The State of Indiana should be grateful for your good work in documenting all these natural wonders. These videos should be state sponsored. I do enjoy the videos. I am grateful for your efforts. I think this channel should do great.
Thank-you, Jimmy! The State of Indiana’s tourism agency tends to promote downtown Indy, wineries near Bloomington, and West Baden. The rest of the state is hardly ever mentioned in their materials. I think it’s because they see those areas as targets for economic development. They’ve done this for decades, and people hardly know that there’s an entire “other Indiana”. People that have lived in Indiana all their lives, routinely tell me, that my videos show them things for the first time. That makes me feel good, even if I do this on my own nickel.
I’ve been living here in IN for 30 years and still in awe of the hidden beauty both natural and supernatural. Thanks for making these videos, they are all so interesting and well done!
Thanks, Philip! I’ve been on a 9 week filming spree, and had incredible blue skies for most of It. I have one in the works, about grist mills, and the sun is simply perfect on about everything.
What had been the weather conditions prior to your filming at Cave River? I lived right next to Williamsport Falls in the mid 70's. We could see them from our kitchen window. After a lot of rain, they were frighteningly powerful..
It’s been a little bit, but I believe it had rained at Cave River Valley, the night before. For sure, the basin was very wet. Williamsport was a trickle, the first time I visited: filming was a loss. The next time, was the day after a rain, and it was decent.
I grew up in Floyd County, Indiana... when I was a teenager some friends and I would venture deep into the woods of Floyd Knobs... there was a water fall on a creek we would walk... it was maybe 6 feet in height... not much compared to these water falls, but when it was flowing it was a sight to behold...
Grew up walking distance from clifty. Deadly off trail, as kids we didn't think much of it. Lots more waterfalls that are equally impressive in neighboring Hanover. Mostly on private property tho. Loving the adventures from beautiful downtown Madison. Thank you sir.
Clifty Falls nearly killed me twice! My two cousins and I scaled the rock wall at Hoffman, and about 10 feet from the top, I started to lose my hold. One cousin grabbed the wooden fence post, and the other held onto him and offered me a leg to grab. It was completely stupid and nearly ended my life. The other time was at Tunnel Falls, and the same cousins and I thought we’d slide down the ravine, to get to the falls. This started a rock slide, and we were all bloodied up by the time we reached the bottom. Again, youthful stupidity. I’ve heard great things about Hanovers private property falls, but haven’t seen a single one. Yet. 🙂
Amen Rodger! Life is beautiful.....you just have to look for it ❤️. This is one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing some of your childhood memories. Every waterfall was just beautiful. Thanks again 🤘
My pleasure, Jason! This waterfall roadtrip, and the one I took along the Ohio River, helped me through some things I was dealing with. I’m always glad when these help other people. 🙂
iPhone 12 Pro Max, mounted on a very heavy tripod to mitigate wind shake. And there was a lot of that. I was using a Canon XA10 pro camera, but the footage was coming out very spotty. If you look at the fall footage, shot on that camera, you’ll see what I mean.
Roger, great beautiful footage. There are two things that can defiantly clear my mind. Any body of water and a evening campfire. My 4th great grandfather Samuel V. Smock my have been the first settler to discover Clifty Falls in 1805 while on a hunting trip after crossing the Ohio river from Kentucky. He returned to tell the family about the falls and that he had found a fresh water spring where they would return to and settle in what is now Jefferson County Indiana.
Sunday,May 21. I've really enjoyed the amazing videos of southern Indiana. My family, (Hillenburg) are from Lawrence county. Although I grew up in Indianapolis, and now live far from my home state. It's almost like a homecoming to view your samplings and historically most enlightening. I remember a great aunt married into the Turpen family around Bedford many years ago. So it's possible that my feelings of a trip back home are thereby reinforced. In any case, it's a high point of the day when a new posting is released. I've even planned to bring one or more grown offspring and families "back home" on camping and hiking trips this summer. Thanks for what you do, and also for helping to stir memories of my own distant childhood.
