Here I am at Starbucks again (a different one this time). I wasn't really planning on re-entering civilization until tomorrow, but I needed to book a hotel and gather information for our side trip to Mammoth Cave tomorrow. After six nights of sleeping on the ground in a tent, a bed at Super 8 sounds pretty appealing.
This morning I decided to go hiking at
Obed Wild and Scenic River. The park seems geared towards rock climbers and paddlers, but they had a trail called the Point Trail that looked interesting, so I went on my way.
When I had almost reached the "point" of the Point Trail, I was walking along a sunny plateau and a giant SNAKE slithered across the trail two feet in front of me! I was just like, "
Nope! I'm done," and turned around. I like to imagine myself as an outdoorsy person, like Walt Whitman or John Muir, but when I see a snake I become
that woman in The Parent Trap who sucks at camping.
Still, I got a nice hike in and took some pretty pictures.
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| Obed River. I wish I could have captured how turquoise the water was. |
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| This pine tree is standing on that rock like he owns the place. |
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| Follow the arrow! |
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| heart rock |
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