wilmore — Hannah Elise Schultz

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— Hannah Schultz (biographical name): a Kentuckian, traveler, PhD student, hiker, environmentalist, and Great Pyrenees enthusiast

When despair grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting for their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

— Wendell Berry, The Peace of Wild Things

Climbing waterfalls: Jessamine Creek Gorge

I've lived in Jessamine County for 14 years, and it took me 14 years to find Jessamine Creek Gorge. After one visit, I can tell you: I'm hooked.

HikingHannah SchultzJune 5, 2017hiking, Jessamine Creek Gorge, waterfalls, snake, jessamine county, nicholasville, wilmoreComment

Chasing Waterfalls in Wilmore

Wilmore, Kentucky, isn't exactly known for its water features. The Kentucky River cuts through Jessamine County with its muddy water and swollen banks, but if you're waterfall hunting, Wilmore often makes you come up bone-dry. You have to time your hike perfectly and know routes with likely falls along them. A few weekends ago, a couple of friends, my boyfriend, and I decided to head out to the Asbury Trails a few days after heavy rain with the idea of chasing some waterfalls in Wilmore.

HikingHannah SchultzApril 24, 2017waterfalls, wilmore, asbury trails, Kentucky, HikingComment

Adventures inSerendipity

— Hannah Schultz (biographical name): a Kentuckian, traveler, PhD student, hiker, environmentalist, and Great Pyrenees enthusiast

Adventures in
Serendipity