Sunday, September 2, 2018

Day 12 - London, KY (Day 3)

We're taking a day trip south to the Cumberland Gap today.

On the road at 10:30 am.

Travelled the southern portion of National Geographic's "Wilderness Road Heritage Highway".

First stop: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.  Went to Visitors Center, viewed history film, and drove Skyline Road to Pinnacle Overlook.

Second stop:  Drove through the Cumberland Tunnel to Cumberland, TN to visit a Daniel Boone exhibit and an Iron Furnace.

Third stop:  Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site near Barbourville.  Dr. Walker was the first white explorer to find the Cumberland Gap.

Returned home at 5:00 pm having driven 142 miles and set foot in three states ... KY, VA and TN.

Watched Joe Burrow and LSU battle Miami.

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