Midwest Overlanders Exploring the Hoosier State [Pic Heavy]

[MidwestOverlanders]

I'll keep this an on going picture thread as I often get out and takes lots of pictures. A lot of photos will be from the HNF (Hoosier National Forest), but I'll try to leave a comment on different areas.

An old abandoned bridge just south of the Yellow Wood State Forest.

Checking out the flooded road ahead.

Trail leading back to an amazing camp spot on top of a ridge.

Another bridge, or whats left of one.

 

[Luis Merlo]

very nice....! and so green

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

Yellowwood Lake

 

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Our "go to" spot in the HNF

My first time with this setup in the rain. Worked pretty well.

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

I don't often get out to offroad parks, as they aren't really my thing, but the next set of pics is from the Badlands Offroad Park in Attica Indiana.

/end Badlands

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

Williams Dam

Starve Hollow State Park

Turkey Run State Park

HNF

Badlands OHV

Brown County State Park

HNF

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

Turkey Run State Park - amazing hiking and kayaking around this part of the state.

 

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More Turkey Run Pics

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

I'm sure you can tell by now, that we do most of our "overlanding" by foot. We like to use the truck to get us to a destination, but then we prefer to hike it out and backpack as much as possible. Looking forward to doing some actual back country pack camping next year.

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

I think it's safe to say that Indiana has more than just corn to offer. You might have to drive through 100 miles of corn, but you'll get somewhere eventually ;)

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

Some really really old pictures from the Badlands when I was still in school. This was an outing with PORC (Purdue Off Road Club).

Bad pics, but from a 2002 quality point & shoot.

This was my 1996 Ford Explorer Sport. I put a Ford Ranger body lift on it. Cranked the tbars, ran some Mesa AP 31" tires and ran the piss out of it.

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

Some more pics from the northern portion of HNF

OB #263 @Drift

 

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More northern HNF

Story, Indiana

Just finished setting up camp. 20*F outside and freezing rain....whew, that was a chilly weekend.

 

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Shades State Park

35 weeks pregnant and still rocking it :)

Brown County State Park

Eagle Creek Park

 

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Southern portion of HNF

 

[WJ - Firefly]

Awesome! I remember a few of those parks from my childhood days... Gotta go back soon!

 

[ShawnR]

Great trip reports. One of these days will have to get to the Badlands. June though, we're all set for Redbird SRA.

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

Great trip reports. One of these days will have to get to the Badlands. June though, we're all set for Redbird SRA.

I'd love to go to Redbird, but I'll have a newborn...so dont think the wife will approve of that one ;)

 

[ShawnR]

I'd love to go to Redbird, but I'll have a newborn...so dont think the wife will approve of that one ;)

Lol, completely understandable. Congrats!

 

[MidwestOverlanders]

Got the Ambo out yesterday and did a bit of exploring at my in-laws property. They have 140 acres and I hadn't ever been back in it. I didn't get many pics because I was having too much fun driving around :)