| Natural Bridge Resort State Park
Established in 1926, The sandstone arch that is called Natural Bridge has stood for millenniums. The arch is 78 feet long, 65 feet high, 12 feet thick and 20 feet wide. Some geologists believe that the stunning natural sandstone arch is at least a million Our adventure will start at the Lebanon Cracker Barrel, 635 S Cumberland St,, meet at 8:30 AM, depart at 9:00 PM Sharp and take a variety of non-expressway roads. We will stop for lunch at the Black Stallion Restaurant and then continue on to the Hemlock Lodge** at the Natural Bridge State Resort Park. A block of 10 rooms has been reserved for our group, all have a view of the lake from the balcony. On site restaurant and bar are available to satisfy our adventure needs.
Sunday morning we’ll check out and take off to Lexington to drive horse country Blue Grass Drive viewing horse farms that breed and train the top racing horses in the world. Our drive will finish at the historic Shaker Village for lunch and optional tour of the grounds. After lunch, all is welcome to venture home with the group or your own route. Folks are welcome to do all or part of the adventure So save the dates, reserve your room** and RSVP Denny and Cheryl at dennyrowlett@hotmail.com by August 18th **Hemlock Lodge (606) 663-2214 |
years old. There are other natural archways in the area, but none have gained the prominence of Natural Bridge. Since 1889, visitors have made the trip to the eastern Kentucky mountains to see this amazing natural wonder. Cheryl and Denny have arranged a zooming weekend to drive the back roads of central and eastern Kentucky to see this natural wonder in the Red River Gorge Valley. Highlights of the trip include a stay at the Resort’s Hemlock Lodge, drive the top ten most scenic drives in Kentucky, a drive over to Lexington, KY to travel the Blue Grass Country Driving Tour and finishing up at the Shaker Village for a Sunday Lunch.
Scheduled for Saturday morning is a drive out to travel the Red River Gorge Byway with stops to see some of the local views. After the drive we will wonder over to 