Well, today I have been in four states!  I left Illinois this morning and travelled through rural Indiana, a little bit of Kentucky, and made to Cincinnati, Ohio.

It has been a beautiful drive going through Indiana--and very peaceful for the most part.  The fall colors are farther along here than they were yesterday in Illinois and Missouri.  There is farm land as far as the eye can see!  Huge farms!   Along the way, I happened upon an old covered bridge in Medora, Indiana.  It was built in 1875 and it is the longest covered bridge in the US - 460 ft.. 

 

 

 

 

I made it to Cincinnati.  Crossing over the Ohio River from Kentucky, I drove through a busy downtown and am staying with long time family friends Kristen and her husband Phil.  They live a charming neighborhood with older homes from the early 1900s and the street lamps are gaslights.   It has been great seeing them and spending time with them here.  We had locally famous Graeter's ice cream for dessert.

Kristen, me, and Phil at Arthur's in Cincinnati's Hyde Park Square