Kentucky Department of Parks News Release
Gil Lawson
|
Feb. 12, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Contact:
Coy Ainsley,
1-800-325-0059
|
Carter Caves Hosts
Tracking and Woods Lore Weekend, March 7-9
OLIVE HILL, Ky. – Step back in
time to the 18th century, when American Indians and European
Americans lived closer to nature.
Carter Caves State Resort Park at
Olive Hill invites you to its Tracking and Woods Lore Weekend, March 7-9. Learn
some of the skills that were necessary for everyday life, and of the cultural
sharing that has made our modern lives richer. Guests will enjoy nature,
tracking, culture and history in outdoor and indoor settings.
Workshops and field trips
throughout the weekend will give participants hands-on experience in
identifying animal signs in the forest. One field trip will focus on the
environment of life in a cave. There will be indoor program options offered
throughout the weekend including interpretation on the “Rise and Demise of
Buffalo in Old Kentucky.” Tracking and Woods Lore is for everyone
interested in 18th-century lifestyles, culture, wildlife and our
natural environment.
To learn more about our
instructors visit www.trailsinclivinghistory.com. Overnight
packages are available.
The admission price is $25 for
adults (ages 16 and older) and $15 for guests age 15 and younger. An overnight
package including 2 nights and the workshop fee for two is available for two
adults at $149.95 plus tax. The price for one person is $124.95 plus tax.
Registration is required. Call the
park at 1-800-325-0059 for more information and to make reservations.
Carter Caves State Resort Park is located at 344 Caveland
Drive in Olive Hill. The park has a lodge with a restaurant, cottages and
campground. Besides cave tours, activities include hiking, swimming, boating
and fishing.
The park is located off Interstate 64 at Exit 161. Take U.S. 60 east. Go approximately 2 miles and turn left on KY
182 north. The park entrance is 3 miles from the left turn onto KY 182 north.
Agenda for Tracking and Woods Lore Weekend
FRIDAY EVENING
7-8:15 p.m. - Grayson Room in Lewis Caveland Lodge
· Welcome
to the Park
· Cultural
sharing in the 18th century.
· Story:
“Eastern Woodland Indians”
· Hunting
and tracking techniques of the Eastern Woodland Indians.
8:15-8:30 p.m.: Break - Overview of activities
8:30-9:30 p.m.: Slide Show: “A Natural History of
Holes”
SATURDAY MORNING
9-9:45 a.m.: Intro to Tracking: Grayson Room in Lewis Caveland Lodge
9-9:45 a.m.: Intro to Tracking: Grayson Room in Lewis Caveland Lodge
9:45-10:30 a.m.: Workshop: Paw Print Identification
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Tracking Walk: “Natural History of
Holes” - Outside Activity
OR
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Informal Interpretation: The
Rise and Demise of Buffalo in Old Kentucky. Learn about buffalo hunting in the
wilds of “Can-tuck-ee” - Indoor Activity
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
12:30- 2 p.m.: Lunch on Your Own
2-4 p.m.: Waterside Tracking Walk: (easy terrain) - This
walk will focus on animal signs in and around aquatic habitats such as vernal
ponds, streams and creeks - Outside Activity.
OR
2-4 p.m.: Cliffside Tracking Walk: (moderately difficult
terrain) - This walk will focus on animal signs around rocky cliff lined areas
and will involve some steeper terrain - Outside Activity.
OR
2-4 p.m.: Informal Interpretation: Skulls, Skins &
Scats - A chance to dig deeper into the other signs animals leave behind -
Indoor Activity.
5-7 p.m.: Dinner on your own.
7 p.m.: Slide Show: “Critters Need Plants Too” -
Indoor Activity
8 p.m.: Hands on Activity: Tracking “Owl Chowl” -
Indoor Activity
SUNDAY MORNING
9 -11:30 a.m.: Tracking Walk focusing on Cave Life -
We will search out life in a portion of Cascade Cave - Outside Activity
OR
9-10:30 a.m.: Naturalist Activity: Scientific
Coloring, Track Making and other Activities - Indoor Activity
OR
9-11:30am Informal Interpretation: Skulls,
Skins & Scats: A chance to dig deeper into the other signs animals
leave behind - Indoor Activity
11:30 a.m.: Recap of the weekend workshop.
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