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THE
RED RIVER SAGA WEBSITE DIRECTORY is constructed to help you
find what you are looking for. After 30 Years, there is a massive amount of Photos and Information gathered concerning our journeys to Red River Gorge. Only a fraction of that Archive is presented here in THE RED RIVER SAGA WEBSITE. Regardless, this site is a large one and locating a Specific Subject can sometime be difficult. Below you will find detailed breakdowns of page content as well as Answers to some of the more frequently asked Questions we have received. Please take your time to look the information over. If you still cannot find what you are looking for or perhaps you have a question related to Red River Gorge, Ky or THE RED RIVER SAGA, it's Website or Activities. Feel free to Contact Us. To E-Mail CLICK HERE. |
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS |
| 1)
Q - "I found the photos to the different
years your group goes on. But I'm more interested in pictures of just
the Red River Gorge. Is there a place to find just these?" A - "The best place to see the different areas of the Gorge during the 4 Seasons can be found in the PHOTOS. Click on OMEGA." |
| 2)
Q - "What are the basic pages I
need to review before I go to the Gorge? A - "There are 4 pages in THE RED RIVER SAGA to look over which will prepare you for any trip to the area: RRS RECON, MAPS, RECREATION PASS, & HISTORY. Each of these pages contain additional links. If you plan to stay in an existing accommodation overnight in the nearby Region you will need to review our LINKS page to familiarize yourself with Hotels/Motels/Cabins. To review Police, Medical, Dental, Hospitals and Vehicle Towing see CONTACTS. |
| 3)
Q - "How often do You refresh Your
Website?" A - "THE RED RIVER SAGA is updated every week, usually by Monday Morning. However, our NEWSCENTER Daily Links update each day. Our RRS Columns have no time limit for replacement. They are updated at the discretion of the Author." |
4)
Q - "I Notice Pages and Links marked
with a ' ' Indicator.
Just how New is ''?"A - "There is no set standard throughout the Internet for how long something can be considered 'Fresh' and 'New'. However, we establish RRS content as such for a {2} Two Week Period. After that point, the ' '
designation is removed." |
NAVIGATION
LINK CONTENT |
HOME
- INDEX PAGE or MAIN ENTRY PORT It's Purpose is to Introduce Visitors to the Website. Offering Navigational Links in Flash Button form and Text format A Countdown Clock to Our Next Journey to Red River Gorge resides on this Page Also, Links to Special Items are available only on this page Below are the Links and their descriptions found on this page |
| THE
KENTUCKIAN FILMS IN RRG - Academy Award Winner Burt Lancaster
featured RRG's Own Sky Bridge in his Motion Picture. PHOTO OF THE WEEK - This Link carries you to the NEWS page were the continued explanation of this week's picture resides. RRS CHATROOM - This Link takes you into our Chatroom where you are able to communicate in text form with others there in real time. Currently a Weekly Saturday 7:00 pm Eastern Time Gathering is scheduled. Unless a special meeting is called. RRS MESSAGE BOARD - This Link transports you to an area where you may read messages/respond to them/create your own. RRS DIRECTORY - Website Breakdown page by page. RED RIVER GORGE VISITOR REGULATIONS - USFS Rules and Regulations regarding your responsibilities while visiting the RRG. RED RIVER GORGE BIODIVERSITY - Environment and Lifeforms which inhabit the Red River Gorge area. RRS NEWSCENTER - New each and every day! Online Local Newspaper Links, Sports, Entertainment. Existing Columns by RRS Members. RRS RECON REPORT - The Link opens to another Gateway page. A short report by our Saga Members is present on the conditions in RRG. However, a number of USFS links and other RRG websites will also brief you on activities and status. RECREATION PASS - USFS link to aid your purchase of a Necessary Pass. RRS MEMBER BIRTHDAYS - All RRS Member Birthdays currently on file at the RRS ARCHIVE are displayed on this single page. WALLY WHIPPOORWILL by SDK GRAPHICS - Link to page with Evolution, History, & Images of the character. OPUS by Berkeley