2018 Great Lakes States – Lake Cumberland, Somerset, Kentucky
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Wednesday September 19th – Tuesday, September
25th
Fishing Creek Army Corps Campground,
Lake Cumberland
Continuing our trek south, the next campground was on Lake Cumberland. This Army Corps campground was nice, with our site backed up to the lake for a great view. This branch of the lake is called Fishing Creek, near the town of Somerset.
Continuing our trek south, the next campground was on Lake Cumberland. This Army Corps campground was nice, with our site backed up to the lake for a great view. This branch of the lake is called Fishing Creek, near the town of Somerset.
Just
across the lake there is a mountain bike trail system in a Pulaski County park.
The trails were a lot of fun, with single-track through the forest and along
creeks. We were able to ride on two days. Another surprise to find such nice
trails in a rural area.
As with
so many days on this trip, there were two days we were again stuck inside the
camper. The remnants of Hurricane Florence passed through this area. The winds
were strong and the rain pelted on us. We finally resorted to watching some
movies that we had recorded on our DVR. Oh well, we are beginning to get used
to this weather! Sad…
After
the storm passed, we headed into the town of Somerset to check out the old
downtown and events in the area. There was a vintage car show downtown, along
with some vintage campers. Another cool, small town historic area and the
locals were so friendly.
Kurt
was finally able to get the kayak on the lake and go fishing. He really enjoyed
the lake, but didn’t catch any fish large enough for dinner. At least he enjoys
getting out on the water.
After
this pleasant stay at the lake, we were ready to continue south to the Great
Smokey Mountains N.P.
