thumbs up guys enjoyed👍 We’re gonna start picking up some Kentucky locations.
Takecare guys! Love your adventures..
Thank you so much for following along! ❤️
Looks like a beautiful place! And that burrito was huge!
It was massive! Adam is all about large portions and that delivered! 👏🏼
Wow, what a hike! Looked beautiful! So proud of you guys and how you can put away the food!! I'm a scooper myself : )
Hahahah we are bottomless pits! Fun fact, my maiden name is pronounced ate-a-lot, so it's in my blood! 😂
Fall is just so wonderful! You guys took off a big chunk hiking almost 14 miles ♡ that food sure did look good. Im sure just sitting at the end was the best part- aside from that arch and overlook ♡
Ps we drove the needles eye but never this one!!! Oh I LOVE it!!! Spooky though
Oh man, sitting down was so exciting after hiking! We were SO beat! This tunnel was the perfect pre Halloween experience lol!
@@AdventuresofAplusK I bet!! ♡
Awesome hike and Video! I look forward to navigating to the Gorge soon.
I have learned a lot by watching your content. I know it will help in my future videos!
That’s our goal! Thank you and thanks for watching!
Hey y’all! Glad your trip in the van is going well! That burrito slice was XXX 😂
Lol! It sliced soooo smooth 😍
Awesome vlog as usual!!! I drove right past rock house yesterday and thought about stopping to eat. Looks like I should have.
It was sooo good! We really enjoyed it, especially the salsa and guac!
You guys are the best! keep on blogging and the travels. Definitely trying some of these states that you all have been traveling to lately. Kentucky and West Virginia are on my list with those great hikes. We drove this fall from Miami all the way to New Hampshire. We drove Kancamagus scenic highway absolutely beautiful during peak leaf season. Hopefully we can purchase a van next year.
New Hampshire is one of the top states we are dying to visit in the US! We had no idea until recently that it was so beautiful! 😍 We hope you can get a van too!
We love Red River Gorge❤ we live about 2 hours away.
Great hike but pretty long😴
But great food at the finish! So a win win 🙂🍁
Super long lol! We 1000% earned all of that food!
This was so awesome!!! You guys always deliver! I couldn’t stop smiling especially once you got to eat! Man that burrito looked so good!!! 🤤 Also Adam, I dip my chips like you do...the correct way! Love you guys!!!!
I don’t think food has ever tasted so good lol! 🤣 And Adam is winning the chip debate, but team dip is slowly creeping up there!
Beautiful footage! I love your filming techniques! I never would’ve known you did not have a gimbal! gorgeous color!
Thank you so much! We tried realllll hard to be steady without it haha
Love your channel!!!! We are in TN! Never knew about this place and we are going to have to go
Ooo yes! It’s not too far away! 🙌🏼 Thank you so much for watching! 🥰
Just came back from 2 day trip RRG yesterday. 5/30/21. Ate at Red Rock Grill and ordered the burrito, the guacamole, and green salsa because of you. EXCELLENT EXCELLENT!! Good Call.
Ahhh yay! We LOVED their salsa and guac and food!
Great video, I made it down there last week. The arches and Nada Tunnel were awesome.
Woo! Glad you got to experience it!
Hi guys! Just saw this video of yours! I’m making notes about the “shortcut” for this hike; we’re leaving for this area on Sunday!
Have a great time!!
@@AdventuresofAplusK BTW, we had to cancel our UT trip due to a medical issue with my husband (nothing serious). Thinking of rescheduling it in the spring.
It’s our anniversary next week and we plan on doing this same hike! We may hit up the little restaurant as well. Thanks for the inspirational video.
Awesome! Happy anniversary! We hope you have fun!
Cool video thanks for sharing. Food definitely look good. But think I would have to pass on the tunnel LOL.
Lol! Definitely not for those who hate dark, tight spaces!
That tunnel was neat but the rock formations after the arch were really interesting, definitely got to get some salsa on that chip when dipping
The rock formations were super cool! I’m slowly learning to scoop more than dip lol!
3/3 here are team “scoop”! We’re so impressed with Kona doing the entire hike - our dogs were ready to call it quits after 3 miles last week!
