Three states

I've been at Cumberland Gap National Historic Park a couple of times now. One of the coolest things is that within the park the have the spot where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee all come together. You have to hike a couple of miles uphill to get there, but it is well worth it. In case anyone wants to debate the matter, I took a picture of the exact location with my shoes in the picture as verification. The lines coming up to the spot are the state boundaries. The second picture is of the covering that for some reason was necessary to shelter the spot. Each of the states got its one little plaque. Adorable. You probably can't see it in the picture, but it gives information about each state. Kentucky, for example, has 120 counties in it. I find that amazing. I'm used to counties, being much bigger. Its nothing to drive here and every 5 miles or so, come to a sign announcing you're entering a new county. I guess that works for them. Anyway, the picture is overlooking the town of Middlesboro (The home of Lee Majors).

I love stuff like that. Driving to Kentucky from Oregon I couldn't stop for everything. I went within about five miles of what they say is the exact middle of the United States. Also, I went past a state park that apparently had the start of the Missouri River. Maybe so other time. I was at the Equator once. That is a long story, but for someone that was excited about seeing where states came together, you know how excited I must have been to be at the equator. I straddled it, I jumped across it, I ran along it, I tightrope walked it... I did everything that I thought could be done with a line. I wanted to flush toilets on each side to test the Coriolis effect, but sadly they weren't available. I just realized I've got a picture of that place. Its not very good, but it give you the idea. It's just north of Quito, Equador. That was a major highlight.