Blogs from Indiana, United States, North America

Indiana Dunes National Park is a treasure in northwestern Indiana. We enjoyed hiking a dune and walking a beach. The Indiana Dunes is home to one of the most biologically diverse habitats in the nation. There are 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, dunes, wetlands, prairies, and old-growth forests. A place to enjoy outdoor adventures of all kinds! We boondocked at Dunewood Campground in the Indiana Dunes National Park. The sites were surrounded by trees, very peaceful.... read more

MOAB TO RICHMOND INDIANA THE BASICS It was rather cool and rainy in Moab. We had beern to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. previously, so we didn’t go this time. Our next stop was in Grand Junction Colorado, where snow forecasts forced us to cut our stay short because Monarch Mountain could be a problem getting to Salida. We were in Salida for seven days, thoroughly enjoying time spent with Deborah, Daisy, and Susie’s family. And then we headed east. Stops in Hasty CO State Park, Dodge City, Wichita, Columbia MO, and Richmond, IN followed days filled mostly with driving. THE FLUFF Really our best memory of Moab this trip was our exit. We headed north on the eastern bank of the Colorado River, which is absolutely gorgeous with camping areas galore along the river among ... read more

Crossing the Ohio was a milestone. I felt the Midwest taking shape, defined by the river, invisible to the eye but always present. Parkersburg was large and surprisingly industrial. Barges traveled the waterway. A huge lock lined the Eastern Shore. I felt I was moving into new territory. The road gradually flattened and the forests diminished as I drove West, still in the Alleghenies. Half way to Cincinnati I came upon the town of Chillicothe, former capital of Ohio back when it first became a state in 1803. The Europeans who settled there in the late 18thcentury chose a central location that had already been favored by the local Native American tribes from 500 BCE, over 2000 years ago. The mounds of the Hopewell and other peoples who lived there all that long ago, are a ... read more

I grew up in Indiana and have returned here during winter break from grad school. Being grounded for so long has made me look back on my travels, and I decided it's time for me to create a virtual scrapbook of all the amazing places I've visited. In the future, I want to also record places I want to travel and start building future itineraries for when I travel again. I am always looking forward to the next stamp in my passport!... read more

The "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" will now take place on Sunday, August 23, instead of the traditional Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. But I will look forward to the race, as it brings back some wonderful memories. This article is from 2010. About the only change is that about half of the engines are Chevrolets, half are still Hondas. And of the top nine qualifiers, eight are Honda engines! The start of the race is a powerful and exciting event, 33 high powered engines, revving up to about 230 mph, 3 racers wide, 11 rows. The noise is deafening, ear plugs must be worn, the vibration shakes the grandstands and your soul, as the crowd noise tries to match the roar of engines. No matter how hard I try, I cannot imagine ... read more