A friend of mine from highschool sent me a link one day about a little spot on the map called Rabbit Hash KY. A unique little place with an interesting history and a habit of voting their canine family pets in as Mayors of the town. I woke this morning and thought...hey I think I want to go there. So we did. It was about 3 hours from where I live but that doesnt matter much when you love to road trip. For a complete history of Rabbit Hash KY check out their homepage at www.rabbithashusa.com
There was an old Ferry that ran from Rabbit Hash across the river to Indiana. It was a popular place during the Underground Railroad era as hundreds of slaves crossed the path you see pictured here in their effort to cross over the Great Ohio to Freedom. This is all that is left of the steps leading to the old Ferry loading area.
The local flavor of the day. Stopped here for some grub! It was pretty much in the Boondocks just as it's name desccribes. It was more of a Sports bar atmosphere, but food was decent and bathrooms were clean. I had a grilled cheese swich and they put it on Texas toast and used cheddar which is always a plus.
Picked up a cool sign at Big Bone Lick State park nearby Rabbit Hash. An interesting park with Bison roaming the land. No resort lodge there, but they do have a campground which was FULL. A neat museum shows you a history of archeaological digs and findings then winds around to an outdoor exhibit showing replicas of the prehistoric beasts who found themselves trapped in the swampy ground and died there.
and here we have the calming waterfall leading to the Koi pond at a Japanese Zen Garden in Georgetown, KY. It was a calming place and noone was around. Didnt much care for the old johnny on spots out back of the property, but other than that it was peaceful. Found a couple geocaches here too.
Just the kind of shop I love. Didnt buy anything here though tempted by much. Did get away with a Rabbit hash Tshirt though.
The calming exhibit of the dying prehistoric beasts I mentioned earlier. We arrived just after a father and his 4 kids trampled by asking ..."daddy, what are those statues of big birds supposed to be eating. It looks all bloody?"
A buffalo friend resting in the sun. Signs everywhere said, BEWARE BISON are DANGEROUS. DO NOT FEED OR APPROACH.
A lunch break by the water with my trusty pathways lunchbag. Need to get around to cleaning out all the Cheezits that have spilled out in there.
Oh look we are back at the prehistoric exhibit at Big Bone Lick. can you spot the Sloth peeking out at you?
Here are the public bathrooms setup in Rabbit Hash. I didn't use them. I did look inside though. There is a small sign there that reads, "Save Energy, Turn off the lights" I feel that there are enough messes made in the public bathrooms that HAVE LIGHT.....the ones that are pitch black just never stay clean. Seems like people would realize that.
Opening doors to the Zen Garden
Unrelated...but always have to get some geocaching squeezed in.
Introducing the Mayor of town: Lucy Lou. Elected in 2008
Learning about the Mayor was more fun than the experience of the strange little man that approached us at a marina/bait shop/cafe on a golf cart...holding a toy cowboy gun and shouting "Bang" at us... twice.... as we climbed back into the car. Ahh the people you meet.
Scales:
Area Beauty: 7
Danger: 3 (general hazards of highway travel)
Odd Encounters: 4
Cost of trip: 40 bucks gas, 20 bucks dinner at Boondocks Pub n grub
Its worth exploring these areas give it a try!
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