Blogs from Indiana, United States, North America - page 29

We got up early Monday morning so that hopefully we will travel far before the heat and the impending thunderstorms. Shortly after getting up and leaving Henderson, Indiana we came upon a Detour before the town of Marion, Illinois on Hwy 3 taking us into a big circle to get back onto Hwy 3 heading NW. It was a beautiful country road that gave up a wonderful surprise taking us by a Covered Bridge that was being restored. We came upon the home town of Sgt Alvan York. His Griss Mill was still in tact with a room full of personal pictures and newspaper articles of the like of Sgt York. There was also a big old building (like a general store) full of gifts and momentos of Sgt. York. Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 ... read more

We left a little before 9AM to begin our trip. The weather was warm and muggy and there was a thick haze all over. Carrie started off driving and she was able to back out of the driveway, with a little help, and we were on our way. Jason spent the first 30 minutes or so locating all the squeaks, rattles, and knocks before settling down to hook-up the computer mapping software and the GPS. Didn’t take long to get it going, however, the software kept trying to route us onto back roads for the last 100 miles of travel for the day. Samantha sat in the co-pilot’s seat for the whole trip and watched movies, listened to music, and talked. Carrie and I switched places after a couple of hours and filled the behemoth up ... read more

Running and traveling are my passions. Naturally, one of my dreams is to run races in different places. Running with a camera in my Race-Ready shorts is no longer a daunting task. After all, you can't never anticipate what you will see on a race course. Indianapolis is well know for its Speedway. In the running community, it is also well known for the annual sell-out event, the One America 500 Festival Mini Marathon. It is the largest half marathon in the U.S. I came for the opportunity to run a lap on the famous speedway just 3 weeks before drivers of the Indianapolis 500 start their engines. This is one of the best race so far! The weather condition was perfect for running. Live music, cheer groups, dance troupes from the start line all the ... read more

We took the scenic route along the Ohio river into downtown Louisville. Crossed the river into Indiana to see the Old Ohio Falls and the exposed fossil beds.. 350m years old. Back again into Kentucky to see the paddlesteamers in the port of Louisville, where we had a great lunch of shrimp and crab at "Joes Crab Shack" the best we've had, ever... I think ! We had a great surprise waiting for us at Church Hill Downs, the racetrack where the Kentucky Derby is run (in 2 days time).... there was a race meeting on, so we joined the crowd, paid our $1.00 to get in and stood on the fence and watched the 5th race. Took in all the atmosphere and had an iced tea ! Completed the day driving north to Indianapolis.... read more

Church this morning. Mostly a proper church. Worship was good, though I only knew one of the songs. The message was different than I’m used to, so I didn’t follow it so well, but other liked it. It was fun to see the kids again after a few days. They did a few songs. After church, we loaded up the bus and headed to Sandi Patty’s house. Yep. She had us over to play and have dinner. Very fun. We were supposed to swim but it was too rainy. The kids LOVED playing Wii though. They were crazy! Sandi and her family were amazing hosts. (She met the kids when they were in Indy for 3 weeks or so doing shows with her.) I got some work done; had to retape a new video snake. That ... read more