Dune It Up! Visiting Mt. Baldy
✍️ • 🕑 September 8 & 9, 2021 • Series: Go West, Young Lad • Tags: dunes • National Parks • Indiana Dunes National Park • Places: Carlson's Drive In • Mt. Baldy
When my tour of Warren G. Harding’s home ended at about 2PM, I knew what I was in for. I purchased a postcard from the gift shop, used the bathroom, and hit the road.
Although I would have loved to pay his mausoleum a visit as well, I felt a bit Warren G. Harding-ed out. I was ready for the day to be over, perhaps not unlike someone who just had their first bite of chipped beef & gravy waffles…
Alas, my journey was not over. I had about 255 miles of straight, flat U.S. Highways between Harding’s house and the campsite I booked for the night. Within those miles lay a seemingly infinite number of cornfields, an occasional stop sign, and not too much else.
Eventually, I would need to get dinner for the night.
And eventually, I would need to put up my tent and catch a good night’s sleep.
My next stop would be the Indiana Dunes National Park, and boy, was I excited.