Hahaha she is the energizer bunny! It’s a blessing and a curse 🤣 Adam is happy to have more on his team 😜
@@AdventuresofAplusK we still heart you too Kathryn!!
“All by myselfffffff...” 🎶🎵
Cool travels!!
Thank you!
May u both always travel in love......makes our planet a better place......onward!!
I came across one of your videos while I was doing research about Mount Rainer National Park. Then I saw you had visited West Virginia, which being from Ohio, I also want to explore so I watched those as well. Now you could say I am hooked on your videos. You both do a great job and are so genuine and personable. Best of luck traveling in 2021! P.S. I have a cousin that lives down in Lexington and the distillery district is very cool there. Too bad you didn't get to see it.
Thank you so much for watching Nathan! West Virginia is so amazing and we really enjoyed Kentucky too! That Distillery District looked like an awesome area. We will definitely be back!
Again, spectacular drone footage! I love the Daniel Boone National Forest and it being so close to Cincinnati! Next stop, the show me state?
Ding ding ding, we have a winner! 👏🏼🏆🥇
I am a Dipper. I do not like the chunks but the juice is where it is at! 😋
I am loving all the videos. You both do an amazing job on all your videos! Keep up the great work! I always look forward to new videos and have started binge watching them all from the beginning of your channel. 😊
The juice is sooo good! Thanks so much for watching Christy!
We were there about 2 weeks ago, and we did hit Natural Bridge and ate at Miguel’s. My maternal grandmother’s family is from that area and we visit often.
That is awesome! Now that my grandma and some aunts and cousins live near there, we will definitely be back!
Definitely a dipper!! As always, the filming & editing was on point. I honestly couldn’t tell you weren’t using the gimbal. Thanks to you two for providing a much needed distraction from all of the election coverage.
Yay for chip dipping! 🙌🏼 we are kind of trying to learn to rely on the gimbal less, as it’s a real pain to lug around haha, so I’m glad you didn’t notice! 😃
Nice video. Would have loved to see more? videos of the arches you mentioned, but videos of you two eating ice cream are cool too.
Unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to do more. We’re doing our best to show as much as we can with the very limited time we have to film. 😕
Im a scooper! that Blueberry lime cheesecake ice cream is my favorite!
It was soooo good! 😋😋
Hello Adventurers😊😊! And WOW...what a SPECTACULAR hike through the arches and rock formations. I never knew there were so many arches in Eastern KY. I liked your dinner choices too, those burritos looked really good. I know Kentucky quite well and so many beautiful places in KY. Here are my favorites: Lexington Horse Park is really cool and getting close to the horses, Frankfort- Capitol of KY, Louisville- Ali Center, Louisville Slugger Museum, Walk across the Ohio River into Indiana, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park in southeastern KY where 3 states meet KY/VA/TN and you can see this at the top of the Pinnacle Overlook, You MUST check out Mammoth Cave National Park- you will love the cave tours, do not leave ky without checking this place out😊! National Corvette Museum in nearby Bowling Green is a cool too. A little further west is Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area...beautiful area and there are lots of bison there! Now, as far as the next state I'm going to say the very southern tip of Illinois at the town of Cairo, where the Ohio River empties into the Mighty Mississippi. There are 2 bridges you must cross, the Ohio and the Mississippi which brings you into Southeastern Missouri. So that is where I think you will end up. Really thoroughly enjoyed this video👍👍👍.
Wow!!! Thank you so much for all of these amazing tips! We will definitely be back. We really want to visit Mammoth Cave and so many of the other cool spots across the state. We actually did Cumberland Gap two videos before this one if you want to check that out! We appreciate all of the suggestions!
