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Hike to Yahoo Falls & Yahoo Arch
Explore the unspoiled beauty of the Daniel Boone National Forest and towering rock formations on a hike leading to one of Kentucky's highest waterfalls and a uniquely shaped natural arch within the Big South Fork. Renowned as among Kentucky's most scenic waterfalls, Yahoo Falls plummets into a natural basin, framed by a prehistoric rockshelter where the haunting tale of the Great Cherokee Children Massacre unfolded. Trail Info Length 3.4 miles Elevation gain 475 feet Route L


Hike to Pine Island Double Falls
Pine Island Double Falls, arguably one of the most scenic waterfalls in the Bluegrass State, forms as two distinct streams merge and cascade over a limestone ledge into a beautiful bluish-green plunge pool along Pine Island Branch. Tucked away within the Daniel Boone National Forest, the 40-foot-tall waterfall sees far less foot traffic compared to others in the region, yet consistently earns a place on lists celebrating Kentucky's most stunning waterfalls. Getting to the fal


Visit the Sachem: The Ghost Ship of the Ohio River
What connects Thomas Edison to Presidents Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and pop-singer Madonna? Look no further than the Sachem, one of the more storied vessels to ever grace the Ohio River. From a private yacht to a WWI patrol boat, then to Thomas Edison's floating research lab, and later a Prohibition-era rumrunner and WWII patrol boat, its journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. Today, its rusted hull rests along a tributary of the Ohio River, easily accessib


Visit Kentucky's Asphalt Rock Pictographs
As one of merely two surviving prehistoric Native American pictograph sites in Kentucky (Deer Pictographs in Letcher County being the other), Asphalt Rock Pictographs in Edmonson County provide a fascinating glimpse into a culture that once inhabited the Green River Valley long ago. Attributed to either the Mississippian culture (1000 AD to 1540 AD) or Fort Ancient culture (1000 AD to 1750 AD), these stunning works of art retain an air of mystery and awe, and a glimpse into K
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