On our way to Virginia

This is a mixture of the states we drove through getting to Virginia. From some nice straight, flat roads to squiggly hilly ones. 

From North Dakota, to Minnesota and family time, 

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on to Iowa (which the welcome to Iowa sign didn't turn out as it was dark outside). 

Next is Missouri

and then Illinois

and in to Indiana.

After that came Kentucky

 

and West Virginia, where we were just going to take the toll road and be done with it; but we took a wrong turn, took a different road and went on the squiggly roads again. 

and finally, Virginia

where we're spending time with family again.

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Indiana

The state is much drier than Pennsylvania and Ohio, but after being here over a week they’ve had a lot of rain and there were even flood warnings when we left. The corn looks tall though. We stayed at KilSoQuah Campground near Huntington for five days, I’ve got a separate post on that.

Some Indiana state facts listed below the pictures.

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Some Indiana economy facts from netstate.com:

1. Indiana's top five agricultural products are corn for grain, soybeans, hogs, dairy products, and chicken eggs. Hogs are Indiana's most valuable livestock product, followed by milk, beef cattle and eggs. Other livestock products are turkeys, ducks and sheep. Corn and soybeans are Indiana's most valuable farm products and Indiana is a leading producer among the states. Other important crops are wheat and hay. Tomatoes are Indiana's leading "vegetable" crop. (We know that tomatoes are a fruit, but they're categorized as a vegetable in this case.) Other Indiana vegetables are cucumbers, onions, potatoes, snap beans and sweet corn. Leading fruits are apples, blueberries and watermelons.

2. Manufacturing: Manufacturing contributes more to the gross state product in Indiana than it does in most other states. Manufacture of transportation equipment (motor vehicle parts, aircraft parts, automobile assembly, truck and bus bodies, truck trailers, motor homes, railroad cars) ranks first in this sector. Indiana is a leading producer of automobile parts, truck and bus bodies, truck trailers and motor homes. Ranked second in the manufacturing sector is the production of primary metals, steel being the most important. Indiana is also an important aluminum producing state.

3. Mining: A leading coal-producing state, bituminous coal contributes about 3/4 of Indiana's mining income. Other products are crushed stone, sand and gravel. Limestone quarries produce crushed stone for roadways and building stone for construction. Clays and gypsum are also produced in the state.