Breathed - Weekly Comic Strip from the local LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER changed each Sunday. SIGN/VIEW VISITOR LOG - Convenient links to Check on Visitor Comments or to post your own for first timers. RRS LEAGUE - Leads you to our Contacts page and will identify the individual organizations which make up the RRS League. RRS MUSIC PRODUCTIONS - Link to view Music Cassettes and CD's created for THE RED RIVER SAGA. RRS LOST AND FOUND - Link to page for Lost and Found Items discovered between Members from our previous trips. RRS OMEGA PHOTO GALLERY - Pictures of our Journeys which occur outside the Annual Ventures. KENTUCKY TOURISM - Take a Look at all that the Great State of Kentucky has to offer. |
HISTORY
- Background of the Red River Gorge and The Red River Saga It's Purpose is to familiarize you with the formation and uniqueness of the Gorge both from a Natural, and Human Inhabitant Standpoint Additionally, a detailed Chronology of the progression of RRS History is provided. Below are the Links and their descriptions found on this page |
| KENTUCKY
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - Scientific Geological
information on the formation and present condition of Red River Gorge. KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS - Advancing the Profession, Practice, and Science of Geology within Kentucky. KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY - A non-profit organization that deal with nature and environmental issues of Kentucky. RED RIVER GORGE GEOLOGICAL AREA, DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST - Daniel Boone National Forest as presented by the USFS. 27 RED RIVER GORGE AREA - KENTUCKY TRAVEL GUIDE - tourist attractions, special events, lodging, restaurants, shopping, camping PTERIDOPHYTES: FERNS AND FERN ALLIES - RED RIVER GORGE - A classification scheme, bibliography, local check lists. KENTUCKY'S LAND OF THE ARCHES - THE RED RIVER GORGE - Outstanding Geological History of Red River Gorge HIKING THE RED - A COMPLETE TRAIL GUIDE TO KENTUCKY'S RED RIVER GORGE - More in depth Natural History of the Gorge. THE UNFORESEEN WILDERNESS - KENTUCKY'S RED RIVER GORGE - Essays and Photographs of the Red River Gorge. |
MAPS
- Directional Highway, Trail, and Climbing/Rappelling Maps It's Purpose is to aid your Navigation to the Red River Gorge Geological Area then assist you in Your Exploration |
| OUTRAGEGIS
RED RIVER GORGE 3D MAP PDF
-
Impressive 3D Map of Red River Gorge. A PDF Download. USFS RRG TRAIL DESCRIPTIONS - Trail guides provided by the Forest Service. GORP - RED RIVER GORGE TRAIL DESCRIPTIONS - Trail guides provided by GORP. SACKHEADS - RRG TRAIL PHOTOS/DESCRIPTIONS -- Trail photos and descriptions. DR TOPO RRG CLIMBING PDF - Climbing and Rappelling Areas. UK WEBDOGS VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP RRG - Photos and descriptions. RRC ONLINE CLIMBING GUIDE BOOK - Climbing and Rappelling Areas. MAJOR CRAGS OF THE RED - REDPOINT DESIGN MAP PDF - Climbing and Rappelling Areas. RRS: VORTEX - CLIMBING/RAPPELLING - Photos and Maps. |
WEATHER
- Red River Gorge, Kentucky Forecast It's Purpose is to provide you with many available Local Weather Sources to assist your decision to travel or satisfy your interest |
| WEATHER
UNDERGROUND - for Jackson, Kentucky, Website for Weather WEATHER UNDERGROUND - for Slade, Kentucky, Website for Weather CLIMATE HISTORY - for Red River Gorge, Kentucky WEATHER CENTRAL - for Red River Gorge, Kentucky NOAA WEATHER RADIO - Frequencies for Red River Gorge area Weather Radio. WEATHER.COM - Website Magnet for Stanton, Kentucky leading to full Website. MOON PHASES - Shows Current Point in Time for Phase of the Moon. NATIONAL OCEANIC and ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION - NOAA weather information from the very top. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - National Weather Center. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER - What's that got to do with RRG? Sometimes Everything! ACCUWEATHER FORECAST - for Slade, Kentucky, Website for Weather NOAA RADAR - for Slade, Kentucky, Website for Weather NOAA.GOV - for Slade, Kentucky, Website for Weather WLEX-18 - Website for Weather WKYT-27 - Website for Weather WTVQ-36 - Website for Weather |
