Archery Tournament

Location: Charlestown State Park; Charlestown, Indiana (on the Ohio River about 15 miles upstream from Louisville, Kentucky

When I left Louisiana six weeks ago on March 24, Louisville was my long range destination. It's taken me 13 campgrounds and 1,600 miles of towing to get here, but here I am. The reason for coming to Louisville was to attend my granddaughters' archery tournament. The competition was the Eastern National Championship in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP). Schools from the eastern states competed to see who would qualify to go to the National Championship in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on June 5th through the 7th. My confidence level is high, so I already made reservations all the way to Myrtle Beach and then back to Louisiana. We're pretty sure her team qualified but we have to wait for official notice next week.

That's Olivia in the middle facing to the right. The position is referred to as "bows on toes" and everyone must be in this position before the official grant permission to shoot. 

There are two separate competitions. This one is called 3D. There are 6 different animals. Each contestant shoots 5 arrows at each animal before moving on to the next one. The other competition is the standard Bullseye target. 

The Kentucky Exposition Center is massive. This picture is just a small portion of the vendors area. Very good venue.

I had to take a picture of Olivia and Nate to send to my X-wife who couldn't make the trip. Just a little bit of rubbing it in. LOL

Here's a selfie of me and Nate while we wait for Olivia to shoot. The headphones are connected to a tablet so he can play some educational games. 

I've stayed at this state park back in July of 2023. It was a great day of exploring with multiple serendipitous things occurring. I purposely decided not to back track and try to repeat that exploration. I have done that before in other places and sometimes it can taint the good memories turning them a darker shade. Here is a link to that old post after re-reading it, it brought back some warm, good memories and vibes. That is the beauty of keeping a blog of my travels. It is a means of transporting my mind and soul back in time. It's OK, I'm only half crazy. The big question is am I going downhill or uphill to get to that half-way point? Oh well, here's the link >>>> https://gozatravels.blogspot.com/2023/07/serendipity-day-top-10-museum.html

This is the "Blue Bridge" crossing the Ohio River going from Kentucky to Indiana. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state line between those states is the northern low water mark of the Ohio River back in 17 or 1800's. So technically, Kentucky owns the river, but not really.

Obligatory road picture. This is Northern Kentucky or Southern Indiana

Same goes for this picture, northern Kentucky or souther Indiana. I'm leaning more so to Indiana.

This road is within the State Park and leads to the Ohio River. I remember this one from last time. Neat looking road.

The State Park has a nice overlook with a pretty comfortable bench. A place to reflect on your life and try to see your future as you look on the peaceful Ohio River. 

I chose poorly on my campsite. I used three boards (1X8's) and was till about a 1/4 bubble out of level. But that's OK, minor problem in the big picture. That's my Starlink, on a tripod, at the front corner of Liberty. I'm still really satisfied with it.

Tomorrow is moving day and I'll be headed down into the middle part of Kentucky to what looks to be a nice COE campground

Ya'll take care of each other. Maybe I'll Cya down the road.