Art & Nature Park at IMA

The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) will open the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park in September 2009. This 100-acre park will become the largest museum contemporary art park in U.S. and will focus on the interrelationships between art and nature. Right now, you can explore the park’s many trails through wetlands and wooded [...]

Have a howling good time in Battle Ground…

You may know about Battle Ground’s National Historic Landmark, Tippecanoe Battleground, but did you know it is also home to a small research facility called Wolf Park. The park allows visitors an up-close and personal interaction with wolves, coyotes and buffalo. Sure to be in the area on Friday and/or Saturday for their Howl Night [...]

You don’t have to be a polar bear to take this plunge

With New Year’s comes new beginnings and in Brown County there is always something new. Perhaps best known for it’s autumn grandeur, Brown County is a great year-round destination, even in the midst of winter. Stay at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park and plunge into their new indoor aquatic center with [...]

Running Cold…

When faced with a long run on a cold day, I’ve found the promise of a new adventure is a good motivator. I recently made a trip to Strawtown Koteewi Park, located just west of State Road 37 about fifteen minutes northeast of Noblesville in Hamilton County (northeast of Indianapolis). Miles of crushed-stone trails [...]

Hiking History…

If you like Native American history, then I have two great places for you to explore – Mounds State Park (Anderson) and Angel Mounds State Historic Site (Evansville). Both sites are early Native American earth mound formations, also known as earthworks. The mounds are believed to have been used for religious ceremonies and rituals.
At Mounds [...]

Walk Indiana’s newest Scenic Byway

Join in the third annual Whitewater Walk, September 21-28. The Walk showcases the newly designated Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway. The byway begins at Hagerstown, in Wayne County, and runs southeast to Lawrenceburg (103 miles).
Registration fee is $20 per person (includes souvenir t-shirt). To register and learn more about the walk visit whitewatercanalscenicbyway.org.

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Cruise Indiana’s Casual Coast – Indiana Dunes

I’m certainly no expert on sand dunes, bogs or wetlands but I was thoroughly impressed with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore during my family’s recent visit there.
The place is literally a botanical melting pot that was apparently sculpted by a wave of massive slow-moving glacial sheets.
Okay, I’m no expert on glaciers either but that’s [...]

Hiking Turkey Run and Shades State Parks!

I’m a hiker – not an extreme hiker – but I love a good jaunt. Two of the most recent jaunts were in Turkey Run and Shades State Parks. Located a half hour or so a part from one another and about 2 hours West of Indy, they have some great easy, medium and rugged [...]

Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park

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During the long Independence Day weekend, my wife and I spent Sunday morning hiking at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. Located just nine miles from downtown Indianapolis, you’d never know you were so close to the city. Fort Harrison was decommissioned as a military base in 1991 and five years later, became [...]

Hike, bike or walk the Nickel Plate Trail

Celebrate National Bike Month – biking to work or the countryside! Breathe fresh air on the Nickel Plate Trail, spanning three counties from Rochester to Kokomo, this trail offers the chance to immerse yourself in rural northern Indiana. Check out other great Rails-to-Trails or join a bike event.

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