You two have so much fun and we enjoy watching! Happy you found some great Mexican food, “Finally”. Looking at you map I’m guessing your on your way to Alabama? Cheers
We’re so glad you enjoy the Vlogs! And you’re close-ish! Another “A” state 😉
My guesses: Arkansas (and going to Hot Springs National Park?) and then Oklahoma? The way you guys described the hike at the end sounds a lot like the one I did in Olympic National Park. Very long and after a few 'wow' points at the start, it was just through trees the rest of the way 🤣 Unlike you guys though who said no regrets, 10 years on I still regret choosing that hike (especially after watching some of your videos and seeing what else the park has on offer!) The UK is back in full lockdown and we're being asked to stay indoors unless going out for essentials or to exercise... so these travel vlogs are even more of a welcome right now!! 🥰
You are pretty close with the guesses! Hahaha we know that feeling. We didn’t regret it really, but definitely would do the shorter option in the future lol. I’m so sorry to hear that things have gotten worse there. My French coworkers are going through that again as well. Sending y’all lots of love and healthy vibes!
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Oh man the Red River Gorge looks GORGEous LOL. While my wife and I have to side with Adam on scooping with one's chip, Kate might be doing it the intended way because why else would "they" call it Chips -n- Dip ? LOL
That’s totally my kind of joke! Lol! 🤣 And I love the logic of chips and dip...maybe I’m not crazy!
Just found you guys. Your adorable and will check out your other adventures
Thank you for the kind words!
Scoop that salsa 😋
Adam says woo!
Looks awesome as usual
It is rainy here in Fla
Hoping the sunshine comes back to y’all soon! Enjoy a nice rainy Sunday for us!
The storm will stick around here for a bit
Stay safe!
What a great location to hike. I am guessing North and South Carolina as your next states? Oh... definitely a scooper, have to get all of that goodness on the chip
We are heading a bit more west than there, but we do love those states and can’t wait to go back! 🙌🏼
You made it to one of my favorite areas of Kentucky! I wish they would make it a national monument or national park.
It was so gorgeous! It was one of the spots we kept hearing we had to visit and we are sooo glad we did!
@@AdventuresofAplusK It is a gorgeous area. We did not go on a long hike like you guys did, but went on numerous short hikes to a wide variety of arches (our children were young). There is also a nearby state resort park with a nice lodge and cabins for rent, and lots of short beautiful trails and a huge natural bridge!
That sounds so fun! We need to visit more arches next time!
It is a national park!
Red River Gorge isnt too far from us and we love hiking down there!!
What a beautiful spot! What are some of your favorite hikes?
@@AdventuresofAplusK Eagles Point and Rock Bridge for sure!
Sweet! Thank you for the tips!
@@AdventuresofAplusK What did you use to do video when you first started? We are using a GoPro Session and you can see in our videos what it produces. We are also looking at doing some guest blogs on our website and you would be perfect! Thanks!!!
We have used a Sony A6500 since the beginning and it’s a great camera! And sweet-shoot us an email and we can chat. We aren’t able to commit to anything the rest of 2020 (about 20 blog posts behind for our own site at the moment), but happy to chat for 2021!
Beautiful! That tunnel was a bit scary looking...was it a one way tunnel? You two sure earned those yummy tacos and burrito (that huge burrito looked awesome)! Oh, I’m well aware that Kathryn is a dipper...our salsa at the house is always a tad bit dry when Kathryn is done with it! 😝 I prefer scooping all the goodness onto my chip! Sorry sweet girl! I cannot wait to see you three real soon! House is all ready for holiday fun! Safe travels 😘❤️❤️❤️🥰
It was one way! Thankfully it wasn’t too busy of a road and you could tell if someone was coming.
Hahahahahahah way to throw me under the bus 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Kidding! If y’all like the chunks so much you should enjoy what I leave for you! 😜😜
But it’s nice to has some liquid left in the tub! 😋🤪
The real challenge is trying to even get salsa while I attack it and hog it all! 😉
At least you can fully admit to your salsa addiction! 😋😜
I'm usually a dipper, but have been known to do the odd scoop! 😀😋🙂
Hahaha a woman of many talents! 😜
@@AdventuresofAplusK 😂
Dang I missed you! I was there also!!
Aw man! We hope you had a fun time!
I’m definitely a dipper of salsa and a scooper of queso :)
Love it!!!
thanks A&K
Great video, beautiful countryside..the camera worked great, good in-camera stabilization! How does Kona hold up with all those river crossings?
