Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2012

No ‘Fly-Over States’ on My Maps



August 11th, 2012


At the end of May/early June, I completed another coast to coast roadtrip.  (I’m aware that I’m a little overdue for this blog.)  As always, I greatly enjoyed the drive and the journey.  I drove from the Long Beach, California area to the Southern New Jersey area and then on to the Boston, Massachusetts area.  While I enjoyed my usual favorites of the Mojave Desert, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, the most impressive states of this past sojourn were Oklahoma and Indiana. 

I greatly enjoyed Oklahoma because I often drive though that state at night and I had not realized how beautiful that state can be – as it was very impressive during this last roadtrip.  

Indiana, on the other hand, presented very friendly and helpful people as I experienced a minor vehicle problem (my windshield-wiper linkage sort of came apart in a construction zone amid big trucks and during a light rain).  The good folks at Fuson Automotive (a GMC dealer in Terre Haute, Indiana) then squeezed me in their early morning schedule and fixed my vehicle quickly and at a very minimal cost.  As such, I would highly recommend them to others (www.drivefuson.com).


This latest ride across the nation was a lot of fun.  As all my friends know, I prefer to not fly-over any states, by the way.  

Odd, though, how the two states which impressed me the most during this last roadtrip are two of the states mentioned in the song/video that speaks of “fly-over states.”  See:  Jason Aldean - "Fly Over States", located at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1GZzucDMlQ
 


Let me know if you are interested in joining me on the next ride across which could be very soon.  :)

AVT


  

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Indiana, Pacing the Journey Across, I-70, I-465

October 15th, 2009

Indiana seems like another well-rounded place to live one’s life. Judging from what I have seen of the state, I could live in Indiana. Indianapolis seems plenty large for me to blend in with the locals. The autumn colors of the foliage made for an enjoyable drive through this state.


Otherwise, the roads in the state appears to be in good condition. Overall letter grade of "A -" for the roads in the State of Indiana, in light of my travels.
AVT