Moving Day

Somerset, Kentucky

Weather: low 56 degrees in Heiskell, Tennessee, high 79 degrees in Somerset, Kentucky, partly cloudy skies

We left the Escapees Raccoon Valley RV Park about 0930 this morning, looking for adventure in places we haven't been to. Our route led us north on I-75, and by noon, we were parked and set up at the Fishing Point COE campground, just outside Somerset, Kentucky. This picture is of our campsite for the next few days.

As we drove north on I-75, we passed through some beautiful mountainous terrain, climbing as high as 2300 feet. Okay, so that height probably doesn't qualify as a mountain, but it'll do for us until we can get into some real mountains. We crossed into Kentucky about 45 miles up the road, and then started going downhill until we were at about 900 feet in elevation. We are in exploration heaven!! So much to see, so little time to see it.

At London (Kentucky, not England) we turned west on Kentucky 80 to Somerset, a prosperous town of about 12,000 people. I think they have every fast food restaurant known to man in this town, apparently to serve all the tourists who come here. According to information I read, tourists bring in at least $150 million dollars to this area. More than 1.5 million people visit here every year, so it looks like we will have plenty to see and do.

We found the campground with no problems at all, even without a GPS unit. The only problem is that the water depth is down 20-30 feet because of repairs that are being done on Wolf Dam, which holds the water of the lake in place. When the water is at it's normal depth, it comes right up to our campsite. This is one large lake, with a surface area of about 50,000 acres when it is full, and extending about 100 miles down the Cumberland River. This is a fisherman's paradise. The COE has several campgrounds here, as does the state.

We (I mean Carolyn) usually doesn't cook supper when we move. As we were traveling, we noticed a sign for Sonny's Bar-B-Que. Aha, we said, supper is served! I know we said after the last fiasco with bar-b-que in Crossville that we were not eating any more bar-b-que until we got back to Texas. Little did we know that we would find a Sonny's. And it was excellent, with some leftover for lunch tomorrow - or supper.

We didn't know anything about Somerset before coming here. We're glad we came, and are looking forward to seeing what the area has.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Somerset, Kentucky: Welcome Home

Not all who wander are lost.