Thank you! She loves them! She has recently learned that she loves water and swimming haha
great hike. Hope you are heading to Arkansas, The Natural State. Buffalo National River, by Ponca and Jasper has good hikes. Also good State Parks.
We think you’ll like what we’re up to soon! Wishing we had more time here (per the usual), but it’s a “close” adventure to Texas!
@@AdventuresofAplusK Ozark Cafe Jasper. Ans the Low Gap restaurant nearby... You'd love the food.
That area was my backyard for 10 years. Can't wait to see your adventures in Arkansas
Thank you so much for the tips! We only have a day in the area, but going to try to squeeze in as much as we can 😃
My whole family is from this area. Please go back and do the Natural Bridge State Park hike.
Skybridge and Natural Bridge are huge and beautiful at the Gorge
We almost visited those! We will check them out next time 😃
Check out Auxier Trail too next time, in the fall if you can.
That was also on the original plan. Lots of cool spots to choose from!
Doh! You missed Ledford arches!!! They are less than a 1/4 mile from the last large campsite you passed on your way to Hanson's. I have been going to the gorge for 30 plus years, never tried that restaurant but will def put it on my to do list next time Im in the area. Miguels pizza is phenomenal, put it on your bucket list if you ever go back
It’s tough to see and do it all 😅 We eyed Miguel’s, but Kathryn is mostly gluten free so that makes pizza places tough. We’ll be back!
@@AdventuresofAplusK I have never tried it so can't speak of how it tastes but they do have GF pizza and other food. My daughter is on a GF diet as well and always insists on going there after a hike in RRG
Yeah we've found some places that have solid GF dough, but most times it's just not worth it. But we'll definitely give it a shot if we find ourselves out there again!
Big time scooper here, by the way! Haha
Yeah! Team Scoop!
OH MY GOSH!!! Did you go to Natural Bridge??!?! That's a must at the gorge... and next time yall should go to Miguel's Pizza after!!! Please let me recommend some places!!! Let me know what yall are looking for!!! Doughnuts, coffee, hiking, restauraunts, etc.... I'd love to help yall find some neat places and have so many in mind!!!!!
We didn’t go to the Natural Bridge, but we hiked to a different bridge and it was awesome! We almost went to Miguel’s, but 🌯🌮 won! Unfortunately we left Kentucky a couple weeks ago, but we will be back!
@@AdventuresofAplusK aww... we'll I have so many reccomendations next time you come!!
We can’t wait!!
I guess Missouri is your next stop. That's my state and is beautiful this time of year
You’re correct! We spent a weekend there and had a great time! Can’t wait to share soon 😃
@@AdventuresofAplusK i just watched your video in St. Louis. The ravioli and ice cream looked delicious. I've visited St. Louis a few times and if I go back I'll have to try those same places. I live in the Kansas City area. Thank you for your videos, I learn so much.
We are so happy to give you some new ideas! We highly recommend them! We hear Kansas City is awesome and we can’t wait to visit there!
Very nice fall hike! Do you remember exactly when you were there?
Sometime in late October or early November
I’m with Kathryn on this one I am a dipper in a flicker I do not like to scoop my salsa either. But I’m also one of the weird ones that absolutely hates cilantro.
Team dip n flick vs team scoop! Oh no we’re big cilantro fans! But that’s ok!
Team Scoop!
Hahaha I’m losing this battle!
I’ve lived in Ky my whole life and I have never heard anyone call it red. Most people call it the gorge
Scooping is the only option!!
I’m slowly learning! 😉
Thank you for showcasing my beautiful home state! You did an excellent job filming here! I was wondering what the app is called that you used on these trails? It seemed super helpful!
We always use AllTrails. There is a free version but the paid version is key so that you can use the maps offline when you don’t have service. If you’re interested in purchasing it we have a 30% of code…APLUSK30 We highly recommend it!
We had a wonderful time in Kentucky and were impressed! Thanks and thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for the information! I will definitely check into purchasing the app! 😊
You both do an excellent job with all of your videos! I enjoy watching them!
12 miles... anywhere in the Gorge... is a long trek. But lots to see!