This is the best way for a lot of people to see them Roger. Thanks for taking the time over the years to film them. When I was younger, I would've scrambled up and down every one of those places happily. Also, thanks for showing the natural beauty of Southern Indiana's falls. I had no idea there were so many there.
Roger, I sure enjoy every video I've watched from you. I'm originally from Ohio. Much appreciation for your artistry, adventures, explanations & narrative. All captured so beautifully. Giving thanks. 👍😊✨💛🌞🕊️
I'm kinda new to your channel, so I don't know if you have any videos covering this, but there is a pentagram located in the old Jefferson Proving Grounds. I would like to see a video covering the history of Atterberry, Crane, and Jefferson. I think there is more to it than what we have been told.
Strangely enough I made a plan to cover all of those, including the Bakalar air base, that’s both a municipal airport and museum. The biggest problem is access, particularly Crane. Not to mention, I wasn’t sure if the government would want to know WHY I want to film all these military places! I’m still kicking the idea around. 🙂
Great video. I live only a few minutes from Williamsport Falls. There's a few other nice falls in the area but unfortunately they are on private property.
I have a friend who’s president of an Indiana grotto. He’s sent me many great pictures of waterfalls, coming out of caves, that are on private property: places I’d have never seen without him!
How convenient, I just got home from clifty falls this evening. Purchased my annual state park pass for the year. I remember as a kid being able to walk all the way down to big clifty and walk under the waterfall. Many people have died at the park over the years so i get why they closed it off on the trail.
A few years ago, one man, on his honeymoon, jumped a fence, for a dramatic selfie, and fell to his death. So incredibly tragic. I nearly died twice at Clifty, due to bad choices. One was rock climbing up from Hoffman, and the other was sliding down the Tunnel Falls gorge and getting into a rockslide. Many other times, I walked across the edge of the falls, with an over 60 foot drop below: one slip could’ve ended me. Now that I’m older, I try to caution everyone to not do the same.
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture on the lonely shore, there is a society where none intrudes, by the deep sea and music in its roar. - Lord Byron
My parents would take my brother, sister and myself to Cataract Falls for picnics and fishing. This was in the 1970’s and early 80’s for me personally. We always had a great time together there.
I have cliffs behind my parents house in Evansville that were peaceful especially in the winter. Few small water falls when I was young but land development killed a lot of them.
We grew up in SE Shelby Co & used to run over to Anderson Falls all four seasons. It used to be our little secret back in the day. Of course, we also ran the Flat Rock & Cliffty Creek too...
I once hiked to the bottom of the gorge where the riverbed was and walked all the way to one of the falls at clifty. It was brutal but an incredible sight to stand below.
Cataract Falls is one of my favorite places! It is really awesome to walk behind the upper falls!! I have family that lives in Spencer so it is only abt a 10min drive from their houses to the falls. 💖 There are a few cool places right there to explore and if ya ever want to come check it out I’d be happy to show you around!!
Cataract Fa!lls is my favorite of Indiana's waterfalls..I hunt there every year since I started hunting..the entire area is simply gorgeous and I know the area around the upper falls like the back of my hand..there is a gravel road just east of the upper that will take you down to the bottom where you can take a trail and go underneath the falls themselves..I have some video that my stepson and I took on a trip there and he did some cool stuff with going into slow motion and capturing the water it was definitely cool and I also took some video of the falls after days of heavy rainfall and the video is impressive..the shear volume of water going over at such a speed is amazing to see in person and louder than you can imagine.. definitely a sight to see!
Thank you Roger. Falls are one of my favorite things. Glad to see you putting out videos. Hope your feeling better. My brother passed Thursday. It's not easy.
My deepest sympathies, Chris. I can only imagine how you’re feeling right now. One of these road-trips might help you sort things out. I know they’ve helped me, the last few years.
