From our trip last month, I'm still working through the photos. A fun explore: after spending the night in Corydon, Indiana (about 25 miles west of Louisville) we decided to NOT jump back on the interstate, and to wander the backroads for a bit.
Our first stop was The Overlook at Leavenworth, Indiana. We had a most-enjoyable lunch here probably 10 years ago [edit, looks like June of 2009]. This day we were there before the restaurant opened, but we enjoyed looking over the overlook:
And the view, looking upriver (with lots of effects). It was a bit cloudy, and quite windy (see flag above), but not at all unpleasant....
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Eventually we found ourselves here... A 1-lane bridge across the Little Blue River. A bit south of the unincorporated community of Beechwood, Indiana.
The blue sign at the lower right says
NOTICE
Historic bridge ahead
May be replaced
For more information
call
(812) 338-2162
I kind of wanted to call, but didn't. The weight limit was 8 tons, which doesn't seem too bad.
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Continuing along took us to Alton, Indiana. Not to be confused with Alton, IL... A small town, population 55. Sitting right on the Ohio River, though. There were quite a few campers parked near the river, I got the impression they were weekend homes rather than folks passing through. thye just had a "settled" look. But they did have a dock. Of sorts:
The town was laid out in a small grid, and all of the streets were (barely) one lane wide (but not one-way). The photo isn't really meant to tell a story about Alton, I just like dead tech... Here's a longer view, you can see that it was still pretty overcast...
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Continuing on our wander, we next stopped at the unincorporated community of Magnet, just around the next river bend. Looking south on the Ohio River... the clouds were just starting to break up.
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All in all, a really pleasant side trip. It added a couple of hours to our return trip, but was time well spent.
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