Jeep Creeps Jeep Club Red River Gorge September Trail Ride will be Friday the 18th through Sunday the 20th!

We couldn't resist coming back to the Gorge again. We also scheduled the weekend of the 18th hoping the TRCD Toys guys, Chuck, Jason, and Crew would join us again this year!

With old Railway Tunnels, Creeks, Caves, Puddles, and Huge Sandstone Boulders and Rock Faces... This place has everything! Not only challenging trails, but some of the most beautiful rides and panoramic views. Simply gourgeous trails! We will discuss Camping and/or Cabins at Peaceful Valley Retreat later. We plan on leaving Friday July 18th and returning Sunday July 20th.

The Trails are NEAR theNatural Bridge State Park in Slade, KY. We have been going to the Gorge for years, so we still call it a Gorge Trip! But, in case you don't know...

Natural Bridge State Park is a Kentucky state park located in Powell County, Kentucky along the Middle Fork of the Red River, adjacent to the Red River Gorge Geologic Area and surrounded by the Daniel Boone National Forest. Its namesake natural bridge is the centerpiece of the park. The natural sandstone arch spans 78 ft (24 m) and is 65 ft (20 m) high. The natural process of weathering formed the arch over millions of years. The park is approximately 2,300 acres (9 km2) of which approximately 1,200 acres (5 km2) is dedicated by the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission as a nature preserve. In 1981 this land was dedicated into the nature preserves system to protect the ecological communities and rare species habitat. The first federally endangered Virginia big eared bats, Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus, recorded in Kentucky were found at Natural Bridge State Park in the 1950s.

The park was founded as a private tourist attraction in 1896 by the Lexington and Eastern Railroad. It became one of Kentucky's original four state parks when that system was established in 1925. There are over 20 miles (32 km) of trails over uneven terrain from moderate to strenuous difficulty, including trails to White's Branch Arch, Henson's Cave Arch, and other scenic areas. Some of the most famous sites are the arch itself then Lovers Leap, and also Fat Man Squeeze The park's 0.5-mile (0.8 km) "Original Trail" to the natural bridge dates from the 1890s. Other trails include the 7.5-mile (12.1 km) Sand Gap Trail and the 0.75-mile (1.21 km) Balanced Rock Trail. Five miles (8 km) of the 270-mile (435 km) Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail run through the park, including the Whittleton Trail which connects the park to the Red River Gorge Geologic Area. Please note that activities such as hiking off-trails, disturbing wildlife, or collecting plants are not legal in any Kentucky State Park. In addition, pets are not allowed at Natural Bridge State Park. To get down to the bottom of the arch you can go through Fat Man's Squeeze, a narrow passage in the rock formation.

Natural Bridge has several unique sandstone rock formations, including the original Balanced Rock. This is a huge block of sandstone balanced on the edge of a cliff near the Natural Bridge. The trail to this formation is now off limits to tourists. An even more spectacular formation, also called the "Balanced Rock", is located on Trail #2, not far above Hemlock Lodge. In the early days of the Park, it was called the Sphinx because, when viewed from the correct angle, it crudely resembles the Sphinx in Egypt. Although it is now called the Balanced Rock, it is in fact a pedestal rock - a single piece of stone that has weathered in such a fashion that its mid-section is narrower than its cap or its base. This formation is one of the biggest and most perfectly formed examples of a pedestal rock east of the Rocky Mountains

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Contact Chris and Tepy @ (513)347-6238 if you are interested in joining the adventure!

If you are not travelling with a group you must have a code for the security gate. Bear in mind also where we are going is not exactly mapped. My GoogleMap directions are based off of an approximate location. While travelling on 11 watch both sides of road there are white signs with red finger pointing to Peaceful Valley.

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