Yesterday after sleeping in our tent with a soft rain( and a quick scurry by WFS to secure the rain fly), we awoke to a beautiful morning. My coffee was delivered promptly...very nice! We decided to drive 15 miles to the banks of the Ohio River. There was a reenactment of Abe Lincoln's flatboat trip down to New Orleans. This was launch day of the trip, so, we thought it a worthy side trip. It was hokey enough to capture our attention. The beauty of a very small town is everyone comes out to celebrate.
We drove back to New Harmony to see it in daylight. We walked along the banks of the Wabash, up through a little glen and onto Main Street. Each home had a garden, filled with flowers and plants. New Harmony has many gardens for touring. Labryrinths, contemplative and spiritual. No matter the mood when entering, the New Age groove of peace settles in. We split a chicken salad sandwich and a latte at the local coffee shop. It was hippie like and very, very
friendly. We managed to drive about 150 miles to Giant City SP....The Markanda sandstone is around 200 million years old(yes, we CAN believe it). Names are carved in the stones from before the
Civil War. An impressive stone fort wall runs along a bluff, this was the work of the native people, who inhabited this area between A.D.400 and 900. We took a hike into the craggy area, exploring a small cave dwelling. I will dream of my woodland ancestors tonight.
We are traveling along the edge of the Ozarks and the mighty Mississippi, heading toward Kansas City; with a little luck and some serious driving, we'll find the Great Prairie Grasslands for our bed tonight~~<
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