Indiana Countryside
Yesterday, August 23, 2012 and today, August 24, 2012 found me cruising my RV through and camping in Indiana and Illinois. I cannot begin to tell you how beautiful these States are.
First off, all of the states I have driven through since New Jersey have toll turnpikes which are basically freeways that you have to pay to have the privilege to drive on.
I decided that I do not like paying these tolls for my RV and motorcycle trailer since I am sometimes having to pay 75% more than a car. It is not that I cannot afford the tolls; it is that I think they are bullshit. Therefore, I set my GPS to avoid the toll roads.
Avoiding the toll roads is the best thing I have done on this trip. The reason being is that instead of driving on freeways, I am not driving on state highways off the beaten track.
In Indiana we drove all day through the most beautiful farm and tree laced land you could imagine. The landscape was like in a movie. We stayed in an excellent RV park right smack dab next to a huge corn field.
When I went outside just at sunset, all I could see for miles around was corn. I would love to live in a place such as this. I enjoyed an O’Doul’s and a cigar.
Today on August 24, 2012, we again drove off the beaten track from Indiana to Rockford, IL. We made sure to drive through Chicago, IL, but since we could not find an RV park near Chicago, we decided to head for Rockford with our next main stop being Sturgis, SD.
I am from Southern California where I was born and raised. I have traveled the world but I have always come back to California.
My trip all over the nation these past 38 days or so have made me question why I stay in California. The east coast is beautiful.
Indiana is truly a beautiful State; so is Illinois. However, I really liked Indiana. Heck we saw our first genuine Amish buggy with family in Indiana.
The people are nice, the entire State reminds me of Mayberry.
The next time I take a trip such as the one I am on right now, I may take 6 months to a year to travel around, so that instead of taking freeways, I can take roads off of the beaten track and really see the countryside.
So there it is, tomorrow I will be on the road again headed for Sturgis, SD which should take two days if all goes well.
Once in Sturgis, I will take the Harley Davidson Electra Glide off of the trailer, and ride all over the Black Hills and more.
Welcome, my name is 
Glad you liked my home state. Its too bad you weren’t in town about a week ago for the Redbull Indianapolis Moto Gp race. We had thousands of bikes in town. Friday and Saturday there were motorcycles lining the streets of Indianapolis for about six blocks. It is a fantastic event, even if you don’t get to see the race.
Well Garrett I think Indiana is one of my favorite States. I wish I could have been in Indianapolis for the event!
Norm
The countryside is always a refreshing sight. It’s good that you took to the dirt road. It’s less complicated and you get to see what you’re really missing.
I lived on the border of Michigan and Indiana for many years. To be honest, Indiana is a beautiful state but it gets boring very quickly. Indianapolis is probably the busiest place you’ll find in Indiana (visited twice and enjoyed both visits)
There were a lot of guys riding motorcycles on the country roads.
Norm