Back Home Again In Indiana

Born and raised Indiana girls, we've really seen and experienced the flavor and the heart of what makes Indiana so special and unique. But wherever we go, there is always something new to explore and something new to try! At this stop for us, this something was the Falls of the Ohio.

The Falls of the Ohio park is sheltered by the quiet banks of the Ohio River in Clarksville, Indiana and has been a place that we've always talked about visiting, but never really got around to. As a Hoosier, we must say that this park is something you really should see!

Before we stepped out into the bank of the river, we wanted to explore the museum which overlooked the Falls, and discover some of the history behind this enormous amount of fossils. 

“The ruins of an older world are visible in the present structure of our planet; and the strata which now compose our continents have been once beneath the sea…”

                            -James Hutton, 1795

Throughout the museum you were able to uncover paleontology facts and historical pieces from both land & sea.
As a clever distinction between the two, there were either land animals adorning the ceiling, or aquatic ones!

Every artifact there had a story or such an important significance that you could spend hours at the park without even stepping foot outside yet!

Jeanette even got to pet a bull (just like the one we came across in Vermont!)
Although, important difference: this one was not alive & standing pompously in the middle of our road.

After getting our picture taken by this kind gentleman we headed out onto the grounds.

 "Because I'm alive."

There we were, walking among the 390-million-year-old fossil beds, so much history and beauty that has developed over time, just lying beneath our feet.

The Falls is among the world’s largest Devonian fossil beds that have been naturally exposed.

Originally this place was a series of rapids which allowed for the Ohio river to drop 26 feet over a length of two and a half miles.

Now, much of the original falls area has been flooded behind the McAlpine dam.

Advice from the man we met earlier: for an even more interesting view of the fossils, drip a little bit of water out onto them. Instantly, the dry formations that once blended softly into the dirt, stand out marvelously in all of their shapes and forms. He was right!




It was amazing to also get to catch up with our Great Aunt Helen our last night in New Albany, IN.

"To see the sky and the world. So beautiful. I always enjoy!"

The next morning we ate breakfast at A Nice Restaurant and were able to see our former priest, Fr. Eric, from our home parish!

 

"Because there is Mass!"

"Everyday is a different day. I am curious of what God has in store for me."

Thank you so much to our Great Aunt Hilda and Great Uncle Tony, we love every time we get to see you!

Here’s to the 19th state, 20th stop (if you count D.C.!)!



Love,
The Crew