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8 September 2015

For Labor Weekend we decided a fishing trip was in order. Maxwell has been pretty gung ho about it since we got back from #WogsTrip2015. So Saturday afternoon we headed up to the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky to the trout-stocked Rock Creek, a tributary of the Cumberland River (the river eventually that flows through downtown Nashville). We setup our "dispersed" camp just off the Sheltowee Trace along Rock Creek. "Dispersed" camping is apparently what they call backcountry camping in Kentucky.

Maxwell & Zara got up Sunday morning bright and early and headed out to do some fishing. Cara & I got up sometime later and spent most of the morning reading at the campsite. The kids tried fishing the Cumberland first. Despite Rock Creek being recently stocked with trout, Maxwell was convinced they would have better luck in a bigger river. He managed to catch a small catfish, but that was it. After we took some pictures Maxwell let him go. Next the kids decided to give Rock Creek a go. They hiked up the creek until they found a good spot and then threw their rods in the water with fresh worms. Soon they spotted large trout swimming around where they were fishing. It then became a psychological game trying to lure these fish onto the hook.
The Catfish

Eventually Zara got bored and by lunchtime Maxwell was ready to give up. He especially was disappointed by the outcome of the morning, but Cara & I assured him there would be more fishing trips so he could try again.


Cumberland Falls
Next we headed over to Cumberland Falls, which we hadn't visited since we went there with the Shepherds a decade ago. It was totally new to Zara & Maxwell, plus Cara didn't remember it either! Then we headed back down to Tennessee to do some glamping at the Bandy Creek Campground in the Big South Fork NRRA. We may actually have camped the first night within the boundaries of that park as well. It's hard to tell when you're in the woods.

Glamping is a term Dell invented while we were in Yellowstone:

glamour + camping = glamping

At least we thought Dell invented it. After getting back she found some PJs with the term on them and sent a pair to Cara. Naturally Cara wore these Sunday night. We had potable water, plenty of firewood and a bathhouse with washsinks and showers nearby. Definitely glamping by our standards!

Glamping

While Cara & the kids set up camp, I set out to run a 6 mile loop. Fortunately they got everything set up before a short rainstorm blew through, during which Zara worked hard to keep the fire she built alive. We enjoyed a nice relaxing evening by the fire.


North Arch
After a lazy Monday morning around the campground studying bugs and playing with fire we broke camp and headed out to see Twin Arches. Much like the ones we saw at Arches National Park in Utah earlier in the Summer, these arches are made of sandstone. The Pennsylvanian sandstone forming the two arches also forms spectacular cliffs cut by the Cumberland River. We climbed a few. The arches are breathtaking, but Cara decided desert makes a better backdrop than forest.

There were many things along the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River which we did not see, however, so we will sure venture back there again! More pics from our trip:

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