Indiana, September 2014

This is the state that started this journey.  It was while I was in Indiana expecting to have a boring week traveling for work in 1999 that I realized how easy it is to miss a lot in the US if you don’t make an effort to see the country through state parks and small museums, and I made a decision to take on this project.  I’ve had to keep reminding myself of that because, for the first time in many years, people have wondered why I am bothering.  Maybe it’s the unassuming Midwest, maybe Indiana does not seem to draw a lot of attention, or maybe it’s simply because when I have said where I am spending my vacation, most people heard “India,” and were surprised when I corrected them with a state that seems like the exact opposite of exotic India.  Regardless, I’m in Indiana!