A Week Under the Stars: My Land Between the Lakes Experience

Hillman Ferry Campground in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Camping - Kentucky.
Hillman Ferry Campground. 

Land Between the Lakes is a huge national recreation area. Part of it is in Kentucky and the other side in Tennessee - geolocation. A week of camping at the Hillman Ferry Campground gave plenty of time to explore. The old farm museum, the planetarium, old cemeteries, a nature center, the elk and bison prairie, and a lot of hiking. I got an insane number of photos. Amazing place. 
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Beautiful hills in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Travel - Nature.
Beautiful nature. 

Dirt road in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Hiking - Kentucky.
Plenty of places to hike. 

The old farm museum from the 1850s in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Travel - Tennessee.
The old farm from the 1850s.           

Tobacco curing house in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Travel - Tennessee.
The small tobacco curing building. 

Turkey Creek Cemetery in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Travel - Kentucky.
Bad access road to Turkey Creek Cemetery.           

Tombs at Turkey Creek Cemetery in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Kentucky.
The surviving graves of the old cemetery. 

One of the oldest tombs in the cemetery - Photos - Kentucky.
One of the oldest ones. 

Bohanon cemetery in Land Between the Lakes - Photo - Hiking - Kentucky.
A hiking trail goes to the small Bohanon cemetery. 

Bison in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Wildlife - Kentucky.
Bison in the prairie.           

Pisgah Bay in Lake Kentucky, Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Hiking - Nature - Kentucky.
Pisgah Bay. 

Lighthouse Landing Marina in Kentucky - Travel - Photos.
Lighthouse Landing Marina.

Campsite at Hillman Ferry in Land Between the Lakes - Photos - Camping - Kentucky.
My campsite in Hillman Ferry. 

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