28 Hours, Part III.....Kentucky Fried Chicken and Cumberland Falls

After touring the Taxidermy Museum and the town of Williamsburg, we headed up the road to Corbin, Kentucky.  Corbin is famous for being the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. 

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Colonel Harland Sanders, as colorful a persona who ever lived, led a rags-to-riches life that featured his crowning achievement:  the creation of a fried chicken recipe that was unique and delicious. 

Colonel Sanders was also a marketing genius, decades ahead of his time, and he sold his recipe and cooking methodology to restaurants all across the country in the 1940s and 1950s.

"It's Finger-Lickin' Good!"

I recall the first time I ever ate his chicken---it was in 1958 at the Blue Grass Inn in Houston, Texas, where I lived at the time.  It was sensational.  My dad thought so, too, because he kept taking his family back again and again.

An Original Vat of His Secret Recipe of Eleven Herbs and Spices

Original Cooking Implements

A Statue of the Colonel in His Corbin, Kentucky Eatery

Today, I suppose the chicken is just as good as it was in the old days, but the newness of his unique recipe of "eleven herbs and spices" back then was unforgettable.

After Cindy and I had finished touring the old, original location of KFC, we hopped in the car and headed 15 miles west to Cumberland Falls State Park on the Cumberland River.

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I Love Waterfalls---How About You?

One of the Few Waterfalls in the World that Captures a Moonbow at Midnight



Moonbow in the Moolight at Cumberland Falls

 After basking in the mist of the falls, we headed home.  What a wonderful journey!  But oh---we were tired when we got back to the ole homestead---too tired to cook, that's for sure.  So, we decided to treat ourselves to the world's best pizza---Papa Murphy's.

Large, Thin Crust, Triple Meat Pizza From Papa Murphy

You order it and take it home and cook it.  We like the large, thin crust, triple meat selection. 

Cindy Sautees Onions, Peppers, Olives and Mushrooms

Cindy adds the green peppers, onions, mushrooms and black olives and then bakes it.  It costs $8.00.  If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'. 

The Finished Product---Oh Yeah, Babe....

Twenty-eight hours on the road....what a trip!  And what memories!