SPACE
- The Final Frontier above Red River Gorge. The often forgotten
spectacle the Gorge has to offer. It's Purpose is to provide you with Upcoming Astronomical Events visible from this area. |
| MOON
PHASES - Shows Current Point in Time for Phase of the Moon. CASSINI SIGNATURES - Just how did RRS Member Signatures get aboard the NASA Probe "Cassini" on it's trip to Saturn. CASSINI PROBE - Photo of the controversial Atomic Powered Satellite. CASSINI PROBLE MISSION STATUS - Information on the location and current status of Cassini. CHALLENGER CENTER, HAZARD KENTUCKY - Website for the local Challenger Center located in Hazard, Kentucky. NASA PHOTO OF THE DAY - NASA Daily Photo with Description by Top Scientists. A Daily Must! MARS ROVER MISSION - Information Site for the two Martian Rovers ... SPIRIT & OPPORTUNITY. THE AMERICAN METEOR SOCIETY - Keep track of the latest Showers in the Night Sky. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - Manned 24/7 in Earth Orbit. NOAA's SPACE ENVIRONMENT CENTER - Earth's Weather Experts turn their attention toward Space. THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - Photo Gallery and Site for the most spectacular Space Images you will ever see. JET PROPULSION LAB - JPL in Pasadena, CA. The Brain trust behind America's Space Program. SPACE.COM's IMAGE OF THE DAY - Daily Photo and description each day from SPACE.COM.. HUBBLE HERITAGE - The most Impressive Images captured by the Hubble Telescope put on Display. THE APOLLO PROJECT ARCHIVE - Man's Greatest Exploratory Achievement. Digitally Cleaned Lunar Mission Photographs. Impressive! SPACE WEATHER NOW - Current Conditions in Space. Updated 24/7. SPACE.COM SPACEWATCH - Current Conditions in Space. Updated 24/7. SPACEWEATHER.COM - Current Conditions in Space. Updated 24/7. WHAT'S UP! 365 DAYS OF SKY WATCHING - Breakdown of each day in the month and what to expect in the Night Sky. NIGHT SKY OBSERVER - Current Conditions in Space. Updated 24/7. MSU SKY CALENDAR - Michigan State University Monthly Sky Chart. ASTRONOMY.COM - One of the leading Organizations involving Space Observation. PLANETARY.ORG - One of the leading Organizations involving Space Observation. SKY & TELESCOPE.COM - One of the leading Organizations involving Space Observation. BLUEGRASS AMATEUR ASTRONOMY CLUB - Astronomers Club located in Lexington, Kentucky. LOUISVILLE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY - Astronomers Club located in Louisville, Kentucky. EAST KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER - Planetarium located in Pikeville, Kentucky. ARNIM D. HUMMEL PLANETARIUM - Located at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. HEAVENS-ABOVE.COM - One of the leading Organizations involving Space Observation. SETI INSTITUTE - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. SETI HOME COMPUTER - Become a part of the Search yourself utilizing your Personal Home Computer. NASA's DEEP IMPACT - NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is scheduled to encounter Tempel 1 on July 4th, 2005 |
NEWS
- Red River Gorge News and Columns from Various Sources It's Purpose is to inform and possibly entertain by amassing USFS, Newspaper, Website and RRS Member generated Related Stories A Next Trip Date Crawl resides on this page, Website Disclaimer & Legal Statement |
| RED
RIVER GORGE, KENTUCKY NEWS - Various Online News Sources featuring
Red River Gorge News Items. RRS PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Continuation of the weekly Photo text description. RAVEN'S QUEST - Column written by Sue "Raven" Smith. JON MORRIS, INC. - Column written by Jon Morris. ANDREW'S RANTS - Column written by Andrew "Crocodile" Ray. SCOTTY'S DEN - Column written by Scott Harvey. THE WAR ROOM - Column written by Craig Hall. SLICE OF CINDI - Column written by Cindi Hanson-Page. CROSSROADS - Column written by John Robertson. MAD MOUNTAIN MIKE'S WILDERNESS NEWS - Column written by Mike Hughes. RRS RECON REPORT - This Link leads to a Gateway page of Various links describing the events and status of RRG + RRS Member Report. ** This Page contains a great number of links for Daily viewing. Online Local Newspaper Links from Lexington to Cincinnati, National Links from CNN and FOX NEWS, UK and CINCINNATI REDS Sports, OPUS and WALLY Comics, ... Check each Day! |
