All things outdoors: 4th of July, Freedom Edition

So I am lucky enough to not have to work until Tuesday! After some appointments Friday we will be checking out some of the Kentucky sights on Saturday and Monday.

Red River Gorge is one of the 'most visited' Parks. It is within 2.5 hours from our house and would be a easy day trip away. My goal is to see a few waterfalls, such as this one and that one. Oh, and who doesn't love the name of YAHOO ARCH? They are all part of a State Park called Daniel Boone State park. It is huge! (like 1,338,214 acres big) So huge, they broke it into the 3 or 4 different parts. I'd like to stay within the Cumberland Section, which is the first or top part of the park.

We are trying to keep the spending of money to a minimum so it is going to be a challenge to spend as little as possible.

Part of the adventure is to checkout some local campgrounds and 'water holes' to see if we would like to attempt to vacation there later.

One of the campgrounds is called Twin Knobs Campground. Which is 1.5 hours away from Huntington, West Virginia.

With temps supposed to be in the high 80's this weekend, I am hoping to maybe be able to try out the swimming hole or enjoy the breeze from a waterfall.
Let's just hope for no snakes or giant water bugs! Eek.

p.s. did you know...
Timber rattlers will migrate from the denning site in the spring (mid-April through mid-May) and to their summer habitat and back to the den in the fall (mid-September through mid-October). The average home range sizes for timber rattlesnakes are 160 acres for males, 42 acres for barren females, and 9 acres for pregnant females.
Wow. That is a huge area!