Kentucky Across the Land

By Lee Mandrell and DeeDee Niederhouse-Mandrell

Transport yourself to the Bluegrass State with this photographic tribute to iconic spots from Mammoth Cave National Park to Buffalo Trace Distillery.

Known for its rolling hills, scenic Thoroughbred farms, and renowned state parks, Kentucky offers enjoyment for those seeking stunning landscapes, natural wonders, small town charms, and bourbon country adventures. Follow photographers Lee Mandrell and DeeDee Niederhouse-Mandrell on a visual journey across the Bluegrass State, as they travel from Cumberland Falls State Resort Park to Mammoth Cave and National Bridge National Parks, showcasing the exquisite scenery and natural heritage along the way.

Featuring more than 130 breathtaking photos, Kentucky Across the Land inspires travelers to take their own journeys to explore the history at the Lincoln Homestead State Resort Park, the untouched natural beauty of Red River Gorge and Land Between the Lakes, or the picturesque cascades along Flat Lick Creek at Flat Lick Falls.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Sep 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9780253042798

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KENTUCKY

ACROSS THE LAND

KENTUCKY

ACROSS THE LAND

Lee Mandrell and DeeDee Niederhouse-Mandrell

introduction by Wes Berry

INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS

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© 2019 by DeeDee Niederhouse-Mandrell

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ISBN 978-0-253-04278-1 (hardback)

ISBN 978-0-253-04281-1 (web PDF)

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Gallery

PHOTOGRAPHY TALK

FOREWORD

Cross the Ohio River at Louisville and head south a bit, and pretty soon you see that the glaciers that scoured much of the Midwest stopped shy of this green, rolling, undulating land called Kentucky. Actually, heading south from those glacial leftovers named the Great Lakes, the flattened midwestern cornfields turn to hills and trees south of Indianapolis, and then across the Ohio River, itself formed by glaciation, the highway cuts get more dramatic—rock faces rise up from Interstate 65 as the 18-wheelers chug up the knobs near Clermont, the first of many long ascents and declines as you move towards Elizabethtown. Head east from E-town, and the Bluegrass Parkway toward Lexington passes through long sloping hills and forested farmlands. Southeast of Lexington the hills give way to the piedmont of the Appalachian Mountains. Take a right at Elizabethtown, and the predictable hills eventually flatten out in the western part of the state—but there are still scattered smaller humps on the landscape leading up to the big bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River at Columbus. It’s rare to