Travel: Lookout Point on the Moki Dugway 2024-05-21 - Utah - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking. Robert writes, "From this elevated view along Highway 261, we are on the gravel section of the highway known as the Moki Dugway. The scenery is spectacular! The gravel road on the left side of the image is the 17-mile loop that goes through Valley of the Gods...which we had just completed upon leaving Monument Valley. To cap off those two adventures, this--Highway 261, and specifically the Moki Dugway--was added to the itinerary as well. The blacktop road, center of the image, climbs the cliff face we're on by winding upwards through numerous switchbacks, then turning into 3 miles of gravel (Moki Dugway). It returns back to blacktop after ascending to the top. A portion of the gravel switchback is visible near the rock structures (left, bottom third) in the picture. Far off in the distance, top right, is Monument Valley. The drive is scary!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

How to deal with thistle? 2024-05-21 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Roldcat. Roldcat asks, "Does anyone know how to eradicate this stuff? It is popping up all over the property. Literally hundreds of them." If you have advice about dealing with thistle, use our Comment Form. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: Window Dressing 2024-05-21 - Great Wooded South - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Billy Joe writes, "This Cardinal nest is not just window dressing. The male and female have researched, tested and revisited their assumptions for two weeks. Finally, the female started the nest, one stick or twig at a time. She weaved a treehouse in front of our eyes just 8 inches from our den window. Hopefully, I can win her trust, so she will sit on her nest and not fly when I pass near the window. The TV is only two feet from her nest. I think she likes Fox News and the NBA playoffs!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Women leaders in local businesses 2024-05-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Jackie Montgomery. The panel discussion at the Strong Women Strong Coffee event was moderated by Devanny King, at left, director of the Women's Business Center of Kentucky, with three local women business entrepreneurs. Tina Thomas of Old Columbia, Andrea Feese of AF Photography and the Bank of Columbia, and Amy Walker, Principal Broker with Walker Realty, shared their experiences and insights. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Cumberland County - on horseback 2024-05-20 - Cumberland County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Riders enjoyed the beautiful Sunday afternoon weather to travel in the Cumberland County countryside along "the Creek." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Chained Rock 2024-05-20 - Bell Co., KY - Photo by Graham Waggener. Overlooking the Kentucky Ridge State Forest, Pine Mountain State Resort Park was Kentucky's 'first' state park, established in 1924. Among the hiking trails in the park is the Chained Rock Trail, which leads to a large rock outcropping that looms over the small town of Pineville, KY. Local legend has it that parents used to reassure the children of Pineville that the rocks couldn't fall "because they were chained to the mountain." According to a post at appalachianhistory.net, "the story of the chained rock spread to neighboring communities, and people started showing up in town inquiring about the whereabouts of the chained rock," which in 1933 inspired the locals to turn the folklore into reality by purchasing and installing a 3,000-pound chain that had previously been used with a steam shovel in a Pennsylvania quarry. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: berries from the yard 2024-05-20 - Shelbyville, KY - Photo by Tom Waggener. Dad Tom writes, "There's a volunteer Mulberry tree in the back yard that is fruiting, so Tillie and I picked some and made this pie." Matilda is a fan of the Great British Baking Show and she and her dad bake together often. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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