Just a little love for your beautiful state (Indianapolis, Lawrence: construction, live in)

[Mr_Klister]

Hey Hoosiers! Just want to throw a little love your way. I grew up in NW Ohio, so am biased in favor of pastoral, rural, agricultural landscapes (with lots of trees) anyway, but until about a year-and-a-half ago, I never realized how beautiful your state truly is. Both on my way to Ohio (via I-80), and on the return trip (via US 6 and US 24 - to avoid the endless construction delays on I-80, and to avoid Chicago), I was rather surprised at the nature of the land (gently rolling topography and, of course, lots and lots of trees).



On one stretch of the aforementioned highways (US 6 or 24), I was literally driving through a tunnel of trees. It was SO beautiful!


And, I believe you're the birthplace of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., one of my favorite authors.


That's all, Indiana. Hope you all realize what a beautiful place you reside in.

[sheerbliss]

Thanks, Mr. Klister. I visited Indiana in 2011 and fell in love with it. Ohio is pretty, too--it looks me of a big golf course--very green and well-kept.

[sheerbliss]

*reminds me*

[ImmerLernen]

Originally Posted by Mr_Klister

...(gently rolling topography and, of course, lots and lots of trees).

[snip]

Hope you all realize what a beautiful place you reside in.

I have to agree. I visited in October, 2018, really just a very small portion of the state, but still... All I heard before our trip was how "flat" Indiana is. I was so pleasantly surprised by the gently rolling hills.

I live in SoCal, and yes, we have mountains we can see in the far distance (on clear days, and only from some vantage points), but our area is flat, flat, flat. The only hills we have nearby are a couple freeway overpasses...and those certainly aren't tree-lined.

And the people were lovely, too.

[indy_317]

I've lived here all my life. I'm more fond of landscapes that have vast differences in elevation, but I appreciate what Indiana offers in terms of being "flat." I sometimes drive during the dark, in the back roads of the Indy suburbs and in more rural areas of the state. I like staring out into a dark horizon to see the flashing lights of a radio signal tower miles away in the distance. Even seeing the glow in the sky of a small or medium sized town/city is something I enjoy. My first and only hike up Mt. LeConte I met a guy who had also just did his first hike. He was from the mountain areas of TN but had recently made a serious lifestyle change and hiking up LeConte was his eventual goal. He said he'd heard that in our area one can see "for miles." I told him that was true in some areas, that the horizon just seems to go on and on forever.

[Ivory Lee Spurlock]

The landscape in Central Indiana is far from ugly. It's just not very breath taking. It doesn't have very many panoramic views. But the tall trees and deep green color that covers the countryside is beautiful in its own way. I never appreciated it's beauty until I moved to where the trees are not as tall and the greens are not as deep and lush and the land is scrubbier and browner.

[deespoohbear]

Thanks for the positive comments! I get so tired of people bashing the state. It isn't like we had any decision on what the topography would be for Indiana. The central part of the state definitely has a different look to it than the southern or extreme northern part of the state!

[rstevens62]

I have to travel to IN for work sometimes, I live in KY, I mainly visit Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Versailles, and occasionally Madison.


I really like Aurora and Versailles, they are postcard perfect, great small town American cities.


Last time I went to Madison, I stopped for gas, and there was 4-5 younger teens, driving around in a rag top Jeep Wrangler, they had a few fishing poles hanging out the back, and it looked like they had been to their favorite swimming/fishing hole recently, then I get on the road back to Lawrenceburg, and I pass LOTS of small and large farms, most had american flags proudly flying, kids were out playing in the yards, parents were mowing grass or doing other work around the house...I kind of felt like I was in the idyllic American small town at that moment!!

[ColdAilment]

The only hilly places I've noticed in Indiana in my travels are on highway 31 between Peru and Grissom ARB, small section of hilly and heavily forested area. Then, the areas West of Indianapolis near Turkey Run, Crawfordsville, Shades, and the areas South of Indy, Brown County, Brookville, etc.

Except for the Lakeshore I feel like northern Indiana has some of the least appealing topography in the state. Although the outskirts of Indy look and feel identical in many ways. I've never minded the scenery too much because I spend most of my time in various towns and cities, and there is a great cluster of small towns and cities from Chicago to Goshen in the northern part of the state.

Thank you OP for the kind words, I do feel like Indiana has some highly underrated areas, and part of me likes it that way, keeps the crowds away. Indiana is a very lush and green state in the warm months, I love to see all of the greenery during the summer time

[ischyros]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

The only hilly places I've noticed in Indiana in my travels are on highway 31 between Peru and Grissom ARB, small section of hilly and heavily forested area. Then, the areas West of Indianapolis near Turkey Run, Crawfordsville, Shades, and the areas South of Indy, Brown County, Brookville, etc.

Except for the Lakeshore I feel like northern Indiana has some of the least appealing topography in the state. Although the outskirts of Indy look and feel identical in many ways. I've never minded the scenery too much because I spend most of my time in various towns and cities, and there is a great cluster of small towns and cities from Chicago to Goshen in the northern part of the state.

Thank you OP for the kind words, I do feel like Indiana has some highly underrated areas, and part of me likes it that way, keeps the crowds away. Indiana is a very lush and green state in the warm months, I love to see all of the greenery during the summer time

I have family that live in a small town near Peru. If you get off 31 and onto some of the backroads, even the state highways like SR 19, there are some pretty hilly areas there along and near the Wabash River. Not southern Indiana hilly but it feels pretty unique for that part of the state.