Indiana Convention
Great Roads Picture Page
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See the bottom of the page for a hint where you can find some of these roads!

                                    
                  Once you get off the main                  LOVE to see those "snake" signs.
.                highways, Southern Indiana                This one says 25 MPH, check out
                  is covered with smooth, safe              the park-like foliage.  Almost the
                  two-lane roads, this sign says             entire southern half of Indiana is one
                  15 MPH!  It means it!                       big state park.

                                                   
                     Gently rolling curves make                      Head down these curves and       
                        for a fun drive.                             exercise your SHO the right (and left) way!

                                                 
               I am getting good at holding                          A black Gen. III is in the distance
              the camera out the moonroof                       
          and snapping shots without looking                 

                           
           Some hills offered the chance for                       That black Gen. III is about to
          a little "negative G's".   45MPH sign                   have a little "lunch" after this
         was about the fastest you could go               Next set of curves.  There is another
           on a lot of these sections.                               one of those "snake" signs!  :)

 
Forgive the S-10 truck, but check out the Gen. III that we tailed
going around yet another neat set of curves.

In Northern Indiana, the route took us across a very long bridge over a portion of a neat lake.  Note that the water level is down, it was a dry summer in 1999 and 2000.   Still, we caught a boat snaking its way towards the bridge and my lovely wife provided a pose.

                                         
     I will mention that we didn't get pictures of the wildest roads.  We were too busy hanging on!  Some curves were so wild that you did not EVER see the curve except in your rear view mirror.  I kid you not.  Only on a Motorcycle or go-kart could you see the road drop and turn on one curve.  You just had to take the sign and the convention instructions at their word and have faith.

     For those that would like to duplicate what we did in Indiana, here is a short list of the great roads we found:

     Route 47 between mile marker 36 on I 74 and mile marker 146 on I-65
     Route 47 from Crawfordsville off I-74 to Route 41.
     Drop down south then on 41 to Rockville Indiana in Western IN. Go to the visitors center on the east side of town on route 36 and pick up a covered bridge map.  Follow any of the four covered bridge routes.  I like the Yellow route best but do all four if you have the time.
     Route 58 from mile marker 64 south of Indianapolis on I-65 to Bedford.  Then take Route 50 SW out of Bedford to route 150.  Take Route 150 at that point SE to Prospect.  While there turn right (South) onto 56 and visit the French Lick area and see the Carlsbad at West Baden tourist attraction.  Stop at the French Lick Winery and Bed & Breakfast for great wine and cheese to take to a state park for a picnic!
     Route 135 from Bloomington IN to Salem is listed as a scenic road, but I guarantee that Route 58 is better.  If you have time, try to do both though.

     Those that attended Indiana probably won't ever forget these wonderful roads.  If you would like to experience these again, or some similar, then attend the 2001 Convention to find even more fun roads in NE Oklahoma.   Check it out HERE.
              

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