The Red River Gorge is a unique area of the Daniel Boone National Forest
that is designated as a National Natural Landmark. Located in eastern-central Kentucky, within the sandstone belt of the Pottsville Escarpment,
this area has been beautifully sculpted by millions of years of wind and water erosion.
Today, the Red River Gorge is a popular place for hiking, exploring, camping, and climbing. Yet despite the popularity, you can
easily find yourself in the solitude of nature, given 29,000 acres of spectacular cliffs, rock shelters, waterfalls, caves,
swimming holes, and over 100 natural arches.
The Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center
, located at the Gladie Historic Site on KY 715, provides Red River Gorge information, maps, and educational
opportunities. The Center's hours are now 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Please read the
seven most important things that the Backcountry Rangers want you to know before you visit the Red River Gorge!
RED RIVER GORGE NEWS
Update: Monday, Jan. 11, 2010
Don Fig RRG Book Collection Giveaway
The
Red River Saga
is extremely proud to announce an exciting New Giveaway open from January 11th to April 11th, 2010.
THE
DON FIG
RED RIVER GORGE BOOK COLLECTION - a 6-Book Set from the Living Legend USFS Ranger Don F. Fig [retired]. Each person has the opportunity
to WIN 1 of 2 FREE Sets ... a near $100.00 value.
Cave Closure 2010
The caves in the Red River Gorge and on the Daniel Boone National Forest remain closed as we head into the new year, with no hint of when they may re-open.
Link to the latest research in our
News Forum.
Zipline Fantacy Unveiled
It's every child's flying dream come true, and it's coming to the Red River Gorge area. Get the details in our
News Forum.
Powell County Website gets new look
The Powell County Tourism website, which has long
been a great source for local information, is on the move to stay current. As of this writing, their banner shows a seasonal picture of Pinch Em Tight Rock covered
in snow, and that alone is worth stopping in to the site for a look! We also found this YouTube commercial for Miguel's Pizza on their site, enjoy:
Forest Service volunteer receives award
At a recent awards ceremony in Atlanta, Forest Service volunteer Rob Armstrong of Burlington, Ky. received the 2009 Regional Forester’s Award in
emergency response. This award came as a result of Armstrong’s tremendous dedication to search and rescue operations on the Daniel Boone
National Forest in the Red River Gorge. Read the full news release in our
News Forum.
New edition of Kentucky's Land of the Arches
Robert H. Ruchhoft's latest edition of his classic book Kentucky's Land of the Arches is hot off the presses and can now be
picked up in the Slade Chevron Station at Exit 33 off of the Mountain Parkway.
Guilty pleas result in fines, penalties following Nada Tunnel fire
Ten individuals recently pled guilty in federal court for causing a forest wildfire in the Red River Gorge nearly one year ago. The fire burned a
total of 70 acres in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Powell County, Ky. near the Nada Tunnel. Read the full news release in our
News Forum.
RED RIVER, the Movie: Gore in the Gorge
by Jim Stickley, Post Date: Nov. 29, 2009
The Red River Gorge has long been known as both beautiful and deadly, but native Kentuckian Jacob Ennis is taking the deadly aspect along a different
trail in his upcoming movie RED RIVER.
The movie, now in postproduction and expected to be released in 2010, is far from a documentary about people falling off cliffs or drowning in the river.
RED RIVER is a straight up blood and guts gore film. "I have always been a fan of backroads type horror films and with me living in Kentucky, I guess
it's just a perfect fit" says Ennis.
“This movie is packed with nonstop bloodshed. Just a few of the effects you will see is a full on shot of a boob being cut off. A garden tiller to the
stomach, several decapitations, Toe Slaw, Boobie Bean Soup, eye gouging, leg breaking, impaling, head smashing, to name a few.
I can't say enough good things about our makeup team."
RED RIVER is based around the character ROLAND THATCHER. The Thatchers have always had a reputation of being odd and kept to themselves most of the time.
The only time you would see the Thatchers would be if one of them came into town to buy supplies or for Roland Thatcher to sell his prize Blood Mill
fertilizer to the town folk.
Roland also has a side business where he grows and sells Marijuana. He grows some of the finest, fertilized by the blood and flesh of unlucky Red River
campers. What's left over he feeds to (deleted spoiler).
Not all of the footage was shot in the Gorge. Roland's house is a real abandoned house in Ennis' hometown, Greensburg, Ky.
Ennis recalls, "We would drive out to that house as teenagers and do things we were not supposed to do and get really freaked out while we were out there. There were
animal bones made into an arch and the road was lined with wooden crosses."
Directed and written by Jacob Ennis and co-written by Gregory Brock, RED RIVER is funded by Camp Motion Pictures/Bloody Earth Films and is executive
produced by Alternative Cinema President Michael Raso. The snakes in the movie were provided by, of course, the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade.
