It was early August, it was hot,,and we had a ball. This was a two day,,600 mile trip through Eastern KY. I took with ny buddy Shawn,,aka,,The wook,,,We met at a rest area on route 23 that morning. and rode south into Kentucky. Once in KY. we took Route 8 then turned southwest and on backroads we made it to route 11. South.
We were almost to Mt, Sterling KY. when wook lost the toe peg on his shifter,,oops!! ( gotta love those Harleys) We find a bike shop where we fix it with a bolt,"a metric bolt" Back on the road we follow route 11 to Clay city KY.
We found two places there you should visit if you find yourself in the area. The Red river museum,,,and Carmichaels leather and bike accessories. We spent about 30 minutes or so talking with the owners of Carmichaels,,great folks!!!
From Clay city we follow rt. 11 to Stanton KY. where pick up Rt. 77,,Nada tunnel road. and through parts of Daniel Boone National forest. From there we worked our way southwest to Corbin KY. where we would call it a night. When we arrived in Corbin we were hot, tired and sunburned..The only thing we could think about was how good an ice cold beer would be...(sorry Wook) When I made the plans for the trip I did not know we would be in a dry county....I still don;t think Shawn has forgiven me for that one...OOPS!!!!
The next morning we load up, grab a quick breakfast,,and head west on Route 25,,That is a great ride, we follow it to Cumberland falls state park. We spend an hour or so exploring the area and taking pictures. Then on to Route 27 To Lexington where we catch rt 68 . We run 68 to Maysville, cross the Ohio river. Then its up rt 41 to Seaman,,from there rt 32 east. We come to the intersection of rts 32 and 23,,this is where we part company,,I go North on 23 and Wook continues East,,,Home at last...
