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Title: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: blu guzz on August 19, 2020, 04:32:58 PM

stop for lunch here.  https://www.facebook.com/FarmhouseGrillOC/  they are nice people too.
beans and cornbread are excellent riding food, not too heavy when you remount to ride on.

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on August 19, 2020, 09:19:18 PM

 Is that anywhere near Big Bone Lick Kentucky?

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: aproud1 on August 20, 2020, 06:53:32 AM

Quote from: Sasquatch Jim on August 19, 2020, 09:19:18 PM

Is that anywhere near Big Bone Lick Kentucky?

About 45 minutes south.

Never been to Big Bone. It's only an hour away from me. Guess I should go and then head to Farmhouse grill for lunch?

Thanks for planning my next ride. :thumb:

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: Roebling3 on August 21, 2020, 09:07:16 AM

BB Lick must be ~ 700 miles from Lizard Lick, NC, iirc. I used to fly in/out of Lexington, KY, Charleston WV and Raleigh, NC. A rental Mustang nearly got me arrested one night, in Charleston. I would swear the cops used local boys with fast cars as bait.  R3~

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: Ratso88 on August 21, 2020, 10:02:20 AM

You could pass through French Lick Indiana on the way . . . just an idea

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: blu guzz on August 21, 2020, 03:26:53 PM

you might also want to stop by Beaver Lick, KY while in the neighborhood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaverlick,_Kentucky

KY has many interesting city names.

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: blackbuell on August 22, 2020, 05:24:56 AM

Sugar Tit, KY is only a few miles north of Big Bone Lick and Beaver Lick. I often pass through/by all three on one ride.

Jon

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: grebmrof on August 22, 2020, 08:13:58 AM

Just finished reading the "Frontiersman" by Allan Eckert...in there he mentions some licks, which were named because of some salt deposits which animals and natives came for, which these might be too?  But, I don't know about that Sugar thing, although some thoughts have crossed my mind.

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: ChrisG on August 22, 2020, 11:46:23 AM

 - looks like a nice destination from the Cincinnati area - take the freeway down and get lost on the way back

Title: Re: if you find yourself in owenton, kentucky
Post by: blu guzz on August 22, 2020, 04:06:49 PM

Once off of the interstate, all of the roads are good.  In fact, I would say about 85% of the state roads are good to excellent for us 2 wheel fans.  Also, much history and very old grave yards.  I just got off the bike having stopped and walked around Flagg Spring Baptist Church, built in 1830 and still standing.  Graves of Confederate soldiers and people who lived through the Civil War.  All fascinating to me.  Many of those people in that graveyard never saw a car, airplane or telephone.