Long Weekend at Red River Gorge in Kentucky with our Larbes family
Photos taken July 12, 2012 - July 14, 2012

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Hiking to the Natural Bridge via Balanced Rock and the Original Loop Trails -- 1.5 miles (http://toredrivergorge.com/natural-bridge/natural-bridge-via-balance-rock-and-the-original-trail-1-5-miles/)
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And here's the Balanced Rock
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Some of the many, many steps that made this 1.5 mile trek seem quite a bit longer.
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Resting (posing) atop the natural bridge
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One more ridiculous pose...
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Happy to be at the crest!
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I can't resist...
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Oh no. I fell off. But, the Lover's Leap is on the other side!
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The whole hiking team. Mom stayed at the cabin with a pregnant Jenny.
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Julie thinking deeply about the significance of life.
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Chad and Kelly and I started down Devil's Gulch, to see what we could see. We went down a hundred or so steps, and saw nothing but a seemingly endless series of steps, so we returned to the main route.
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Kelly at Fat Man's Squeeze
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Kelly providing a frame of reference for the impressive Natural Bridge
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One more rest before we trek back down to the trailhead.
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Jay is our fearless pace setter
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Interesting tree roots exposed on a tree growing on a giant boulder.
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Jay and Chad posing on a bridge, during hike #2.
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Jay heading off into the wilderness.
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Scrambling over some fallen rocks.
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Getting ready to drive through the Nada Tunnel
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The Nada Tunnel - only wide enough for one car to pass at a time
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Driving through the Nada Tunnel, hoping nobody is coming our way!
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Driving through the Nada Tunnel
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Inside the Nada Tunnel!
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Jay and Kelly and Chad on another hike. This time trying to find Gray's Arch. It turned out to be quite an adventure.
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Crossing a bridge
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Chad showing off his agility, avoiding this rushing river
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Jay seizing another opportunity to scramble up a hillside to play on some rocks.
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Chad and Kelly taking a breather. This may have been the point where it started raining on us, and we got off course.
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Jay enjoying a nice mountain-top view.
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Enjoying another view.
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Jay scaling a tree-branch-ladder to look inside a cave.
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Here's some proof of the rain - I'm wearing a red poncho! Worn to protect our gear, because it absolutely poured on us for a long time.
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And here's Grey's Arch
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Kelly and Chad smiling that we made it. I think we went on the wrong trail for an hour, and had to backtrack. We accidentally found ourselves on the aptly-named "Rough Trail."
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Interesting formations on the underside of this cliff. Looks almost like soot deposits.
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Hiking day 3 -- the Indian Staircase! Very awesome. Can't wait to do it again -- http://toredrivergorge.com/top-10-day-hikes/indian-staircase-area/indian-staircase/
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Mid-progress shot whilst scrambling up the Indian Staircase
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Kelly on the Indian Staircase
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Chad's turn to tackle the staircase, Kelly at the top cheering him on.
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Chad and Kelly made it! Now it's my turn.
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I paused midway up to take a shot looking down.
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A view from the top of the staircase.
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Jay and Chad pleased to be atop the ridge
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While hiking along the ridge to find another path back down, we stumbled upon these two guys setting up a zip line. May have to return another time for this!
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Looking back towards the Indian Staircase
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Looking back towards the Indian Staircase
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Nick LaBoffe - is this your camping spot?
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Looking back towards the Indian Staircase - you can see the path we took up the face of the cliff
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Chad and Kelly with a herculean effort, lifting up this arch.
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The whole Larbes family!
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