Johnson Homeplace is available for reservation at $15 per night and can be made by calling the front desk at the Lewis Caveland Lodge. This site is large enough to accommodate several backpacking tents, but DOES NOT include a half-faced shelter like the Eagles Nest site. Johnson Homeplace Backcountry Campsite- The Johnson Homeplace Campsite is located along the 4 C’s trail on the southeastern side of Smoky Lake. The sites are referred to as Eagle Nest 1 (the half-faced shelter $20 per night) and Eagle Nest 2 (the tent camping site $15 per night) Please be sure to specify which site you would like to reserve when speaking with the front desk staff. The tent site can accommodate up to 4 people and is a very short distance from the half-faced shelter that can accommodate up to 4 people as well. Both are available for reservation by contacting the front desk at the Lewis Caveland Lodge. At this area are two sites available for camping, one available for tent camping, the other provides a half-faced shelter. Please call ahead to see if dine in options are available.Įagles Nest Backcountry Campsite- The Eagles Nest Backcountry campsite is located along the 4 C’s Trail on the southwestern side of Smoky Lake. As a supporter of the Kentucky Proud program, we use local meats and produce when available. During winter operations, cottages are available 7 days a week and lodge rooms are available Wednesday through Saturday night.Įnjoy gorgeous scenery while dining in the restaurant. Availability of equestrian campsites may be limited if not booked at least 10 days of arrival. Equestrian campsites available ONLY by calling the park directly at (606) 286-0152. The park also has cottages and a campground that's open year-round offering primitive, RV and equestrian campsites. For more campsite photos and camping reservations CLICK HERE. Rooms available by late afternoon. High speed wireless internet service available at the lodge. The Lewis Caveland Lodge offers rooms featuring a private patio overlooking the surrounding woodlands. Relax and recharge in the Caveland Lodge or Carter Caves Campground, year around! Explore the adventure of the Self-Guided Horn Hollow Cave System.ĥ. Pan for gems and find other exciting goodies at our Gift Shop.Ĥ. Grasp the unique geology of the area while seeing 5 natural bridges in the park.ģ. Experience a tour of the scenic Cascade Cave.Ģ. #vassc #langley #africanamericanhistory #science #space #nasa. Source: Image Credit: NASA (combined photos into collage) April Ericsson, the first woman to receive a PhD in mechanical engineering from Howard University, and the first African American woman to receive a PhD in engineering from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.” Lawson created the first cartridge-based video game console.Ĩ. Jerry Lawson, a self-taught engineer who became the first major Black video game engineer and designer. Ursula Burns, a mechanical engineer who went on to become the first Black woman CEO to lead a Fortune 500 company.ħ. Mae Jemison, an aerospace engineer and physicist who became the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992.Ħ. Guion Bluford Jr., an aerospace engineer who became the first Black man to travel to space in 1983.ĥ. Lewis Latimer, an inventor and engineer who created an improvement to Thomas Edison's light bulb, which burned out too quickly.Ĥ. William Fauntroy, an original Tuskegee Airman and D.C. Mary Jackson, NASA's first Black female engineer, who along with pioneering mathematicians Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan helped NASA send the first American to space.Ģ.

In celebration of African American achievements, today we want to honor and recognize an incredible list of Engineers. But how do astronauts train here on Earth to work in the microgravity of space …įrom the underwater ocean world, through the salmon river valleys to the ice-capped peaks of the Coast Mountains, journey into a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and humpback whales–and discover the secret world of the Spirit Bear. As an astronaut, he was trained extensively for space walks. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy made the repair and saved the Space Station. In 2013, a critical life-support system on the International Space Station failed, requiring an immediate spacewalk to fix it. Moseley and her team of cave explorers travel the world exploring vast underground worlds in search of stalagmite samples – geologic “fingerprints”… Gina Moseley on a mission to unlock the secrets of the Earth’s climate in the most unlikely of places: caves. Ancient Caves brings science and adventure together as it follows paleoclimatologist Dr.

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