Monthly Archives: June 2004

Animal #47 — Eastern Pipistrelle

pipistrellus subflavus Saturday, June 12, 2004 — 11:20 am Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky – Carmichael We signed up for the Grand Avenue Tour, a four and a half hour, four mile hike underground. We rode from the visitor center to … Continue reading

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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Kentucky

There wasn’t a lot to see at this park. We watched a corny film in the visitor center and looked at the few exhibits. It was cool to see the Lincoln family Bible, the one Abe famously read in front … Continue reading

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Knob Creek Farm — Hodgenville, Kentucky

We spent the night at the lodge in Mammoth Cave National Park. On the way, we stopped at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Part of the park is located 10 miles northeast, near where Abraham Lincoln lived with … Continue reading

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Butterfly #19 — Zebra Swallowtail

eurytides marcellus Friday, June 11, 2004 — 11:40 am Perryville, Kentucky — Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site I made a fast-paced trip around one of the trails on the battlefield. I would have liked to have had time to follow … Continue reading

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Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Kentucky

On a trip across central Kentucky with my family, we stopped at the site of a 1862 Civil War battle. It cost us $9 to view the pathetic one-room museum and listen to some lady with perhaps half her teeth … Continue reading

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