Clinton, Indiana

Our First Geocache in Indiana

We enjoyed our time in Clinton, IN.  We couldn't dance, but we did geocache some.  The caption says it's our first in Indiana.  Although we've been in almost all the states at one time or another, we didn't start caching until 2009.  So we have found caches in all the states west of the mississippi and a few more.  This trip winding up in NH should allow us to log many more.  

Winery and Beer Crafting facility in Clinton

Eloise at the town "Coal Fountain"

 The coal fountain was erected to honor the town forefathers; immigrants who were mostly coal miners.  Sort of funny though, the fountain is made from granite quarried from Wisconsin!  Coal wouldn't have held up very well over time.  

While here we stayed at a Thousand Trails park called Horseshoe Lakes.  There were very few sites available, but we got an electric/water site near the main lodge. We could have had a full hookup site but then we would have just had a 30 amp site and no access to satellite.  With the recent heat this was better, and since we are members of TTN there was no charge.

Before we got to Clinton, we were with our youngest daughter, Kim near St Louis, MO.  
 

Bianca and Kim

We were able to enjoy an Italian dinner with Kim, her daughter Jessica and Jessica's  friend Kevin.  Kim's friend Frank came by after work but was too late for the picture.  We don't always eat.  Wait, yes we do.


 

Jessica, Kevin, Kim and Eloise

When we travel to see Kim we stay at Babler State Park, near Chesterfield.  It's a clean, well-run park and we like it there.  But like every other Missouri State Park we've stayed in, their only site amenity is electricity.  Water is available in several areas, however it is not exclusively for an individual site.  The dump station is clean and nicely maintained.  Nicest feature is that for seniors the price is $21 a nite for a 50 amp site.  It was only $19 at Weston Bend when we visited Ginger because we could only get a 30 amp site.

 I didn't ask Kim if it was okay to publish a picture of her very first effort at a still-life painting.  So, don't tell.



Kim had business out of town for most of the time we were there.  We found there were going to be a couple of square dances we could attend.  First one had more than 10 squares, Dean Dederman calling.  The second one, an Advanced dance had three squares and we danced to recordings.

 After leaving Babler S.P. we traveled over the Mississippi River to my 92 years young Aunt Dee Cunningham's apartment in Jerseyville, IL.  We found a RV park about 20 miles away in Greenfield, there wasn't a closer alternative.  It was a nice quiet little park.  

Greenfield City Park

Nah, not for real...

Entrance to the city park

 Next stop planned is at the Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio.  We visited this Museum 25 years ago, about the time our grandson Sam was born.  We have been hearing that it has more than doubled in size.  We will clue you in after our visit.