Indiana Wants Me

The Appalachian Mountains

Hi, we are on our trek home now, and are not making long stops as often.  I think I mentioned before that we have discovered that we are NOT gypsies, and are a little weary of constant sightseeing and being tourists.  It is time to go home and live normally for a while.  So, we drove quite quickly through some areas. This is the Appalachian Mountains on the road between Maryland and Pennsylvania through West Virginia.  Quite pretty areas, will be even nicer in a couple of weeks when the leaves change color.  The mixed forest is very dense, I don't know how the explorers found their way (of course, they traveled mostly by river).  The mountains are quite rugged, but completely tree covered.  The highest pass on our route  was about 2,600 ft. and the highest mountains are about 4,000 feet.

More farmland in Pennsylvania.  It is well known for Amish farms.

This is the Ohio River as we crossed over to to the state of Ohio.

The great plains start quite quickly after the Appalachians.  Ohio had some hilly areas, as does Indiana, but it is mostly  flat farmland now, with some dense bushy areas.  There are some stands of very stately old trees as well.  It is harvest time.  Many have not done the harvest yet, but a lot of the crops look ready.

 

We are camped just south of Indianapolis, Indiana.  We are spending 2 nights here, and today we went shopping at Camping World.  Kind of like Lee Valley for RVers.  Tomorrow we head out again.  Our plan is to drive for 2 days, then spend 2 nights in the same place.  It seems to work well.

So, that's it for now.  We will be seeing family and friends in Saskatchewan soon.