LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A Lexington teenager is taking to the skies this summer as a licensed pilot.

Bryan Station High School rising senior, Griffin Humfleet, is one of the youngest licensed pilots in the state.

He says he never even thought about being a pilot until boredom struck during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I just kind of picked it up and I started loving it,” said Humfleet. “I started buying models and flying in simulators.”

Humfleet spent about a year doubling down on studying, studying for high school classes and flying.

“It can take a few weeks to a few years,” he said.

Humfleet spent about 10 months in flight school at Kentucky Airmotive in Mount Sterling.

“You get something called the flying bug.”

Humfleet says that bug is here to stay now, but believe it or not, he was once scared of flying.

“I’ve been like ‘pilots, I don’t know how they do that. They’re so high up in the air,” said Humfleet.

By facing his fear and hitting 40 hours of flight time, Humfleet passed his private pilot flight test in May.

“There’s definitely points where you feel like giving up, and there’s definitely points where you feel like you’re on top of the world. It was just kind of like ‘I can’t believe I’ve done this. I’m a pilot.’”

Humfleet says he flies a Cessna 172 single-engine airplane that actually weighs less than his car.

“You’ll just get random people coming up to you in the hall saying, ‘When are you taking me up for a flight?’ Or ‘hey, when can we go fly?’”

His focus for the summer and senior year, he said, is to build up flight hours with the goal of one day becoming a commercial pilot.

“I’ll need to fly to my college visits instead of driving to them. It just feels like so free, very free.”

Griffin says his next planned trip is on Sunday. He and his father are going to go out to London to get an aerial view of the tornado damage.

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Growing up in western Kentucky, I’ve heard many tales of the Green River. Many of them were stories about my grandfather’s adventures. In his youth, he would disappear for weeks at a time, and he was usually working on some kind of commercial craft on the river.

‘Blue Holes’ in the Green River

None of those stories, however, included anything about “blue holes.” While I enjoy the irony of the Green River having blue holes, I will inform you that those holes are very attractive to adventure seekers. I had a friend who used to be a commercial diver, and he would get jobs on the Green River. He casually mentioned a “blue hole” years ago, but I didn’t think to ask him what he was talking about. Now I know.

It’s in Hart County where folks go for the blue holes. They’re located at Blueway on the Green, which is part of the National Water Trail. The Nolin River (its lake is one of my favorites) also features a blueway.

Where to Find the Green River’s ‘Blue Holes’

If you are interested in finding blue holes, then you may already know that they are caves deep beneath the water’s surface. And since we’re talking about Hart County, deep in the heart of cave country, that makes sense.

Read More: Riverside KY Park Is Perfect for Picnicking, Fishing, Chilling

If you’re intrigued enough, Hart County Tourism offers a downloadable map that illustrates the details about the Green River’s Blueway. And just how blue is the Green River Blueway? See for yourself.

Don’t sleep on Hart County. Between Blueways, caves, and Kentucky Down Under, you can’t go wrong making it the focus of a weekend road trip.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (41-14) meet the Kentucky Wildcats (29-24) in the first game of the Clemson Regional in the NCAA tournament.

West Virginia vs. Kentucky Series History

Kentucky leads 12-2

Last Meeting: Kentucky 10, West Virginia 0 (June 4, 2023, Lexington, KY, NCAA Regional)

Location: Clemson, South Carolina, Doug Kingsmore Stadium (6,272)

When: Friday, May 30

First Pitch: 12:00 p.m. EST

Stream: ESPNU

Radio: Andrew Caridi (PBP), Jake Weghorst (analyst) Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College (Radio affiliates)

WVU Game Notes

– Logan Sauve and Griffin Kirn were named All-Big 12 First Team while Kyle West and Jack Kartsonas earned spots on the second team. Gavin Kelly was named to the All-Freshman Team while four others – Jace Rinehart, Sam White, Chase Meyer, and Reese Bassinger – were honorable mention.

– The Mountaineers won their first 13 games of the season, the fourth-best start in program history.

– Steve Sabins is in his first season at the helm in Morgantown. He has spent the previous nine seasons on staff with the Mountaineers, including the past three as Associate Head Coach.

– In the Big 12 Preseason Poll, the Mountaineers were picked fourth, the highest predicted finish since joining the league.

– West Virginia has finished with a .500-or-better record in 11 of 12 seasons in the Big 12.

– The Mountaineers’ 56-game schedule features 14 meetings with teams that reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

– 2025 will be the 11th season the Mountaineers play at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark. The field was named after Rick and Jay Wagener on Aug. 30, 2021, following a major gift donation to the program. Rick Wagener was a standout pitcher at WVU from 1968-71. The ballpark was renamed after alum and principal owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ken Kendrick and his family, in 2024.

– WVU is set to play 25 home games this spring. The squad has had a winning record at the facility for eight straight years and is coming off a season in which it went 17-6 in games played in Morgantown.

– The Mountaineers are coming off a historic season in 2024, advancing to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in program history. WVU swept through the Tucson regional as the three seed before falling in two one-run games at North Carolina.