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This photo shows the canal dug to connect Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake, which is the large body of water at the top of the picture.
My backpack trip was during the last week of March in 1996. The average
temperature was supposed to be in the 60s, but the highest was the upper
40s and my water bottles froze overnight as the temperature dipped below
20. The starkness of the brown/black scenery was in fact quite beautiful.
Stands of conifers were infrequently encountered, but their green needles
provided a marvelous contrast to the browns of the oak forest.
This is one of the bays of Lake Kentucky. The 30 mph wind blowing west across the lake towards me made the already chilly temperature approach zero on the wind chill index. It also prevented me from setting up camp on the lakeshore since everything would have blown around as well as been too cold. However, in the warmer months, the wind would no doubt have a wonderful cooling effect making lakeshore camping comfortable as well as scenic.
This is a pond located around the Hillman Ferry Campground.
This was one of the multitude of streams which had to be crossed. Actually,
this one had to be forded since no bridge was available. It was near here
where I encountered one of the wild turkeys which populate the island. Unfortunately,
it was shy and did not stay long enough to be photographed.