McMo Writes

Category: Outdoors

  • 5 Things I Learned Rowing Solo and 5 Things I Miss About Rowing Teams

    5 Things I Learned Rowing Solo and 5 Things I Miss About Rowing Teams

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    My husband had recently asked if it would be different going back to a masters rowing team after all this time. The question lingered, leading me to think about the dynamic of a rowing team vs. rowing solo.

  • BYTOP and More Hiking Auxier Ridge Advice

    BYTOP and More Hiking Auxier Ridge Advice

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    The Auxier Ridge/Courthouse Rock/Double Arch loop is a popular trail in the Red River Gorge area. Sandstone cliff views are unobstructed, arches abound, and the trail is comparatively well maintained. This is where out of town visitors go to gasp and awe and work a little bit for their dinner. Here’s what the trail map and…

  • Gray’s Arch is Tan

    Gray’s Arch is Tan

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    Tell someone you’re new to Kentucky and they will inevitably ask, “Have you been the gorge yet?” The place is on “must-see” lists around Kentucky. It has all sorts of taglines: “Daniel Boone wuz here,” “highest concentration of arches this size of the country,” “world-renowned rock climbing…” Get the point? Thing is, visiting the Red River Gorge…