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 Scene from Mammoth Cave by deecat
Note that the access at Dennison is quite steep; therefore small johnboats and canoes are the only boats allowed!
For those who relish longer, overnight trips, they need to launch at Munfordville which is located upstream from the park boundary.
No launch fees in the park.
riverside camping requires abackcountry permit.
This Green River is really something to see! It averages 200 feet wide & 10 feet deep, and you will see sandbars, islands, and subsurface springs. Note that at normal water levels, it will run about five miles per hour. You can use motorized crafts; however, canoes and rowboats do better against the rocks in Nolin River.
I'd say that to avoid any kind of pollution within the caves (since the river runs inside the cave as well as outside), rowboats and/or canoes is the way to travel
Rowboat or canoe (can rent canoes outside of Mammoth Cave). Leave a Comment Theme: Kayaking/Canoeing
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 Layout of Kenstate Resort Park
Golf Course by deecat
Built on the "hills of Kentucky" right next to Kentucky Lake, this sporty little course is quite the challenge. The first hole requires such precision...It's a par 3, and quite short, but as you stand atop the tee and look down (way down) at the small green, you know that you have to be very, very accurate! If not, your ball is gone into the woods or the rocks.
I remember one day when Allan, my Dad, and I played on a hot afternoon, and my 65 year-old father insisted that he wanted to walk. Allan and I were smart and took a cart. He pulled his walking cart up and down those hills and did not even "break a sweat"! What a guy!
This nine-hole course has 3 par four holes for men, and the rest are par three holes. For women and seniors, it has two par five holes, one par four, and the rest are par three. There are many huge trees, lots of rocks, little streams, plenty of wildlife, and abundant hills. It's fun, it's challenging, and even if you take a cart, it's quite a workout!
You need comfortable clothing, good golf shoes, a hat to protect from the sun, and all the golf equipment such as woods, irons (you use irons mostly since it's short), tees, balls, glove, shoes, and a cart.
Cart fees are $11.00 for 18 holes per person
Green fees are $10.00 weekdays, $12 weekends
per person.
They have Twilight fees also:
$5.00 week day twilight
$10.00 weekend twilight
During November-February the green fees are less: $10.00 for all the time except twilight is $5!
I could not find any of the photographs of when we golfed, so I'm using part of the golf card that I saved. Sorry Leave a Comment Theme: GolfingAddress: 542 Kenlake Road, Hardin, KY 42048-9737Phone: 1-800-325-0143 or 270-474-2211
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 Inside Mammoth Cave by deecat
There are at least 70 miles of trails that wind through the park, and most of these miles are open to hikers and/or horseback riders.
Sal Hollow Trail is nine miles in length, and it winds past a wild cave, springs, and
sinkholes.
Ganter Cave Trail is an offshoot of Sal Hollow. It leads to the park's longest wild cave on the north side of the Green River. If interested, it's the only chance for small groups to go spelunking on their own!
Good Spring Loop Trail is 8 miles long and it follows the park's rolling Oak hills as well as running alongside stream and waterfalls. This quite scenic route also goes past small caves.
Mammoth Cave Pamphlet Photo
You need plenty of fresh water, a hat, hiking boots, comfortable, rugged clothing, and emergency food. Leave a Comment Theme: HikingDirections: Mammoth Cave Park
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 by traveldave
The Louisville Slugger Museum offers a factory tour where visitors can see how baseball bats are made. The museum also features memorabilia about the history of baseball, as well as bats actually used by such baseball legends as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Henry Aaron, and many others.
Visitors can purchase baseball mementos in the museum gift shop, or they can have a personalized bat made with their name engraved on it. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: The Louisville Slugger Museum is located at 800 West Main Street, in downtown Louisville.
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The museum features interactive exhibits, fine art, and artifacts about the history of the Kentucky Derby, the "greatest two minutes in sports."
Visitors can watch a video entitled The Greatest Race, in which some of the best owners and trainers share their Kentucky Derby stories, and jockeys relive their Kentucky Derby moments. Other films show all of the Kentucky Derby races from 1918 to the present.
Visitors can also learn to ride like a jockey on the museum's "Riders Up" exhibit, take a tour of Churchill Downs, have their picture taken in the Winner's Circle, and see the museum's resident Thoroughbred and miniature horses. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: The Kentucky Derby Museum is located at 704 Central Avenue, about four miles (six kilometers) south of downtown Louisville.
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Founded in 1874, Churchill Downs is the oldest continuously operated race track in the United States. The track is a one-mile (1.6-kilometer) oval which is 80 feet (24 meters) wide. The track surface is made up of sandy loam, 75 percent of which is sand, 23 percent silt, and two percent clay. The grounds cover 147 acres (59 hectares) and contain 47 barns, with a total of 1,404 stalls. The seating capacity of the grandstands is 48,500. Leave a Comment Theme: Sports WatchingDirections: Churchill Downs is located at 700 Central Avenue, about four miles (six kilometers) south of downtown Louisville.
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