NEXT
- Our Next Journey to Red River Gorge, Kentucky It's Purpose is to prepare and Inform our Members as to the Dates & Status of the Upcoming Venture RRS Member Activities and Productions are Posted here A Next Trip Date Crawl and Countdown Clock to Our Next Journey to Red River Gorge resides on this page |
| RRS
RECON REPORT - Link to Brief Members on Current Conditions in
Red River Gorge, Kentucky. RRS LOST AND FOUND - Link to page for Lost and Found Items discovered between Members from our previous trips. RRS MEMBER BIRTHDAYS - Link to allow members to keep up with one another's Birthday. RRS MUSIC PRODUCTIONS - Link to view Music Cassettes and CD's created for THE RED RIVER SAGA. VOTE IN THE RRS POLL - Click to Vote in our most recent Poll. You may vote more than once. RECREATION PASS - Link to describe the Vehicle Recreation Pass which must be purchased to spend the night in Red River Gorge. RRS MESSAGE BOARD - This Link transports you to an area where you may read messages/respond to them/create your own. REDRIVERGORGE.COM SHOPPING - Local Merchants. REDRIVERGORGE.COM RESTURAUNTS - Local places to eat. REDRIVERGORGE.COM ACCOMODATIONS - Options to spend the night indoors. WALLY WHIPPOORWILL by SDK GRAPHICS - Link to page with Evolution, History, & Images of the character. ** This Page contains a Section on OUTDOOR COOKING LINKS - Website pages offering recipes for Camp Cooking. |
PHOTOS
- Picture Galleries from Our Annual Trips, Side-Trips, Climbing/Rappelling,
The Wedding of Two Saga Members, & USFS It's Purpose is to produce a Visual Record of Our RRS Member Travels and Activities Icons representing each Category exist to transport you to an individual Gateway page for any specific photo |
| USFS
- Photos of Forest Service Personnel as we have interacted with them
during our trips to Red River Gorge. THE WEDDING - Photos of the Wedding of RRS Members, Wendy Lynn Terrell and Jonathan Charles Morris, May 27th, 1989 at Indian Glen. VORTEX - Climbing and Rappelling Photos from various locations in the Gorge. OMEGA GALLERY - Our Side-trip Ventures. Explorations throughout the Gorge during various Seasons. Contains Fall Photos by Jon Morris. Winter pictures by Andrew Ray. From 1983 to the Present. ANNUAL TRIP - Individual Trip Logos transport you to a Gateway page for photos taken during each year. |
DESKTOP
- Computer Monitor Wallpaper (1024x768) It's Purpose to provide Computer Wallpaper for the enjoyment of all This is a Gateway Page Wallpaper is divided into 3 Sections: Red River Gorge Locations, RRS Special Features and RRS Members |
| RRS
DESKTOP - Thumbnail Page for Red River Gorge
Locations. RRS DESKTOP - Thumbnail Page for Special Feature Images. Special Effects, Interesting Photos, etc. RRS DESKTOP - Thumbnail Page for RRS Members.. |
STORE
- Red River Gorge Related Merchandise It's Purpose is to provide links and information for purchase of items regarding Red River Gorge Updated when possible. Contains items created by RRS Members |
| RRG STORE - Various items both local and nationally available. |
CONTACTS
- USFS, Police, Medical, Dental, Hospital, Vehicle Towing, and RRS
League It's Purpose to provide contact links, e-mail, & phone numbers to support services and RRS LEAGUE breakdown RRS Website Associate Web Organizations |
| RRG & RRS CONTACTS - Support Services and RRS LEAGUE breakdown. |
LINKS
- Red River Gorge Related Websites It's Purpose is to provide a broad variety of Informational, Pictorial and other Specific RRG topics Links |
| RRG
LINKS - Red River Gorge Related Websites regarding Science, History,
Climbing/Rappelling, Accommodations, and Hotels. RRG ADS - Banners and Jpegs collected from other Red River Gorge Websites. |
VISITORS
- Sign Our VISITOR'S LOG It's Purpose is to provide an area for people who view the RRS site to comment and let us know who they are |
| SIGN
THE RRS VISITORS LOG VIEW THE RRS VISITORS LOG KENTUCKY TOURISM - Take a Look at all that the Great State of Kentucky has to offer. RRS MESSAGE BOARD - This Link transports you to an area where you may read exiting messages/respond to them/create your own |
