Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Horses, History, and Hospitality

Babies, i'm still with you, i'm just knee-deep in grad school marshmallow these days, and i apologize outright. We've made our way deep into Kentucky, all the way to Paris, a town dating back to 1775, when it was founded on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River. Really, nothing up this sleeve. The entry writes itself. It's magical.


Yes, here we are. The town started out with the fine name of Hopewell, Virginia, but went ahead and changed it to "reflect appreciation for French assistance during the Revolutionary War." You may have heard of that war, you know, it was the one that looked like this:


So how is it that, after only 232 years, the image we now find first when searching for a place like Paris, Kentucky is this one?

What this says to me is that its been a reaallly long time since the Revolutionary War. Some would argue too long. Because i don't forsee many of the pictured above being able to cross the Delaware River like Washington, noble as a radiant sun god. No siree. Still, they've got a good motto down in Paris, that goes a little something like "Horses, History, and Hospitality." That's something everyone can enjoy. Myeahh.


The Neverending Story: 69.24 miles

Total Distance Covered: 2,076.24 miles

Paris, Kentucky

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