My friend Andre and I headed to the Dix River in Kentucky last weekend to fly fish. He and his two brothers purchased a "river house" at the mouth of the Dix a couple years ago, so fortunately we no longer have to camp and we have all the amenities of home (almost). Some pictures of the trip:
High Bridge, KY: Here is some info I stole off of a Kentucky history website, "High Bridge, designed by Charles Shaler Smith, was one of the engineering wonders of its age. With its cantilevered span soaring 275 feet above the river, it was the highest bridge in North America—and the highest railroad bridge in the world."
This bridge is right where the Dix River meets the Kentucky River and is about a quarter mile by boat to Andre's river house. This is an early morning shot of it.
The leaves were falling in the canyon, everywhere. Made for very picturesque fishing.
The Dix River and the Kentucky River are known for the "palisade" cliffs that surround it. The cliffs average over 200 feet tall for miles, and the rock is the oldest exposed rock in the state. Something like 450 million years, give or take a few.
Dre with a nice brown caught right at the base of the dam.
Some of the palisades from a different angle.
Fall is here!
A fine fat rainbow trout.
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