8-7-07

Hiiidy hi, neighbors, and neighborettes. For the last few days I've been heading west, staying away from the big cities along the Great Lakes. I saw Lake Superior one time, so I figure I've got lake tours covered. Passing through mid New York state, I was out one day, just tooling around, when I ran up on this covered bridge. It had a plaque saying it was the largest "of its kind" in the U.S. I don't know about that, but if you can read the sign over the entry to the bridge, you'll notice the speed limit back then. There is another lake picture, which is one feature in abundance around the New England area, and south.
It rained for a couple of days as I continued, so I did a good bit of laying around the hotels between driving days. I ended up in Indianapolis for a day, and got by to see the racetrack and museum. They offered a tour of one lap around the track in a bus. The ladies selling tickets looked like they had been there since the track was built. I asked one how much it'd cost for me to do a lap in my car...... she didn't have much of a sense of humor. Anyway I did the bus trip. I was kind'a surprised the track was not heavily banked, it's only 9 degrees through the turns. Here's a view down the main straight, and there is the "Yard of Bricks". I'm definitely watching the race next year on T.V., and screaming "I was right there" every time they show the start/finish line. Anyone willing to put up with me for 4 hr.s?
Okey dokey then. My next planned stop is the Badlands in South Dakota. I'll gab at y'all later. Hasta lumbago.