Really enjoyed my time with my Aunt Kathleen and Marty in Lexington.\u00a0 She is a real kick and we are always happy to see each other.<\/p>\n

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My wonderful Aunt Kathleen, her husband Marty & the Red Rider<\/p><\/div>\n

I still have a couple distilleries I want to check out on my way out of town so this morning I’m headed for Buffalo Trace then over to Maker’s Mark to dip my own bottle.\u00a0 I got one of those What to See in Kentucky magazines somewhere and saw that there is an old covered bridge pretty close to Buffalo Trace so I went there first.\u00a0 Talk about in the middle of nowhere…<\/p>\n

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On the way to the covered bridge, a tree covered road.<\/p><\/div>\n

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What a joke these rumble strips are – you’re going to know that there’s something really wrong – WAY before you get to the rumble strips!!<\/p><\/div>\n

Bridges were covered back in the day to protect the timbers from the elements.\u00a0 There are actually quite a few covered bridges still standing in Kentucky – I don’t think any of them are open to traffic.\u00a0 There were a lot of kids playing in and around this one when I got there.<\/p>\n

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Switzer Covered Bridge – 120 feet long and 11 feet wide, built 1855<\/p><\/div>\n

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One of the original barrel houses at Buffalo Trace<\/p><\/div>\n

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The old bottles on display at Buffalo Trace Distillery<\/p><\/div>\n

Buffalo Trace was an interesting place (I really didn’t mean to rhyme that – sorry).\u00a0 I would have liked to spend some money there but I don’t need another t-shirt or more weight from another bottle of hooch – So, I just headed over to Makers Mark, I’m going to be adding a bottle of Bourbon there for sure since I’m going to dip my own.\u00a0 For those of you who may not know, Makers Mark bottles are all sealed with a red wax that drips down the bottle and if you go there, you can dip your own bottle.\u00a0 When I got to the dipping area there was a young man (I’m guessing 14) that I was going to ask to take a video with my camera.\u00a0 Some lady that works there jumped forward and volunteered so I figure they must do this all the time and know “the deal”.\u00a0 I told her what the deal was with my camera – push once & let off the button, it’s recording, push again and it stops. Guess she was flummoxed – second shot ruined by people I shouldn’t have given the camera to – at least I was able to get one still.\u00a0 By the way, the video of her carrying the camera back to where I was standing came out perfect…..<\/p>\n

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Just barely one usable shot from what should have been a long movie.<\/p><\/div>\n

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