The couple hit the trail before we did, but we were just a little behind. Council Chambers Rock Cave. Make sure you wear sturdy footwear with good treads. Despite his assurances, I hardly slept at all. If Dave and I had not met Sam and Elena, would we have climbed the Staircase? 04 March 7: Signature Rock and Stereo Cove, Wolfe County, Ky. 04 March 6: Swift Camp Creek, Wolfe County, Ky. March 5: Indian Fort Mountain, Madison County, Ky. 04 February 29: Martin's Branch, Rodburn Hollow, & Sheltowee Trace Trails in Rowan County. Oct 15-17: Great Smoky Mountains, Fall 2010. Jun 7: Buck Creek Trail, Cave Run Lake. 04 August 14: Mckee and Turkey Foot Recreation Area, DBNF, Jackson County, Kentucky. After watching a video, he assured me I could do it and reminded me that the best things come with challenges. Sheltowee Trace crosses stream. Why do you catastrophize? He must have resigned himself, so he navigated us safely along the ridge to the top of Indian Staircase. Spring in the Red River Gorge.
That just went to show how my brain kept imagining the worst. What is wrong with me? After we got back home, Dave and I both felt we had wanted the opportunity to assess the hike up Indian Staircase, which we didn't get. July 21-26: Bogue Bank and Mt. 05 May 21: New River Gorge, Bridge, Kaymor. How dangerous was it? Clark County Fair, August, 2010. Late Summer in the Red River Gorge. A hiker climbing toward Indian Staircase at Red River Gorge in Kentucky made it to the top of a rock scramble before falling back down 30 feet, officials say.
May 23, 2015 5:23 pm. May 12: Clifty Wilderness, Red River Gorge. 04 December 5: Tour of Lexington's Downtown Parking Towers. Old San Juan and El Yunque, Puerto Rico.
Dave said, "There are deaths all the time in parks, and it's often someone who takes an unnecessary risk, such as someone taking a selfie at the edge of a cliff. Sheltowee Trace Presentation. Sam led us to the Council Chambers rock shelter, which we could easily have missed. Maybe she hadn't known what she was getting into. Winter Views along the Rough Trail. Oct 18-21: Capitol Square, Madison, Wisconsin. Lakeview Trail & Sheltowee Trace. They were from Ohio, too, and Sam had been to Indian Staircase before with a prior girlfriend who, he said, refused to attempt the Staircase. I exhaled a sigh of relief. Sheltowee Trace & Furnace Arch. John Muir Trail and Litton Farm. Lexington and Summer.
2009 Winter and 2010 Spring Bike Polo. Sheltowee Trace and October Sunset, 2013. 17-mile out-and-back, which includes a detour to the Council Chambers, which you can skip on the way back. At the end of the day, I talked it over with Dave. "This is my favorite hike but be careful because it can be dangerous and even deadly. " We returned the same way we came and stopped at the same point where we had watched hikers ascend the Staircase. 05 August 8: First Frontier Audio Driving Tour.
05 March 24: Iroquois Park, Louisville, KY. 05 March 18-19: Mt. Besides, I'd be faced with the choice anew, and I didn't want to go through that again! 05 June 11-12: Sheltowee Trace, Laurel County. June Rhododendrons on Trail.
Mitchell State Park, North Carolina. The hiker had injuries that required them to be carried out of the woods, according to the Facebook post. Rough Trail, Sheltowee Trace, and Pinch 'Em Tight. Mar 27: Sheltowee Trace, Natural Bridge to Whites Br. 05 March 26: Sheltowee Trace south of I75 to Hawk's Creek Bridge. 05 January 30: Kentucky Trail, Big South Fork. 05 September 24-28: Bogue Bank and Croatan National Forest, NC. Mar 18-19: Yahoo Falls Scenic Area, Big South Fork. Archive of weather images of areas our maps cover.