A Heritage in Hope

This past weekend was Hope Heritage Days and we made a trip to see family and friends for the occasion.  I was reminded at how special our heritage is.  Hope is a nice little town and we enjoy a great history there.  The town itself has a long history which is much like many other early American towns.  The Civil War, rural farms, religious freedom, and early commerce left their marks on the history of Hope.  Heritage Days brings to remembrance many of these historical contributions.  The Shoafs have been a part of this community for over a hundred years.

Original restored log cabin next to Norman's Funeral Home
is the sight of the Civil War reenactment.



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Barb Johnson is a favorite retired teacher
and mentor who now works tirelessly at the
Yellow Trail Museum.



Mrs. Thompson is also a favorite elementary teacher.



Some old, some new, all are cool to look at!



My First Try

I love to read all the posts on my friends' blogs.  I am not good at letter writing so I decided to try blogging...
Who knew an old dog could learn a new trick or two.

Joel and I realized that we never did take advantage of all the things to do in Indiana while we lived there, so we decided to see Kentucky one weekend at a time.  Our trip to Natural Bridge Park was a nice start.

The park is on the east side of Lexington, KY and it was a rather small park with big surprises.  We rode a mile long chair lift up to the top of the 'mountain' to hike over, under, around, and beside the Natural Bridge.  It was a spectacular view.  What a nice day and great company!

Rising above the trees.

What a view!



Natural Bridge is huge.



Who is that in the background?

The bridge is beautiful even from down under.

My little monkeys hanging in the tree...



Back down again.