This past weekend, I went down to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky to get some hiking in…about 15 miles and a handful of arches (Hidden, Silvermine, Natural Bridge, Whistling, Angel Windows, Sky Bridge, Half-Moon,  Princess, and Chimney Top Rock.)  The weather was a little on the wet side, but it was perfect for keeping the bugs away…and cool enough to keep the snakes away too!

And I had my first experience with rock-climbing…well, it wasn’t true rock-climbing, but a Via Ferrata; basically guided climbing where you have a cable to hook on to and hand/foot holds to help you along (in most places).  Torrent Falls is the only place in the U.S. that offers this type of climbing (that I know of).  The heights got to me so I was only able to make it through the level 2 section, but my girlfriend was a trooper and made it through level 4, 150 ft. off the ground!  Level 5 was the toughest, so she did an awesome job.   I’ll be posting pics and video footage of the trip to Flickr soon…stay tuned.

I’m looking forward to heading back there, maybe in the Fall to see the colors change…should be an awesome site from Chimney Top Rock.