I lived in Lexington/Frankfort for a couple of years back in the mid 90s. Spent most of my free time at Keeneland, and what was left over on my motorcycle.
My car and motorcycle insurance rates went up significantly from when I lived in Alabama, so the drivers are probably not the best - but I thought the stone fences built down to the edge of the road had something to do with it.
The winters are rough - lots of clouds, and freezing sleet or cold, cold rain. Summers are no bargain with the heat and humidity. But spring is awesome, and fall at Keenland is the best. Like Tennessee, the topography and the culture change quite a bit going east-west across the state. Some nice lakes near Paducah, the Corvette museum in Bowling Green, the "big city" stuff in Louisville, the horse farms near Lexington, and a major trip back in time and down in IQ in the coal mining areas in the eastern part of the state. A drive through the mountains in October is recommended.
I laughed at your comment of Kentucky being different than California.
What is more accurate, is that
California is different than any place else....