It was a very long day! But awesome scenery!
You need to come back… Auxier Ridge and Double Arch are better choices imo. And you need to eat at Miguel’s!! 😆
We’d love to see more! Excited to come back one day! Pizza is hard for us because gluten and Kathryn don’t get along sometimes, but Mexican food is always safe! 😊
Hopefully you guys can get back sometime and see more of the arches. I feel like you missed out on a lot of the highlights by going on the long hike. And no Miguel’s?! I thought it was illegal to skip 😄
We definitely missed out on some of the highlights, but we are learning we enjoy getting off the beaten path vs. just checking off popular items off of a list, so we are super happy with our decision! And we almost did Miguel’s, but we can’t turn down tacos and burritos and wanted to show a slightly less popular spot some love 😄
Adventures of A plus K When you go back you have to check out the Sky Bridge trail. You can walk across the top of the arch then down underneath. It’s so cool!
That was on the original list, so we definitely will! The arches all look super cool! 🙌🏼
Carry bearspray next time you hike there. A few years ago a bear attacked a hiker then the rangers cleared all the state campgrounds. This was over a July fourth weekend.
Good to know! Thanks!
overkill! not really needed. Yes there was a bear attack in summer of 2010 but when caught the culprit bear was ill and malnourished just looking to make an easy meal of a hiker but was chased off by someone hitting it with a backpack. Snakes and ticks are a bigger concern in the gorge. Stay safe!
I'm totally a dipper like Katherine. :)
Woo! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Team scoop!
Woo! 🙌
Loved seeing your video of the gorge! How long does it take you to edit a video on average? I have been trying to learn editing and it is definitely a grind with a sharp learning curve!
That’s a great question! It depends a lot if we have multiple video sources (Sony, drone, and gopro) since it requires more sorting, but I’d say reviewing the clips takes probably 2 hours, editing takes around 3-4, music takes around 2, and then uploading, description writing, and tagging is around 1 hour. I’ve gotten a lot quicker at editing and can usually edit a video in 1-2 days if I have enough time.
It is definitely a learning curve! I only know the bare minimum to get by haha
My 2 favorite trails Auxier Ridge to Courthouse Rock and Indian Staircase ( toredrivergorge.com/top-10-day-hikes/indian-staircase-area/indian-staircase/ ) , but all the short trails are well worth seeing , Sky Bridge , Chimney Top Rock, Princess Arch, & Half Moon Arch, nothing disapointing in the Gorge . Also make time to go up to the Natural Bridge ,lots of tourist there , but you can take the skylift to the top and save a couple hours and its pretty much continuous scenery from start to finish . ( can take as little as an hr in a half)
Thank you so much for the tips! We almost visited a few of those and definitely will next time!
I'm a dip scooper and my wife is a dip dipper.
It’s good to have that balance in a relationship!
Glad you are still. Enjoying. My state! I was wondering if you were still here !.. it’s Sunday. You may have moved on by now, not sure what your next state.? Reminder. If not...Bourbon Trail , Mammoth caves or lakes of southern or Western ky.
I think I heard you say you grandmother lived in Kentucky! Where?
Enjoy the sights...,
Hi Wayne! This was actually a couple weeks ago and we are a couple states away now, but we are so glad we were able to see a little bit of Kentucky and will definitely be back to see more! My grandma lives near Lexington, so we mostly stuck around there for convenience, but really want to visit mammoth caves next time!
Hope. To cya next time in Kentucky. Safe travels. I keep watching...
Thank you Wayne! 😄
Auxier Ridge / Courthouse Rock is the best IMO. Def dip - no chunks!
We almost did that hike! Next time 😃 Thanks for agreeing with me on no chunks!
We think you will be going through our state Missouri
You’re correct! We filmed a couple videos there and can’t wait to share soon!
You should go to Hocking Hills in OHIO. Beautiful area
It has been on the list for years, but we have yet to make it there. Someday!
So K wants chunks in her ice cream but doesn't like the chunks on the chips? Team scoop
Hahaha valid point! I just don’t want chunks of onions. I’ll take chunks of Reese’s or cookies any day though! 😋