Cave Run Lake, DBNF

Sept 12: Sheltowee Trace Meeting in Winchester

August 20, 2009 by cartography 2 Comments

The Future of the Trace: Sept 12, 2009

Join a group of trail enthusiasts and forest & park officials at the Daniel Boone NFS headquarters in Winchester to discuss the future of the Sheltowee Trace. We need as many committed folks as possible to attend. Voice your support for the Sheltowee Trace.

If you would like to attend, you can RSVP here with a comment so we can plan for breakfast and lunch!

Time: 9:30am
Where: Clark County Extension Office (map below)
1400 Fortune Dr
Winchester, KY 40391-8292
(859) 744-4682

Preliminary Agenda

9:30 to 10:00 â€“ Meet and Greet â€“ Coffee, Juice and Bagels, Donuts provided.

10:00 Opening Comments

Frank Beum, Forest Supervisor, Daniel Boone National Forest
Steve Handley, Big South Fork National Recreational Area, National Park Service
Carey Tichenor, Ky State Parks and Recreation
Steve Barbour, Interim Executive Director, The Sheltowee Trace Association

10:30 â€“ Updates on the Current Condition of The Trace in each Ranger District and Plans for the next 12 to 24 months

10:45 â€“ Current Management Plan Development

Federal and State Funding Levels
Challenges of a Muti-use Trail
Current on-going volunteer programs
Short Term and Long Term Maintenance Issues
Trace Blazing – Signage
Land Acquisition
Trace Relocation
Maintaining Easements
Development of the Volunteer Base
Promoting The Trace across the state

Following these discussion will be a session on forming the Sheltowee Trace Association, a non-profit dedicated to promoting and protecting this National Recreation Trail.

Map:Here

Filed Under: Big South Fork, NRRA, Cave Run Lake, DBNF, News, Red River Gorge, Sheltowee Trace

Rainy May: on track to be the wettest May ever

May 8, 2009 by cartography

Spring is typically a wet month. However over the past week, Eastern Kentucky has experienced unusual rainfall amounts. The record for the month is 10.78 inches in 2004; and no other year has been above 10 inches for May. The only year that saw over 9 inches of rainfall for May was in 1995. May during 1983 and 1984 were the only times over 7 inches of rainfall.

From the National Weather Service in Jackson, Kentucky:

"2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY DURING THE
MONTH OF MAY. THIS IS OF INTEREST...SINCE WE ARE ONLY ABOUT ONE
QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH THE MONTH. HEAVY RAINFALL IS VERY
POSSIBLE AS WE HEAD INTO MOTHERS DAY WEEKEND AND COULD PUSH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS UP ANOTHER INCH OR TWO.

THE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY AT THE JACKSON
WEATHER OFFICE IS 4.92 INCHES. WE HAVE ALL READY RECORDED 4.12
INCHES OF RAINFALL AS OF THIS MORNING AT 7AM. IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL
...BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY ON TRACK TO HAVE ONE OF THE RAINIEST MAYS
EVER. THE RAINIEST MAY OCCURRED IN 2004 WHEN THE JACKSON WEATHER
OFFICE RECORDED 10.78 INCHES FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS THE ONLY MONTH
OF MAY THAT OVER TEN INCHES OF RAIN FELL. MAY OF 1995 HAD 9.91
INCHES AND WAS THE ONLY MONTH WITH OVER 9 INCHES RECORDED. THE NEXT
HIGHEST TOTALS WERE OVER 7 INCHES AND THAT OCCURRED IN ONLY TWO
YEARS...1983 AND 1984.

HERE ARE RAINFALL TOTALS FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY COOPERATIVE WEATHER
STATIONS AND AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS AS OF 7 AM
EDT...FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2009.


LOCATIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  /Â Â  COUNTYÂ Â Â Â  /Â Â Â Â  PRECIPITATION


BARBOURVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  KNOXÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.38Â  INCHES
BAXTERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  HARLANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.85Â  INCHES
BEATTYVILLE 4NÂ Â Â Â Â Â  LEEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.68Â  INCHES
BIG SHELBYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  PIKEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.01Â  INCHES
BOONEVILLE 1SEÂ Â Â Â Â Â  OWSLEYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.49Â  INCHES
BUCKHORN LAKEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â  PERRYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.80Â  INCHES
CARR CREEK LAKEÂ Â Â Â Â  KNOTTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.73Â  INCHES
CAVE RUN LAKEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â  ROWANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.28Â  INCHES
CLAY CITY 1WNWÂ Â Â Â Â Â  POWELLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.77Â  INCHES
CLOSPLINT 4ESEÂ Â Â Â Â Â  HARLANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.55Â  INCHES
COLOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  PULASKIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.98Â  INCHES
CRESSYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ESTILLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.59Â  INCHES
DRAFFINÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  PIKEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.54Â  INCHES
EZELÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  MORGANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.31Â  INCHES
GIMLETÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ELLIOTTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.60Â  INCHES
HARLAN 1SÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  HARLANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.80Â  INCHES
HARLAN STATE POLICEÂ  HARLANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.95Â  INCHES
HAZARD WATERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  PERRYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.71Â  INCHES
HAZARDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  PERRYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.70Â  INCHES
HAZARD STATE POLICEÂ  PERRYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.95Â  INCHES
HEIDELBERG 2NÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â  LEEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.05Â  INCHES
BAXTERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  HARLANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.85Â  INCHES
INEZ 2EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  MARTINÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.78Â  INCHES
ISLAND CITYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  OWSLEYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  5.16Â  INCHES
IVELÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  FLOYDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.27Â  INCHES
NWS JACKSONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  BREATHITTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.12Â  INCHES
JEREMIAH 1SÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  LETCHERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.11Â  INCHES
KINGDOM COME ST PARK HARLANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.12Â  INCHES
LONDON CORBIN APTÂ Â Â  LAURELÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.46Â  INCHES
MONTICELLO 3NEÂ Â Â Â Â Â  WAYNEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.00Â  INCHES
MOUNT STERLING 5NÂ Â Â  MONTGOMERYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.41Â  INCHES
MOUNT VERNONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ROCKCASTLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.77Â  INCHES
ONEIDAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  CLAYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.54Â  INCHES
PAINTSVILLE 1EÂ Â Â Â Â Â  JOHNSONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.55Â  INCHES
PIKEVILLE ST POLICEÂ  PIKEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.05Â  INCHES
PRESTONSBURG 3NWÂ Â Â Â  FLOYDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.09Â  INCHES
QUICKSANDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  BREATHITTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.52Â  INCHES
RELIEFÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  MORGANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.18Â  INCHES
ROGERSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  WOLFEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.82Â  INCHES
SALYERSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  MAGOFFINÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.28Â  INCHES
SANDY HOOKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ELLIOTTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.67Â  INCHES
SKYLINEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  LETCHERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.20Â  INCHES
SLADE 5NEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  POWELLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.86Â  INCHES
SOMERSET 2NÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  PULASKIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.74Â  INCHES
STANTON 2WÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  POWELLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.88Â  INCHES
STEARNS 2SÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  MCCREARYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  5.09Â  INCHES
VICTORY 5NWÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  LAURELÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.13Â  INCHES
WEST LIBERTY 3NWÂ Â Â Â  MORGANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.67Â  INCHES
WEST LIBERTY 11NWÂ Â Â  MORGANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.57Â  INCHES
WHITESBURGÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  LETCHERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.50Â  INCHES
WHITESBURG 2SEÂ Â Â Â Â Â  LETCHERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.21Â  INCHES
WILLIAMSBURG 1NWÂ Â Â Â  WHITLEYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  5.14Â  INCHES


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT JACKSON WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE
DEDICATED COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR TIMELY REPORTS."

Filed Under: Big South Fork, NRRA, Cave Run Lake, DBNF, Cumberland Gap, NHP, News, Red River Gorge, Sheltowee Trace, Weather

(raw) 3D map of Eastern Kentucky

April 16, 2009 by cartography

As we gear up for the Sheltowee Trace topographic map, I thought it would be interesting to see if a complete 3d map of the ST could be printed. Unfortunately, it would have to be a huge sheet of paper to get the detail necessary for a good map. But as an online viewer, I see potential. This sample is a raw render output and you can see well the basic physiography. Now we just need to add trails, transportation, labels, etc….nothing too much, just about 6,000 sq. mi. for the Daniel Boone NF.

Explore this map through a zoomable flash map

Filed Under: Big South Fork, NRRA, Cave Run Lake, DBNF, News, Red River Gorge, Sheltowee Trace

Cave Run Lake Bird’s Eye View

March 7, 2009 by cartography

How about a 3D map of Cave run Lake? I’ve been playing around with creating one for the entire Sheltowee Trace, so I started with the northern terminus. Nothing too serious since the map really couldn’t be used with GPS, but something that shows the varied terrain through which the ST travels. This zoomify map shows the trail from the northern terminus and Corner Ridge. Map is not finished and not entirely labeled, but it shows the Sheltowee Trace pretty clearly. View Map

Filed Under: Cave Run Lake, DBNF, Sheltowee Trace

Trail conditions in Cave Run Lake

February 24, 2009 by cartography

Trails in the Cave Run area survived the recent ice storm, though vandalism at Tater Knob Fire Tower seriously damaged the tower. Some individual(s) set fire to the structure and it is now closed. Please contact the U.S. Forest Service if you have information about this act of arson.

Filed Under: Cave Run Lake, DBNF

Cave Run Lake Trail Conditions

September 20, 2008 by cartography

Awesome. That’s the a good word to describe the current trail conditions at Cave Run. Often plagued with muddy trail conditions from numerous seeps, the trails now are fast, firm, and fantastic. Trails around sandstone outcroppings are sandy as usually and the soil elsewhere is dusty.

Water is an issue for backcountry ridge campers. Clear Creek is not flowing at the Iron Furnace. Occasional pools are found with plenty of crawdads and water spiders, but above that nothing. Of course the lake has plenty of water, but one will have to climb off the ridge to refill their nalgenes.

For more info about the drought conditions the forest is experiencing, visit our post on this topic here.

Filed Under: Cave Run Lake, DBNF

Sept 12: Sheltowee Trace Meeting in Winchester

Rainy May: on track to be the wettest May ever

(raw) 3D map of Eastern Kentucky

Cave Run Lake Bird’s Eye View

Trail conditions in Cave Run Lake

Cave Run Lake Trail Conditions

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