Monday, June 27: Today we visited the Jim Beam distillery and Abraham Lincoln's birthplace. I know which one I'm supposed to be more awe-inspired by, but… The distillery was pretty cool; the highlight (at least for me; it was introduced as "oh, by the way, this…") was that they had the world's smallest working bourbon still! It looks and works just like the big one in the plant next door, but it's only about 9 inches tall. It's produced a gallon of bourbon in the last 50 years. But since it intentionally produces marketable alcohol, it's registered with the ATF.
Everybody's heard the tale of how Lincoln was born a poor woodsman… well, look at this! Does this look like the home of a poor woodsman??? Marble, columns, sitting stately upon the hill. Some humble beginnings. The only thing wrong with the place is that some jackass built this crappy old log cabin in there. I have no idea how in the world they are going to get that thing out of there. Good luck with that. I asked and asked how come "humble" Lincoln's house was so fantastic, and nobody knew. I finally got the answer out of some good samaritan. It turns out that the huge marble thing isn't Lincoln's house at all. Apparently, he was actually born in Kenya.
Tomorrow is our first actual hiking and adventuring as we head to Mammoth Cave. We don't have an internet connection at this campground, so it might be a day or two before we're back. See you soon!
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