Sinks Of Roundstone Arch/Cave Rockcastle County Kentucky
Sky Bridge Red River Gorge Geological Area Daniel Boone National Forest Kentucky After our friends left to go home from our trip to Red River Gorge in the summer my good friend Randy Sanger and myself decided to go out and have a look at Sky Bridge and then planned to head over to Chimney Tops for sunset, which ended up not happening. I’m beginning to find that I really enjoy shooting this arch and I’m looking forward to shooting through the arch for sunset in the future. This was first time here near sunset and I must admit I did love the light! Although hot, the humidity was pretty low on our trip. No rain for days left the falls to a near trickle but it left open an opportunity that I’d not had before, like getting to shoot Rock Bridge from the creek bed. Temps were in the mid to upper 80’s and there were some nice breezes to help cool us off. The deer flies were pretty insane, they were constant and unforgiving. Hard light was also an issue, which meant I had to shoot for almost all HDR shots. It was a great time with some great friends, and I also got the pleasure to meet and shoot with a couple Flickr friends on that Saturday.
Smoky Bridge Carter Caves State Park Olive Hill, Kentucky Even with all the rain last week and Saturday I had a feeling the creeks would be dry after two weeks of 90 degree temperatures. With that in mind we decided to spend the day at Carter Caves State Park near I-64 in Olive Hill, Kentucky. If you've not been to the park it's pretty cool. Featuring several cave tours (one that has a 30 ft. waterfall), random caves and 6 natural bridges it really is a very cool playground. Although I've yet to visit two of the six bridges in the park, so far my favorite is Smoky Bridge, the largest natural bridge in the state of Kentucky. When you approach the bridge it is truly an awe inspiring sight, as eons of water runoff from rain events slowly created the massive structure. Unlike many of the state's natural bridges and arches this one is made of limestone. The reason that it is called a "bridge" instead of an "arch" is because it was created by running water, where an arch is created by wind and rain (Sky Bridge in the Red River Gorge being an exception). This is just one of a few images I'll be sharing of this gorgeous bridge over the next couple weeks, and I know one thing, I can't wait to come back in the fall!
