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Little Smokies Of The Midwest
Some favorite spots of mine around southern Indiana.Who says Indiana is a big flat cornfield? |
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Little Smokies Of The Midwest
Some favorite spots of mine around southern Indiana.Who says Indiana is a big flat cornfield? |
Our forests are almost all second growth. The old-timers told me when I was little that the county was completely stripped of trees 100 years ago.
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Most excellent.
Our trees put on quite a show of color in autumn. Some areas seem to be especially brilliant year after year.
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Tip: Don’t bring these vacant looking nests into a warm house in winter. Sometimes there are snoozing critters inside.
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I’ve noticed a lot of artists painting this old roadside barn over the years. If you’ve ever been to Indiana University, you may have passed by this spot.
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This vista’s name suits it well. It was a rainy afternoon when I took this one.
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As seen from Clifty Falls State Park above the Ohio river. Kentucky is on the right across the river.
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Very nice! The Ohio is such a beautiful river.
One of several waterfalls in the park. You have to hike a ways to get to this one.
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Oops, should be Clifty’s Falls;-)
Madison’s historic district is one of the largest in the US and very nicely preserved.
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There is an engine housed here and the station is also used for fundraising activities. With the advent of synthetic fire hose, the old drying towers like this one are no longer nescessary.
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I thought this was an interesting conglomeration of rooftops with chimneys. I’d like to try it in different lighting situations.
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This is an excellent collection of shots. They do a great job of showing off this area. I especially liked the shot of the house in Madison — really nice lines.
Madison is one of our favorite getaway places, especially when its a little chilly and no crowds are there. They have an interesting library to hang out in and get warmed up.
If you haven’t been to Evansville, you might want to take a trip there sometime — there are quite a few large, old river houses.
We visited there once to dig up family history. My mother’s family lived both there and in Mt. Vernon in the 1800’s. I’d really like to go back to explore further.
A trip to Indiana is looking better and better.
I liked the firehouse. I never knew why the old ones had towers like that.
The new stuff is much lighter, too. Helpful for geezer firefighters;-)