How Did I Forget THIS Stop???

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One of the places I stopped on the way home from that mesmerizing trip to Tower Rock Natural Area was the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. I guess I forgot to post a discussion about it because I was so overwhelmed about walking out into the Mississippi River. About 99.9999% of it is in Kentucky, and it was on the way, so why not!? It’s a beautiful area, even more so when it’s autumn. There are two dammed (read that carefully ) rivers, the Cumberland and the Tennessee, which create Lake Barkley (the eastern lake) and Kentucky Lake (the western one), respectively. The peninsula between the two is supposedly the largest “landlocked” or inland one in America. Oh, did I mention how beautiful it is in the autumn? See the photo. I could post a hundred of them, but you get the idea. One of the major attractions in the area is, believe it or not, bison. Yes, you read that correctly. I didn’t see any on this trip (didn’t see any the last time I was there, either), but I’ve seen enough videos and photos to know they really are there. I was driving home this afternoon, noticing that the trees are getting very bare. That means the beautiful part of fall is over for another year. But it’ll be back…and until then, I have some great photos! COLLAGE: (Upper left) One-way scenic route entrance sign (Upper right) The beauty of a foliage canopy (Lower left) A beach area, one of many in the area (Lower right) Looking across Kentucky Lake/Tennessee River