Trips I remember as a child
When I was a boy, the most notable trips were the frequent trips my family took from Sellersburg to Hyden and Neon Kentucky. In the sixties, my dad had 'family cars', either a larger sedan or later, a station wagon with a seat in the very back. (my brother and I rode there.) In the sedans, all four children rode in the bench back seat. The trip to Hyden was memorable. It was before the interstate was built when I was a boy. We traveled down State Highway 60 ...through Frankfort where my mother would always point out the grave/memorial of Daniel Boone. It also always involved a stop at Rebecca Ruth's candy shop where she would buy chocolates to bring to her family. As we got further down into the mountains we would turn out at London Ky. We would take State road 80 to Manchester and then 421 to Hyden. Those mountain roads were windy and scenic. Around 1970 the interstates had been put in and the trip became just a 4 hour drive. Not as memorable. Once, my dad t...
