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Road trip to Stearns and Barthell Coal Camp

On a beautiful October weekend Big Al Owens and his wife Marsha traveled to a few miles east to Stearns, Kentucky.

They met up with an old Adair County high school buddy, James, and and his wife Paula Garrison before they all boarded the train for the Barthell Coal Camp.

He said, "This is a must see for everyone, after the short tour of the coal mine, you will see how difficult life was about a hundred years ago. It gives the old song by Tennessee Ernie Ford, 16 Tons, alot of meaning."



They ended their trip with dinner with the Garrisons at Guthrie's restaurant in Somerset. He said he and James enjoyed steaks while Marsha and Paula had other selections from the menu, "delicious food at reasonable prices."

Stearns is about an hour east of Adair County on highway 27 south of Somerset. This is a great tour and very informative about life in the early days.


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Road trip - train ride to the coal camp



2021-11-06 - Stearns, KY - Photo from the Stearns Road Trip.
Big South Fork Scenic Railway is among the attractions in the Big South Fork River and Recreational Area.

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Road trip - exploring beauty in eastern KY



2021-11-06 - Stearns, KY - Photo from the Stearns Road Trip.
Big Al Owens and his wife Marsha traveled to a few miles east to Stearns, Kentucky. They met up with friends Paula and James Garrison and enjoyed the Big South Fork River and Recreational Area.

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Road trip to a KY coal mine



2021-11-06 - Stearns, KY - Photo from the Stearns Road Trip.
Going inside the Barthell coal mine.

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Road trip - joining friends on a fall journey



2021-11-06 - Stearns, KY - Photo from the Stearns Road Trip.
James and Paula Garrison met up with friends Al and Marsha Owens to enjoy a fall road trip to the Big South Fork River and Recreational Area.

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Road trip - Barthell Coal Mine



2021-11-06 - Stearns, KY - Photo from the Stearns Road Trip.
The sign above the arch says, MINES DANGER, at the Barthell Coal Camp mine. Al Owens said, "After a short tour of the coal mine, you will see how difficult life was about a hundred years ago. It gives the old song by Tennessee Ernie Ford, 16 Tons, a lot of meaning."

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