@@AdventureswithRoger A campout trip would definitely help! I met some girls in 1975. We started camping out spring and fall an it went on for 43 yrs. 10 to 15 of us. The park closed our cabin about 8 yr. Ago. We had to go to different places an then the virus came an nobody will go camping now. I went by myself last fall on my friends land. It was alittle scary. I like the way you tell us how hard the trails are. Great for us old people.
@@chrisblack8390 Ha! I’m becoming one of those old people types! I know some people see these videos and think, “that looks like fun”. I try to keep people out of trouble, with fair warnings! 🙂
rogers there is a waterfal at france park in logansport....year round fall. not much to it but nice place to try out.also kokomo reservoir overflow can be a pretty site to see.
Another great video. I've been lucky to have visited these falls. You're right. Nothing better to slow you down and find peace than the sound of falling water ✌️
@Adventures with Roger l must agree...when l lived in lndy l noticed that southern Indiana was quite hilly. Above Cicero, where l went to school, l noticed it was quite flat. But a guy l knew from Vermont was excited to see the flatlands, as he called it.
I’ve filmed quite a bit in northern Indiana, and it is pretty flat and desolate! But there’s similar land in southwest Indiana, particularly Gibson county, where they have all the oil wells. It looks like Texas! If you park the car along any of the roads, it is absolute quiet, and you can smell crude oil in the air!
@Adventures with Roger Although l was raised in the Midwest, l took flatlands for granted. But passing through Lafayette one day l looked to my right and saw the land at such a far distance; so far, and so flat, that l could see the rounded curvature of the earth's surface...fascinating!!!.
@@MrCJ-qz9dl On my last few trips to northern Indiana, I noticed huge wind will farms, across the flat landscape. A person has no idea how gigantic those are, until they see one in person! Enormous!
Just a note, the water source is Mill Creek, not the Eel river. We live just 40 minutes from this beautiful falls and visit often. The Eel river is located further west and crosses Hwy 67 on the north side of Worthington.
I live in Indianapolis. I am a geographer by occupation, which I love. I am very familiar with the geology, biology, and history of the state. But, I frequently find myself in southern Indiana. It's beautiful, and now what most people think of when they think of Indiana. It's like having a mini Appalachia in my back yard.
I started off with a Canon XA10 pro video camera, but my iPhone 12 Pro Max, mounted to a huge, stable tripod, gets better sun and low light video. I used it exclusively on this segment, with only the old fall shots from the XA10. The added bonus of the iPhone 12 Pro Max: if you need an interior shot, of a closed building, you can place an iPhone on the glass and get perfect video.
@@AdventureswithRoger Thanks for the reply. Wow, modern phones are amazing. I know my wife's iPhone 11 takes good night shots. May have to give it a go on landscape.
@@whitneykovener The iPhone wide shots look great, but you can’t zoom in much, in post production, that’s where the pro camera shines. Night shots from the 12 Pro Max come out better than what you can see with the naked eye, but bright light sources will produce green LIDAR flares. Apple hasn’t been able to fix it.
Lots of wading at Thistletwaite, Anderson, and McCormicks Creek. Cataract is deep enough for swimming, but it wouldn’t be my first choice. Spring Mill State Park, that manages Cave River Valley, has given permission for groups to bring inner tubes, and float inside River Cave. It used to be a major tourist draw, even had lighting on the inside. You can actually see some of the old lighting fixtures.
I have been watching your videos for a couple of weeks. Why haven't you discussed Marion? Back in the 60's I remember the streets were bricks. There was a place called Matter Park. As you're coming in there was a tiny carnival. Next an ice cold swimming pool. There was also a tiny little museum there that had a fish in it with three eyes I was just a child. And there was also a tiny little zoo. However I can't find any information on any of this. As a child I was there many many times.
