“I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion upon the sunset of life, when the dusk of evening begins to gather over the watery eye, and the shadows of twilight grow broader and deeper upon the understanding” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
This is how the sky looked when Pepper and I first went outside to watch the sun go down. — Photo by Pat Bean
Adventures with Pepper: Day 23-24
I left readers wondering about whether I would drive on the Kentucky or the Ohio side of the Ohio River today. But the big question I had to answer first was whether I was going into Cincinnati to do a little sight-seeing, or was I going to skirt it.
And this is how it looked a few minutes later, when I thought it could get no more colorful. — Photo by Pat Bean
While I truly can enjoy big cities, I prefer to do so without an RV as my mode of transportation, and without a dog. Since I was stuck, happily I might add, with both, I decided to skirt the Queen City by taking Interstate 275 across the Ohio River and through Kentucky – Yes I know, I hate freeways but it was the easiest and quickest way to get away from city traffic.
Thankfully I was only on 275 for about 35 miles before I crossed back over the Ohio River on the other side of its big curve. Ohio came out the winner as the state of choice for the majority of today’s travel.
Once in Ohio, I veered south onto Highway 52, also known as the Ohio River Scenic Byway. I was seldom out of sight of the river the entire day.
But then it did. — Photo by Pat Bean
My route took me past Ulysses S. Grant’s birth place, where of course I stopped to investigate, but didn’t linger long.
I think I had wondered my brain out yesterday, for when I reread the notes I had jotted down on the drive to put into my journal later, there were none. But I didn’t need notes to remember that the best part of the day was the evening, which I spent backed up to the Ohio River at Wolford’s Landing outside Portsmouth.
The day’s biggest thrill came when my canine traveling companion, Pepper, and I watched the sun go down over the Ohio River. I stayed an extra day at Wolford’s in hopes of a replay.
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Bean’s Pat: Travel Books http://tinyurl.com/cng8jzl This blog intrigued me because I’m a big fan of travel books, and of the five favorites this blogger mentioned, I hadn’t read four of them. Of course I’m going to check those four out. How about you?
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glorious indeed
Thanks for commenting. I can’t disagree about Mother Nature’s light show.
Love, love, love your photos – thanks for sharing:) Have a Great One!
Thanks for commenting. It’s hard to improve on a sunset like this. These photos were not retouched.
Beautiful sunset, Pat! It made me realize how much I miss the Ohio River. I spent 13 years living along side of the Ohio River, and had that beautiful view to look at whenever I wanted. I have a great view now, too, of course, but I do sometimes miss the river. I don’t remember how many times I’ve traveled US 52 from South Point (where I lived — the southern most town in Ohio, across the river from Huntington, WV) to Cincinnati. It’s a beautiful drive.