22nd
KY 8 & KY 20 the “scenic” way to CVG
Getting to the CVG airport has never been so much fun! After my flight… err 36 hour ordeal landed me back in Cincinnati 22 hours late and without a bag I was nonetheless dolefully tasked with returning to the airport to collect my luggage at a later hour. This trip ended me up in rush hour traffic with a big-rig crash, going uphill e-brake/clutching was sometime I just wasn’t interested in at the time so I decided to try and alternative route. A cabbie had described what he called the “scenic” river route… I was intrigued.
Although I do not have any pictures of the route, I would say that it could be considered scenic - but maybe a little different than the way one would describe CA 1. KY 8 meanders along the Ohio river, traveling through Ludlow and Bromley (where you can spot a derelict Korean-war era artillery on the side of the road… odd?) and finally unincorporated countryside. Once out of city limits, the road’s sections of fresh pavement afford spirited runs that I haven’t enjoyed since on the Cherohala Skyway in TN/NC this past March. The real gem, however, is KY 20, which takes you “up the hill” from the river. Although there is only one hairpin, this ~60 seconds worth of asphalt is quite exhilarating. I don’t know if I’ll ever take 75/275 again!
