Warren County and Mammoth Cave

On fall break weekend, I drove out to the Richpond area in southern Warren County to take some photos. My running group routinely meets at the corner of Meng Road and Hwy 242 to do long runs in these peaceful Warren County farmlands. The landscape is dominated by soybeans, corn, barns, and open fields. Many friendly dogs often join us for long sections of our runs. The roads are one-lane, unlined, and flat as can be with very little traffic, which makes for ideal road-running conditions. We often run two hours or more and can count the cars that pass on one hand. Scenes like this make the miles pass a little more quickly.

Beans. Lots of beans.















Former cornfield that is resting for the fall/winter.















Then, on Sunday, Laurie and I teamed up with church pals James and Rachel Miller for a picnic and a hike at Mammoth Cave National Park. MCNP is providing more and more trails for hiking, biking, and trail-running, which may lead me to purchase trail shoes for the first time in my life in the near future. See pics of our fun on a gorgeous October day in the Barrens.

The view from Green River Bluffs.
















An extremely large, old tree on the Green River Bluffs trail.
















James, Rachel, and Laurie.
















The River Styx emerging from Mammoth Cave and flowing into Green River.