The River Road

I had this idea to follow the Ohio River since it’s in my book of scenic drives and passes through stops I had to make. So I picked it up in West Virginia and have followed its banks thus far to Evansville, IN (including the stop Cincinnati). It’s been a pretty nice drive. I am glad that time is not such an issue. I wouldn’t take the river road if I wanted get anywhere specific. I’ve hit turns in the road that are a little over a 180-degree turns. So…driving speeds are kept to about 40 mph or less. The road passes through rolling farms, forest, and over many bluffs. And for someone who doesn’t like writing description that’s enough for me. Here are some pictures.

This is a view of the Ohio from a bluff in Indiana.


The woods in Ohio/West Virginia…and yes this picture was taken while I was driving. It’s pretty interesting to see where you’re going through a digital camera screen.


I thought it would be rather appropriate to listen to Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn while I drove along the Ohio River. It’s the wrong river I realize, but it’s close enough. I’m heading out again tomorrow and just to complete the story tour I’m going to pass through Cairo (pronounced in the book K-row) the town Huck and Jim miss to go north so Jim could be free. And to round it off I think I’ll stop in the Mark Twain National Forest when I get to Missouri.

I now need a new book to listen to…

Gas in Evansville : $2.89