Indiana Trip (Part 1)
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010This June we went to New Harmony, Indiana and stayed in the family cabins at Harmonie State Park. It was hot – upper 90’s – and it was humid. But it was fun to see everyone, and neat to share with Gabe things I did when I was a kid, so all and all a good trip for us. We ended up with lots of pictures, between my camera, Katie & Tom’s camera, and some Grandpa Joe took at Grandma ‘Nita’s. I want to give a big thank you to Tom for letting me have a copy of the pictures – he was the most on the ball of all of us to remember to actually USE a camera! So a big chunk of the photos I’m going to share are ones he took.
Around the Campground
The first group of pictures are ones that didn’t really fit into a category. Shots from around the campground of things that caught our eyes, or cute kids, or what-not. Lily ended up in a lot of pictures (cute little baby!), as well as snakes, for some reason! Kelly, I”m surprised at how few shots everyone got of baby Shelby. I did take some – but they ended up being little blurs as he ran by, bounced up and down, or was swung from our arms on a walk. Very few turned out! He just doesn’t hold still anymore. Maybe next time.
Photos from around the campground at Harmonie State Park.
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On the second hottest day (nearly 100, full humidy, and super-sticky (what were we thinking?)), a few of us explored the town of New Harmony. Grammy K, Katie, Tom, Lily and I walked all around town. I’m happy to report that the Labyrinth is doing really well – thicker and nicer then ever. The town itself is picturesque with great historical buildings and homes, lovely gardens, and quaint shops. Definately a good town to walk around (but maybe not when it’s that hot (are you sensing a theme yet?)).
New Harmony toll bridge
Either I’ve forgotten it, or we never went across it when I was a kid, but there is a GREAT old metal bridge. It connects the town of New Harmony to Illinois, spanning over the Wabash River. It’s amazing – so high, and old, and kind of rickety looking. You have to pay a dollar to cross it – but it’s so worth it.
Pictures taken exploring New Harmony, Ind.
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On the HOTTEST day of the trip we went to Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. Yep – Santa Claus is the name of the town. It’s next to Christmas Lake, and every store and street has something to do with holidays.
Amy, Gabe and Lily with Santa Claus
It was a good day to go to Holiday World because it has a HUGE water park with the longest water ride and the highest water ride in America (so their signs say). We didn’t go on either – but we played in a fun kiddie water park most of the time which helped us stay about as cool as we could. We ended up with a hot sticky baby though, and had to head home early. On the way out we saw the diving show – and they had somebody who set themselves on fire, and jumped 60 ft down into a tank of water. It was actually pretty cool!
Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana
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There you go – that’s about half the photos from the Indiana trip. I’ll add the rest soon!
