Virtual Hike – Breaking the Rules?

I have been trying to figure out the next destinations on my Virtual Hike.

The most recent recent destination on my virtual hike was Danville, Kentucky.

My plan is to visit a few more destinations in Kentucky and then enter into Indiana.

However, the places to cross the river are limited. There are no places west of Louisville where you can legally walk over a bridge to cross the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana.

Virtual Hike, Google Maps, Kentucky, Indiana, bridges, CanneltonI want to cross the Ohio River midway along the border, but walking on the bridge I want to cross is not allowed.

I want to cross over the river to Cannelton, Indiana from Hawesville, Kentucky, but would instead need to go all the way back to Louisville.

Virtual Hike, Google Maps, Kentucky, Indiana, bridges, CanneltonThere is a bridge across the river there at Cannelton. I want to cross here as Cannelton is an important family destination.

Virtual Hike, Google Maps, Kentucky, Indiana, bridges, CanneltonYou can see that there are shoulders where you could walk, but pedestrians are prohibited. If I choose biking instead of walking on Google Maps, it allows me to cross. I am going to break the rules and pretend that I borrow a bike or hitch a ride to cross the river.

Virtual Hike, Google Maps, Kentucky, Indiana, bridges, CanneltonThe alternative is to go back to Louisville where there is a bridge that allows pedestrians.

Virtual Hike, Google Maps, Kentucky, Indiana, bridges, CanneltonOn the way to Hawesville I do plan on passing by Fort Knox, but no plans to break in to Fort Knox.

I have decided to allow crossing non-Interstate bridges, even if pedestrians are prohibited. However, the no Interstate rule will remain on my virtual hike.  With this decision I think I have my route decided for the next few destinations.

Now to go add a little bit to my actual miles before I call it a day.

Steven

Images in this post are from Google Maps and Street View


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Nothing Like a Good Snowstorm

Last month I shared an earlier post about Driving in Iowa Snow.

Tonight I decided to share a follow up post from the one I shared last month. This one was written in December 2013. We have no snow here, but my family back in the Midwest will be seeing snowstorms later this year.

The winter rainstorms here are bad enough and I don’t like driving in them when it is dark.

Steven


Early Winter Driving II – December 11, 2013

Here is another classic editorial cartoon by Frank Andrea Miller that was published in the Des Moines Register.

Last winter I posted a winter driving cartoon in: Early Winter Driving

This evening I ran across another winter driving cartoon in one of my Grandma’s scrapbooks and thought I would share it. I do like the first one better, so make sure you click on the link above and take a look at it.

Frank Andrea Miller - Editorial Cartoon - Snow Tire - Des Moines Register - Snowstorm

Nothing Like a Good Snowstorm to Take Man Down a Notch

One of the keys to understanding editorial cartoons is knowing what is taking place at the time. This cartoon came at a time when man was making great strides forward in different areas of geographic and scientific exploration.

I like the paragraph at the top:

“Ah Yes! Man is a Clever Animal. He has Conquered Land, Sea and Air. He has Harnessed Raging Rivers and Moved Mountains. He has Unlocked the Secret of the Atom… and now He even Challenges Space!”

But, he has not conquered a good snowstorm. Here we have a road that has turned into a parking lot, power lines are down and people are burning an old snow tire just to keep warm.

With all the progress they were still not able to avoid the effects of a snow storm.

Of course 50+ years later we are still brought to our knees by natural disasters or winter storms.

Have you ever been caught in a bad snowstorm?

Steven

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