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Indianapolis Meet (7/10-7/11)
hbelkins:
--- Quote from: rawmustard on July 13, 2009, 09:04:03 AM ---
Some of us even had a long day on Saturday as well. And I know I had a long day Sunday, but much of that was spent walking around downtown Fort Wayne and happening upon the Three Rivers Festival/Chalk Walk. Much of this week will likely be spent catching up on sleep and sorting through all the photos taken Sunday. Maybe I'll even get around to writing up a trip report. X-(
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I decided to head west on US 40 a bit to pick up a few counties. I actually ended up getting behind you guys right before you turned right onto some local street, but I can't remember where. I ended up going all the way to IND 46 and then went over to I-70 and headed back east. Hopped off I-74 onto US 421 and took that back to Kentucky, then KY 36 to Carrollton and I-71 north to Florence where I had a room reserved for the night. Only missed 30 laps of the race. :-)
rawmustard:
Did you happen to see that cruiser wrapped around a tree? :-o Yep, we were following several old alignments, and some of them are marked with those "Historic National Road" markers. And like a lot of bridges, you can only get a true appreciation of their magnificence by looking under them, which Steve and I did for a couple (and understanding completely why Brian and my dad didn't try to climb down. You probably were wise to drive separately, as we didn't get back to Indy until almost 9 pm (we came back via US 36 through Parke County and ventured through a few of the many covered bridges). Then Steve and I went out Washington into Hancock County and ventured back on I-70, where at some point the Sportage ticked its 10,000th mile finally stopping for free Slurpees when we saw a 7-11 at Post Road. We wandered back through Indy, stopping off at 86th Street Pub for the last 30 laps of the race and realizing why those "post-meet" gatherings don't happen all that often. :sleep:
hbelkins:
--- Quote from: rawmustard on July 13, 2009, 04:01:36 PM ---Did you happen to see that cruiser wrapped around a tree? :-o Yep, we were following several old alignments, and some of them are marked with those "Historic National Road" markers. And like a lot of bridges, you can only get a true appreciation of their magnificence by looking under them, which Steve and I did for a couple (and understanding completely why Brian and my dad didn't try to climb down. You probably were wise to drive separately, as we didn't get back to Indy until almost 9 pm (we came back via US 36 through Parke County and ventured through a few of the many covered bridges). Then Steve and I went out Washington into Hancock County and ventured back on I-70, where at some point the Sportage ticked its 10,000th mile finally stopping for free Slurpees when we saw a 7-11 at Post Road. We wandered back through Indy, stopping off at 86th Street Pub for the last 30 laps of the race and realizing why those "post-meet" gatherings don't happen all that often. :sleep:
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Yes, I saw that and wondered how that accident happened.
And I'm glad you guys finally got the free Slurpees. ;-)
Alps:
I'm gonna have to use most of Saturday for my trip report. The route itself (over 5 and 2-halves days of driving) spans five different pieces of paper and 3900 miles in total. Let's just say I saw a lot. Had I not been out of sorts on Friday, add another 300 miles and half a piece of paper. It was great meeting people for the first time - Tim Brown, other-Brian, Sam, and Brian's Dad.
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