Exploring a creek on a Friday afternoon.

Ravine Salamanders have very long tails, they reside in forests and are often well hidden on the slopes of valleys and ravines.

Returning from checking out another cave.

A Cave Orb Weaver in one of the caverns we investigated.

After a few hours of caving, its time to hit the Carter Caves State Resort Park buffet.

Five-lined Skinks proved to be very hard to capture.

A group of Zebra Swallowtails.

It was cool to see this group of Federally Endangered Indiana Bats.

We did a bit of Canoeing on Smokey Valley Lake.

Pipevine Swallowtails were a common sight.

A larval Red Salamander.

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers hung out by the park's welcome center.

A Spring Salamander that was missing one of its back feet - fortunately salamanders have the ability to regenerate their limbs.

Wolf Spiders are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight - this one was quite large.

A field of Virginia Bluebells.

It was a great four-day weekend for enjoying Kentucky's natural wonders.