St. Rose
In the last 12 days we have only camped 2 nights. This is because there are so many cyclist only hostels. We’ve stayed in a remodeled jail house, on the floor at a couple firehouses, and other outbuildings people aren’t using. Today we are in Springfield, KY and this is the first time we have been referred to a place to stay. Our maps had said there was camping in the park so we headed over there. A tee-ball game was warming up and one of the moms in the concession line asked where we were staying. We said the park and in her Kentucky accent she mentioned that her father has a shed he lets riders stay in. She gave us directions, “on Walnut St. look for the building that has Moses, the Ten Commandments, and Obama painted on it.” Well you can’t miss that mural. We peddled over and found a nicely remodeled building that used to be a senior citizen center.
Earlier today we passed a beautiful, old, catholic church. When thinking about stereotypical Kentucky, Catholicism never came to my mind. But we have been passing lots of catholic churches and statues of Mary in gardens. The church we saw today was built in 1852 and named St. Rose. We pedaled up the lane to get a better look and maybe even a tour. We didn’t see anyone so we poked our heads in. There were beautiful stained glass windows and a tall vaulted ceiling with paint work that accentuated the curves. This church is part of the 2nd oldest priory in the US, established in 1806. A college was started there two years later which Jefferson Davis attended. Davis was the president of Confederacy during the Civil War.
Jake Report:
Miles: 69.8, time on bike: 6h 11m, average: 11.3, total: 3,460, weather: wonderful, terrain: rolling hills
In the last 12 days we have only camped 2 nights. This is because there are so many cyclist only hostels. We’ve stayed in a remodeled jail house, on the floor at a couple firehouses, and other outbuildings people aren’t using. Today we are in Springfield, KY and this is the first time we have been referred to a place to stay. Our maps had said there was camping in the park so we headed over there. A tee-ball game was warming up and one of the moms in the concession line asked where we were staying. We said the park and in her Kentucky accent she mentioned that her father has a shed he lets riders stay in. She gave us directions, “on Walnut St. look for the building that has Moses, the Ten Commandments, and Obama painted on it.” Well you can’t miss that mural. We peddled over and found a nicely remodeled building that used to be a senior citizen center.
Earlier today we passed a beautiful, old, catholic church. When thinking about stereotypical Kentucky, Catholicism never came to my mind. But we have been passing lots of catholic churches and statues of Mary in gardens. The church we saw today was built in 1852 and named St. Rose. We pedaled up the lane to get a better look and maybe even a tour. We didn’t see anyone so we poked our heads in. There were beautiful stained glass windows and a tall vaulted ceiling with paint work that accentuated the curves. This church is part of the 2nd oldest priory in the US, established in 1806. A college was started there two years later which Jefferson Davis attended. Davis was the president of Confederacy during the Civil War.
Jake Report:
Miles: 69.8, time on bike: 6h 11m, average: 11.3, total: 3,460, weather: wonderful, terrain: rolling hills