When I lived in Ohio, I passed through Kentucky several times en route to the Smoky Mountains and other southern destinations. In the late 1990s, I began exploring the state itself. These pictures, taken on a day trip out of Dayton, Ohio, in January 2004, focus on sites in the Lexington, Shakertown and Harrodsburg area.

I particularly recommend visiting the Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, on the highway between Lexington and Harrodsburg. Harrodsburg is the first European settlement in the state, and much of Kentucky's early ... (more)