Carla Preston’s journey to visit every Kentucky county

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Horse racing, bourbon distilleries, open landscapes of nature.

The Bluegrass State has lots to supply and discover.

Carla Preston is aware of it first hand as a Kentuckian.

“I actually get pleasure from nature and I like seeing the various kinds of flowers that we’ve right here within the state,” Preston stated.

Preston lives in Larue County, spending greater than 20 years as a center faculty trainer.

By her time as an educator, the urge grew to be taught extra in regards to the place she calls residence.

“I began with wanting to go to all 50 states. I’ve bought 26 of these down proper now. Then I assumed ‘ya know what. I don’t actually know my very own state very properly,’” Preston stated.

A single thought that set off an enormous mission.

Go to each county within the state of Kentucky.

120 stops making an attempt to do one thing distinctive at everybody.

Preston visited Fayette County (cease #6) this previous week, spending time at The Arboretum in Lexington earlier than heading off to Talon Vineyard.

Every expertise being documented in her photograph journal so she will maintain onto these reminiscences lengthy after they go away her thoughts.

“I do know that a number of years from now, my reminiscence could lapse a bit bit. I simply need to be sure that I might keep in mind my travels,” Preston stated.

“If I’m going to take all the trouble to go throughout the state, I wish to have some reminiscences. Having the visible reminiscences and journaling as I’m going can be a very good set of reminiscence books I’ve for my expertise and I can present different folks.”

Preston hopes to have the ability to choose up the tempo of her journey in a pair years after she retires from instructing.