That's a Big Rock

The other day we did a great cache called Big Rock in Kentucky.  I've had this cache on my "to-do" list for awhile so I was excited to finally get a chance at it.  It's located at the Land Between the Lakes region of Kentucky Lake and it's considered a rather challenging cache due to the hilly terrain.

We started off by crossing a land bridge onto an island, then crossing another land bridge onto the main land. 

The day we chose was bright and sunny, but the winds blowing in across the bay were fierce and biting!  Let's just say it was a quick walk across the exposed areas.

Along the way we saw a couple of survey markers.  I always like running across those.

We also saw a trail marker to the Nature Center, but that wasn't in our sights for that day.

 We crossed the second land bridge, climbed down some wooden steps and then up into the timber line...

I love walking through the woods and having a path like this to follow.  It just seems to call to me...

After walking for several blocks the GPS pointed us north and we cut into the woods.  Ahead of us lay several ravines and then high hills.  We had quite a bit of climbing to do!

We reached 2 summits and still had this ahead of us....

Once we reached the top ridgeline, we walked the high peak until we came upon this outcropping.  There was a narrow walkway across, with shear sides dropping off on 3 ends.  It took some careful footwork....

 Success - I found the cache!

Chablis was not about to be outdone and insisted on walking out to the edge and enjoying the awesome view...

The only problem with climbing up is that eventually we have to go back down....

The first section down was extremely steep and we really took our time.  Walking sticks sure do come in handy....

See that outcropping on the upper right side?  That's where we were just at.

Louie and Chablis taking a break.  We had all worked up a sweat and the coats had come off.

Heading down the second section of trail...

And finally back on solid ground. 

 

We had a great morning in the woods.  It took us 2 hours and 15 minutes to make the 3 mile round trip climb.  We also stopped and looked for one more cache on the way out but couldn't come up with it.  But that was ok - it was still a fun morning!