I recently left Southern California and flew to Iowa to visit my sister. While there, I went on a five day trip with my sister Kathy and her hubby Dave to explore southern Indiana and see the fall colors. We drove from Davenport,IA to Crawfordsville,IN and spent the first day exploring Turky Run State park south of Crawfordsville. We hiked for hours through the scenic trails. We only saw one other couple. We then left the park to try to find some of the nearby covered bridges. We got lost on the back roads and didn't find any. The next day we came across two good ol' boy hog farmers on a back road who explained the road numbering system to us and then we were able to find some bridges. The bridges were covered to protect the wood structure. They were all built before the age of the automobile.
We then proceeded further south to Brown County State Park where we saw some great scenery and towns with names like Bean Blossom, Gnaw Bone amd Needmore. We visited Bill Monroe's music park and museum. Bill grew up in this area and is considered the father of bluegrass music. The next day we travelled to Madison,IN on the Ohio River bordering Kentucky. Overall the trip was a great experience. All the people we met were genuinely friendly and helpful. I miss the great midwest where I grew up, but not the weather.