I spent the morning with Daniel Boone…
…Daniel and Rebecca actually, and a few hundred of their closest friends. It was one of those nice spring days and the forecast called for fog early, giving way to clearing mid-morning. A nice day to get out of the house and not be around many people, at least not anyone contagious. My destination was the historic Frankfort Cemetery.
Daniel and Rebecca Boone’s monument overlooking the Kentucky River and Frankfort.
Frankfort is a short drive from where we live and historic cemeteries can be interesting. Especially here where the famous and sometimes the infamous lay together in the rolling hills and manicured grounds among spectacular monuments, statuary and majestic trees that together make this a great place to visit and photograph.
The cemetery is located on a bluff overlooking the Kentucky River, the Capital building and downtown Frankfort. According to the cemetery’s website a vice president, numerous former governors, military heroes – even slaves and “people of color” - are all buried here. Daniel and Rebecca Boone were the first to be laid to rest in the cemetery in 1847.
Your view in any direction is incredible as land near the Boone monument drops dramatically down to the Kentucky River
My thought was to photograph the view from the Boone’s grave site. I spent some time waiting for the sunlight to burn through the fog and I felt like my morning with Daniel Boone was time well spent. I’m pleased with how the photographs turned out.
The fog tended to soften the details and allowed the camera to make images that resemble old oil paintings rather than a photograph.
There is so much to see here that it deserves another visit or two to take it all in. I think later in the fall when the colors are as rich and vibrant as the history of the Frankfort Cemetery will be the perfect time to return.