Fall in Indiana is beautiful. Or at least can be. If we actually have one. It seems like the fall season has been short for the last few years - a week or two of mild weather, a torrent of brown leaves hitting the ground, then the cold and gloom of winter. This year, however, we've managed to stretch autumn out quite a bit. So why not take advantage of that?
We started off with a camping trip in early October. Last year we had visited Shades, so we decided to try somewhere else this time and ended up at McCormick's Creek, Indiana's oldest state park. We went with another couple and the four of us had a lot of fun hiking, cooking meals over the fire, and trying to open bottles of wine without a corkscrew. We even took a side trip to Nashville, IN on Sunday to check out the shops and indulge in some Big Woods pizza.
Then, about a month after our McCormick's Creek trip, we headed down to nearly the same area again. We got together with most of my extended family at a cabin in Brown County for a fun family weekend. We did the usual family things - stay up late catching up, play card games, watch football, eat lots of homemade ice cream, and just enjoy being around one another. We were only about 15 mins from Nashville and Big Woods, so we went there again (because yes, it really is that good), and also did a bit of hiking at the State Park. The weather, despite it being a month later than our camping trip, was just barely colder. It made for another great weekend of enjoying the crisp autumn air. And, even though Christmas isn't too far off, it was nice to see everyone.
And that's about it for now. Thanks for reading and have a great Thanksgiving!
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