Red river state recreation area

Zahria Rogers Courier Journal Published 9:13 AM EDT Mar 11, 2019 Kentucky is gorgeous. You should get out and explore it! Take a look at some of the best — and most popular — parks in Kentucky.  Cumberland Falls State Resort Park  This park in the southeastern part of the state is known as the "Niagara of the South" for its 125-foot waterfall that produces a "moonbow," or rainbow under a full moon. Guests can also kayak on the Cumberland River, hike the winding trails or rent a cabin. Location: 7351 Highway 90, Corbin, Kentucky 40701 Land Between the Lakes  Located between the Kentucky and Barkley lakes, this western Kentucky recreation area contains 500 miles of trails and 170,000 acres of forests and open lands. Visitors can drive through a native grassland where elk and other wildlife frequently roam or visit the Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory.  Location: 238 Visitor Center Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky  … [Read more...] about 7 Kentucky parks and recreation areas you should visit

David Davis and Zach Urness Salem Statesman Journal Published 2:12 p.m. UTC Aug 8, 2018 UPDATE at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 7 Progress on the Taylor Creek Fire has allowed officials to reopen the Rogue River and main Merlin-Galice Road west of Grants Pass.  The highly popular section of the Rogue had been closed for about seven miles between Hog Creek and Dunn Riffle, including Hellgate Canyon, due to firefighting efforts.  Now, those areas have been safeguarded and the evacuation level dropped to level 2.  In addition to the river being reopened, most of the parks that provide access also are now open, including Hog Creek, Griffin Park, Ferry Hole, Indian Mary, Ennis Riffle and Robertson Bridge.  For details, see this post.  —— ORIGINAL STORY It’s been a deeply unpleasant few weeks in Southern Oregon, and there’s little evidence that’s going to change anytime soon. For almost four weeks now, smoke from seven … [Read more...] about Southern Oregon fires: Rogue River reopens after progress on Taylor Creek Fire

Nancy Daly Cincinnati Enquirer Published 1:33 p.m. UTC Jul 29, 2018 The body of Leslie "Les" Reynolds was found around sunup on Saturday, lying under rhododendron leaves in a secluded ravine, not far from where he disappeared Tuesday in Red River Gorge. The 29-year-old died in a place he loved. "He was very passionate about the gorge. It was his favorite place in the world to be, it felt like home to him. Les was a very spiritual soul and that was his emotional safe place," said cousin Misty Reynolds, of Covington. As the crow flies, the site was "not very far at all" from the Northern Kentucky outdoorsman's campsite in the eastern Kentucky natural recreation area, said John May, leader of Wolfe County Search and Rescue,  In fact, searchers had come as close as 20 to 30 yards from where he was found. However, "It would have been easy to miss him," he told The Enquirer. Reynolds was last reported at a campsite on Tuesday near Menifee County's Indian … [Read more...] about NKY man, passionate about Red River Gorge, found dead in secluded ravine

Zahria Rogers Courier Journal Published 7:13 p.m. UTC Jun 29, 2018 Kentucky is gorgeous. You should get out and explore it! Take a look at some of the best — and most popular — parks in Kentucky.  Cumberland Falls State Resort Park  This park in the southeastern part of the state is known as the "Niagara of the South" for its 125-foot waterfall that produces a "moonbow," or rainbow under a full moon. Guests can also kayak on the Cumberland River, hike the winding trails or rent a cabin. Location: 7351 Highway 90, Corbin, Kentucky 40701 Land Between the Lakes  Located between the Kentucky and Barkley lakes, this western Kentucky recreation area contains 500 miles of trails and 170,000 acres of forests and open lands. Visitors can drive through a native grassland where elk and other wildlife frequently roam or visit the Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory.  Location: 238 Visitor Center Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky  … [Read more...] about Kentucky’s 7 best parks and recreation areas that you have to explore