We had a nice travel day today.  We are heading east, into the hills of northeast Kentucky.  Expect country music (banjos?) and beautiful hills…

We left the campground at about 10:00 am and drove for about one hour…

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We gathered at Natural Bridge State Park, a beautiful place…

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We took the skylift up to the top of the mountain…

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Others were already coming down…

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We arrived at the top, and walked along, enjoying the views…

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We walked down the narrow path…

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And we were under the arch!

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We walked back up the narrow path…

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We walked back atop the arch…

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We wondered if the arch can be seen from the stone cliff across the way… So we walked around to find out…

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Yes!  You can!

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We returned to the lift and descended the hill…

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We met a few friends coming up…

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Down in the parking lot we had a little lunch…

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We then headed out for the last leg of today’s trip… We were soon set up at the Paintsville Lake State Park…

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There is a beautiful lake here…

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At 6:00 we joined the others for a group meal…

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After dinner some of the Caravaners (Lynda) stayed to play Left-Right-Center…

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I returned to the Villa.  After the game, Lynda caught some sunset photos…

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And an enjoyable time was had by all…