Tag: Indiana
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Mounds of History
Indiana’s Mounds State Park happened to be in the right place at the right time for a 2-night stay as we traveled east. We’ve continued to be pleasantly surprised with our somewhat random park choices. While many have been fairly rustic, this park was beautifully manicured with miles of hiking trails, but the 10 ancient…
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Backroads Across America: RV Capital of the World
Our wrong-turn destination has yielded another welcome surprise: Elkhart, Indiana is the recreational vehicle capital of the world. More than 80 percent of global RV production is based in this area, we have read. Plus, it is home to the RV/Motor Home Hall of Fame Museum. That’s where we headed today, after a morning…
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Backroads Across America: A Taste of Our Country
Until Thursday, northwest Indiana was not on our itinerary. A fortuitous detour delivered us here and today was one of the most rewarding days of our journey, now in its seventh week. “This feels like America,” we concluded several times. Rolling hills with farm after farm, neatly kept. White farm houses, porches screaming for an…
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Backroads Across America: Going With the Flow
All of a sudden the ill winds are flowing all around us. The threat of extreme weather has blocked much of our westward path…and northward and southward paths too! We intended to take the better part of a week driving around the coast of Michigan and continuing into Wisconsin, taking in the sights along the…
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