Of Deer and a Dam (Lake Cumberland, Day 4, August 21, 2013)

Pam and I put on our swimsuits and beach shoes and headed down to the boat.  Thunder!  Dark clouds!  After grumbling a bit about the weather, we went home to Pam's Treehouse cabin.  Later in the afternoon we traveled to the Lure Lodge at the Cumberland State Park.  We forgot the lodge is in a different time zone and we were too early for dinner.

Lure Lodge, Lake Cumberland State Park, Kentucky.

 
The winding roads in the forested area were dark and we had hoped to see some of the abundant deer population.  We explored the various cabin areas, recreation areas, and docks.  We were rewarded by a fawn in the middle of the road.  It ran off too quickly for a photo but it was beautiful, with a white-spotted brown coat.  Bambi!

The buffet dinner was quite superior and we enjoyed a table at the windows with the lake view.

View of Lake Cumberland from Lure Lodge Dining Room.

Pam at the feast in the large Lure Lodge Dining Room.

Jan in front of Lure Lodge's giant fireplace after dinner.

The Overlook high over the state park's marina was next on our agenda.  On the opposite side of the lake was the Jamestown Marina where we visited yesterday.  I thought the Jamestown Marina's number of boats was high but there were hundreds of boats in the Cumberland State Park Marina.  It was quite impressive!

Part of the huge Cumberland State Park Marina.

Next, over more winding roads and we reached the Wolf Creek Dam.  I never in my life had seen this Dam.  It is tall and wide and impressive.  In the next photo, note the high level of water to the right of the dam and the Cumberland River to the left.

Wolf Creek Dam, holding back Lake Cumberland and flowing back to the Cumberland River.

At last we saw another deer in one of the lower roads in the dam area.  I managed to snap a photo.

Deers never linger!

We watched the sunset behind a nearby hill and started the ride back to Pam's treehouse. The new moon was huge, just over the horizon, and orange.  What a pleasant day we enjoyed together!

New moon over Kentucky.  Can you see the outline of the trees?