I left Parkersburg about 7:30 headed west on US50. The weather was very warm and humid, with cloud cover until I got passed Cincinnati, OH. US50 crossed the Ohio River at Belpre, OH and then continued on through south-central Ohio through rolling, green terrain with small towns every few miles. I stopped for gas in Londonderry (Ohio, not Ireland) which was a few miles east of Chillicothe and took a couple pictures. The first one is typical of what I saw all along US50 through southern Ohio:
The second picture is of Londonderry itself, again very typical of what I saw all through Ohio:
West of Chillicothe, actually between Bourneville and Bainbridge, I came upon the Seip Indian Mound. I guess I knew that the Ohio River valley was littered with Indian Mounds, but except for one near where I grew up in W. Va., I had never really seen one. If you double click on the picture below, you should be able to read the plaque:
Here is a picture of the Mound itself. Actually, pretty impressive:
I followed US50 through Cincinnati along the "River Road", which was pretty scenic in places, crossed into Indiana at Lawrenceburg, followed US50 to Versailles, IN, and then took US421/I-74 north to Indianapolis for the night. Tomorrow morning, I'm going to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, then down Indiana 37 back to US50 and on to St. Clair, MO for the night.
Miles today: 337. Total: 696.
