Cincinnati, OH - Labor Day WEBN Fireworks

Cincinnati has grown on me over the last couple of years.

The following is adventure is not actually a trip I would consider a full adventure anymore. Mainly because in the last two years, I have grown to love this city at times. And one of my favorite sites is the city as you come over the cut in the hill headed North on I-75 from Kentucky. I have also always enjoyed our city from the Newport, KY Levee. That is where this picture is basically taken.

The sun set was amazing, and the city is silhouetted against the beauty. (The boats are the US Coast Guard boats.) The barge in the middle of the river is the 'Barge of Fire'. Just before the festivities started.


This picture is the Yellow bridge that leads from Newport to Cincinnati. They set it alight! The Purple People Bridge had a waterfall of fire also.


This is one of the best pictures I managed to get that night. I see it has its own little work of art. It has balance and beauty. And there at the bottom is the beautiful city of Cincinnati!


So, WEBN set these fireworks to music. I didn't realize this at all until they set the "Ring[s] of Fire" off (by Johnny Cash). All in all, the colors were amazing in this picture.


This picture is not as well balanced as the other one was. But it still had an amazing quality about it. I really enjoyed that the city is in almost all of my pictures. It really just is a sight I enjoy.


The Finally was amazing. So many colors and so many fireworks at once. I chose to just sit back and enjoy the last moments of the show. This was the first year that the fireworks were broadcast world wide to the troops. God Bless us all! I do hope the men and women enjoyed them too. I'm sure they aren't as good on TV as in person, but its still an amazing show!

So, If you plan to attend these fireworks, I highly recommend the Kentucky side. Between the two bridges. You have the perfect back drop of the city and you get to see everything WEBN does. They do a few smaller things on the 'Barge of Fire' as well. These are more easily enjoyed and seen from between the bridges. Our spot the last two years has been near the purple people bridge, by the river.

I still consider this an adventure because I was not raised in Cincinnati or that area. I did not know these fireworks existed until I moved to the City for school. It is one adventure I will go back for every year if I can, no matter where in the country I may be at the time.

Big Bone Lick State Park

Big Bone Lick State Park
Kentucky

I am late getting this one up.

The adventure was taken on August 30, 2008. It was my first adventure to this park.


This pictures is right outside of the visitor's museum and gift shop. Its basically a diorama of the swamp. There was a mammoth skull too. And a large creature I didn't recognize. I took the trail off of this area.


I found a river in the woods. I sat down along the top dome for a while. Just sat there in the quiet, except so many people kept coming by, trying to figure out why I was sitting there. But eventually I wondered down and actually sat by the river. Less chance of others seeing me so quickly.



This is the dammed up lake. I liked this picture because of the beautiful reflection on the lake.

I have to say, over all, I wasn't really impressed with this park. It seemed a bit more tourist oriented than preservation oriented. I prefer a quiet trail with few to no people on it when I go hiking. The trail I chose was clearly the one people choose most of the time. And maybe smaller trails would be better next time. But I'll have to allow for far more time.

The best part of this adventure was driving around in the hills of Kentucky. It was so beautiful and peaceful. I drove for at least an hour before trying to find my way back to the interstate. I just let myself get lost. It was amazing!

The beginning .... of something new ....

This blog is set up to chronicle my travels and adventures. It will mainly be in Pictures ... because I prefer to chronicle my life through photos. I love photography. Its my favorite way of documenting things.