A Quiet And Relaxing Ending To An Amazing Road Trip

Are your road trips usually quiet and relaxing? Ours usually aren't but sometimes we are surprised by how amazing they can be when they are.

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2022 Cross-Country Road Trip Stop 25

The last two stops of our cross-country road trip were in the beautiful states of Kentucky and Alabama. The stop we made in Kentucky was just a quick stop to get us closer to our last stop to see our cousin in Alabama. We didn't do any sight-seeing in either state and that was fine with us after being on the go non-stop for the past 2 1/2  months! But we took advantage of what these two campgrounds had to offer and had a great time at both.

The first campground of the two was Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park in Dawson Springs, KY. We got to the campground late and discovered our campsite, and the whole section it was supposed to be in, was being renovated. It was dark out but we could see that there was no one camping here. We found a place to park and Soko walked to where he saw a camper in the distance. It was from a fellow camper that we found out that there was an lodge at the entrance to the park and if we went to the lobby we would find out where our campsite was. We found out it was in the Horse Camping area. We expected to see horses all around us and wasn't too sure if that would work for us but we didn't see or hear any when we got to our site. We settled in and relaxed around the campfire Sandie made for us.

The following morning we headed out to the trails to do some hiking in the park . The trailheads were located near the parking lot of the lodge. 

We went into the lodge to check it out. Me and Sandie were happy to see that they had a small gift shop. The boys were happy to see that there was someplace comfortable for them to relax as they waited for us.

We hiked two short 1/4 mile trails, Indian Bluff and Clifty Creek Trail.

We saw some unusual rock formations on these trails.

After the short hikes, we went back to our campsite to have an elk sausage and pierogi lunch. We never had elk sausage but we were curious about it and bought in Colorado where they sold a lot of different meats we never had. The elk sausage turned out to be leaner than a pork sausage and was surprisingly very good!

After lunch we hiked the longest trail of the the day. The Lake Trail was an easy trail with nice views of the lake.

               

We were on a flat, smooth paved road, walking back to the parking lot where we left the car after our hike, and before I knew it I found myself falling off the edge of it and into the dirt. I landed on my left hand hard and got deeps cuts, that were bleeding badly, on two of the knuckles of my right hand. 

It could have been worse. I could have rolled off the trail of one of the beautiful national parks we hiked in but it was bad because I was going to our see cousin Chrissy the next day and, knowing Chrissy, she was going to take one look at my swollen and bloody knuckles and laugh her head off! But off to Prairie Creek Campground we went. The last stop of our 2 1/2 month cross-country adventure!

2022 Cross Country Road Trip Stop 26

Our cousin Chrissy and her husband Larry arrived a couple of days before us. Chrissy cooked a chili dinner for us and Larry made cornbread to go with it while we set up the RV. The campsite was really nice with a picnic table overlooking Woodruff Lake, one of the Alabama River lakes.

Good To Know: At $26 (+taxes and fees) per night, this campground was a bargain compared to most of the campgrounds we camped in this trip. And it included water, electric and a beautiful view. My cousin's site even had it's own private dock.

After dinner, me, Sandie and Chrissy chatted outside of her RV. (Yes, she laughed at me after hearing the story of me falling!)

The guys fished for bait until it got too dark out to fish anymore.

The only plans we made for day 2 in Alabama was to relax and fish. It was wonderful!

The four of us started day 3 at church. It was Sunday. When we got back to the campground we had a southern brunch of biscuits and sausage gravy, grits and scrambled eggs waiting for us. I noticed, this trip, that Chrissy, who was born and raised in the North, had become a real Southern girl since marrying her "born and raised in the South" hubby!

We could have stayed here forever enjoying Chrissy and Larry's delicious cooking but it was time to go home. We caught one last sight of Alabama, one of the 17 southern tiered Cotton Belt states...

and then caught sight of this sign and we knew that our adventure had come to an end. 

But we made memories that we won't forget and that lets us relive this road trip over and over again!

Read about the first stop of our cross-country road trip.

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Have you ever planned a quiet and relaxing road trip? Did it work out for you or did you find yourself doing a lot more than you wanted to? Please let us know in comments.