The Legacy Trail is a biking and walking trail that runs from the Horse Park to downtown Lexington, a distance of about 9 miles. We made it longer by taking a few missed turns but it was a nice trail by farms, stud farms, KU agricultural projects and then into the downtown area. We rode past Transylvania University, the oldest college west of the Allegheny Mountains, established in 1833. Gratz Park is a pleasant area of beautiful old homes, shaded lanes and parks with fountains. One of the home was the Hunt-Morgan House, home of the "Thunderbolt of the Confederacy” John Hunt Morgan and Thomas Hunt Morgan who is a Nobel Prize winner in genetics. I wanted to see the house but John didn’t and because they were not busy I got the $3.00, 10-minute tour.
We then headed to the center of town looking for the Farmer’s Market and found the Gay Pride Festival. I guess I should use the politically correct name - LBGT Festival. There are some really weird people in this world. A quick walk through and we headed to the Farmer’s Market, got some fresh fruit and then had lunch at The Village Idiot. Love the name but the food was not as good as we thought it would be.
After enjoying some more of the old, victorian homes we headed back to the RV. We put about 23 miles on our bikes and legs today.
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