Nepernine Wandering (Northeastern Kentucky)

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After my unintended detour through Flemingsburg, I returned to the enchanting pastoral landscapes that exert their gravitational pull on my soul.

I happened past another old filling station structure, quite well-preserved. KY 111 Hillsboro Road at KY 156 Poplar Plains Road, in Poplar Plains. I would give several Guineas for that classic shaded light fixture still present on the front gable. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/RC4ax]38°21'37.18"N 83°40'28.56"W.



Gothic-style farmhouse in Poplar Plains. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/2YU4f]38°21'37.18"N 83°40'28.56"W.



Stately brick Federal-style home in Poplar Plains. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/wbgKb]38°21'41.33"N 83°40'28.91"W.



KY 111 Hillsboro Road, south of Hillsboro. The steep hills in the distance remind me a bit of the Swabian Alps in southern Germany (but these are much smaller). Looking at the map now, I see that I could have gotten closer to them on KY 158, Ringos Mills Road. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/zE8Kw]38°16'32.08"N 83°39'34.15"W.



KY 111 Hillsboro Road, rolling along west of Davis Creek heading downgrade to the south fork of the Licking River. I got a kick out of the rumble strips on the right "shoulder"...if you feel those you're probably already in the ditch! [url=http://goo.gl/maps/6NRC5]38°16'21.56"N 83°39'27.44"W.



Crossing the south fork of the Licking River along KY 111 Hillsboro Road. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/1uM4v]38°15'18.57"N 83°39'10.94"W.



Grange City covered bridge over the south fork of the Licking River along KY 111 Hillsboro Road. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/1uM4v]8°15'18.57"N 83°39'10.94"W.



Fertile bottomland west of the Licking River along KY 111 Wyoming Road. Southwest of Grange City. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/d4FU4]38°14'4.48"N 83°41'35.65"W.



Abandoned postwar pickup truck in pretty good shape, considering it's been left to weather in the humid climate of Kentucky. KY 111 Wyoming Road north of Owingsville. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/Ymy6e]38°11'39.34"N 83°43'31.92"W.



I believe it's a Chevrolet or GMC. KY 111 Wyoming Road north of Owingsville. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/Ymy6e]38°11'39.34"N 83°43'31.92"W.



Nice little sequence of tight curves with rising grade. This view is looking downgrade, back the way I'd come. I liked it so much I turned around and rode it two more times! [url=https://goo.gl/maps/81YSn]38°9'27.44"N 83°44'16.41"W.



Looking upgrade on the same little series of curves. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/tAI5g]38°9'25.51"N 83°44'6.96"W.


Great place for a rest stop...[url=http://goo.gl/maps/gFhr0]Erma's Sandwiches & Ice Cream in Owingsville.



I love soft-serve ice cream in the summer! [url=http://goo.gl/maps/gFhr0]Owingsville.


"I'll take a large vanilla cone!" [url=http://goo.gl/maps/gFhr0]Owingsville.



It's a given that you sit on the obligatory electric-blue benches to enjoy your dessert. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/gFhr0]Owingsville.



I noticed the sky suddenly darkening overhead. I decided to have a look at the live weather app on my phone. Nice storm cell headed right for me. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/gFhr0]Owingsville.



I was weighing my shelter-in-place options (gas station, bank drive-through, church drive-up portico) when I saw this happy circumstance in progress. The storm decided to split apart and go around my location altogether. Feeling emboldened and finished with my ice cream, I saddled up and continued on my way. [url=http://goo.gl/maps/gFhr0]Owingsville.