Yep, On the Road Again August 28, 2018

After much anticipation, the take-off date for our five week excursion came.  We had a pleasant ride to Pikeville, KY, most of which was along Rt 23 with little traffic and pretty scenery.  Pikeville is  one of the 100 Best Small Towns in America, but we chose it because it is halfway to Mt Gilead, OH, which will be our next stop. 

Ah, this is what we like to see.

A roadside park  was a nice place to stretch our legs...Roscoe's, too.

In this part of the country, Rt 23 is known as The Country Music Highway Trail of Fame  which stretches south into Georgia. Signposts along the way boast the birthplaces of well known artists such as Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn and Dwight Yoakum.

The University of Pikeville is in the center of downtown.

Their team name is The Bears, which are displayed on various street corners.

Pikeville's main claim to fame is probably that it's where the Hatfield-McCoy feud took place. 

 We passed over "The Pikeville Cut Through Project" on the way to the campground.  It took 14 years to complete this 3/4 mile channel, but it served to create a railway, a 4 lane highway, and divert a river to prevent flooding.  The New York
Times called it the 8th wonder of the world.

The city's RV park is located in a large recreation complex that includes baseball and soccer fields, a dog park, ziplines, horseback riding, kayak rentals and a Y.  We are staying here two nights.  Tomorrow we will do some more exploring.