You’re the first person to mention Matter Park. Living in southern Indiana, it’s the first I’d heard of it! They seem to have a website: showmegrantcounty.com/places/play/outdoor-fun/matter-park/
@@AdventureswithRoger Thanks for the link. I've researched it for years and have never found any proof of what I grew up with. It's all-new. I don't know why there's no record of the things I remember. However I love all your videos!
@@AdventureswithRoger I'm now living in Texas. But that's probably the best place to go and research. I remember a giant tree where you could drive a car through it. Unfortunately it was vandalized and they had to put a fence around it. There was also a giant bull in the park in Kokomo indiana. I appreciate you allowing me to talk so much but thank you
I visited that large bull and old tree at Kokomo, last month. Will eventually put them in a video about unusual Indiana things! The tree I saw, may not be the same one you’re thinking of. It’s really big, but a person couldn’t drive through it.
The State of Indiana should be grateful for your good work in documenting all these natural wonders. These videos should be state sponsored. I do enjoy the videos. I am grateful for your efforts. I think this channel should do great.
Thank-you, Jimmy! The State of Indiana’s tourism agency tends to promote downtown Indy, wineries near Bloomington, and West Baden. The rest of the state is hardly ever mentioned in their materials. I think it’s because they see those areas as targets for economic development. They’ve done this for decades, and people hardly know that there’s an entire “other Indiana”.
People that have lived in Indiana all their lives, routinely tell me, that my videos show them things for the first time. That makes me feel good, even if I do this on my own nickel.
@AventuresWithRoger Yes, very liberating saying & showing your finding without anyone’s agenda over your head. And you are a real treasure!
I’ve been living here in IN for 30 years and still in awe of the hidden beauty both natural and supernatural.
Thanks for making these videos, they are all so interesting and well done!
My pleasure!
I highly recommend Cataract Falls in the winter. The upper falls frozen is beautiful and access behind the falls is something to see!
Indiana is a few miles away a beautiful place with beautiful people.
This is one of your best videos Roger, and It's just in time for Summer 2023 too !
Thanks, Philip! I’ve been on a 9 week filming spree, and had incredible blue skies for most of It. I have one in the works, about grist mills, and the sun is simply perfect on about everything.
What had been the weather conditions prior to your filming at Cave River? I lived right next to Williamsport Falls in the mid 70's. We could see them from our kitchen window. After a lot of rain, they were frighteningly powerful..
It’s been a little bit, but I believe it had rained at Cave River Valley, the night before. For sure, the basin was very wet.
Williamsport was a trickle, the first time I visited: filming was a loss. The next time, was the day after a rain, and it was decent.
I grew up in Floyd County, Indiana... when I was a teenager some friends and I would venture deep into the woods of Floyd Knobs... there was a water fall on a creek we would walk... it was maybe 6 feet in height... not much compared to these water falls, but when it was flowing it was a sight to behold...
Floyd County has some secrets. A castle in the woods, coal mine, numerous caves, mountain lion, and an occasional black bear or Bigfoot sighting!
Grew up walking distance from clifty. Deadly off trail, as kids we didn't think much of it. Lots more waterfalls that are equally impressive in neighboring Hanover. Mostly on private property tho. Loving the adventures from beautiful downtown Madison. Thank you sir.
Clifty Falls nearly killed me twice! My two cousins and I scaled the rock wall at Hoffman, and about 10 feet from the top, I started to lose my hold. One cousin grabbed the wooden fence post, and the other held onto him and offered me a leg to grab. It was completely stupid and nearly ended my life.
The other time was at Tunnel Falls, and the same cousins and I thought we’d slide down the ravine, to get to the falls. This started a rock slide, and we were all bloodied up by the time we reached the bottom. Again, youthful stupidity.
I’ve heard great things about Hanovers private property falls, but haven’t seen a single one. Yet. 🙂
Amen Rodger! Life is beautiful.....you just have to look for it ❤️. This is one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing some of your childhood memories. Every waterfall was just beautiful. Thanks again 🤘
Blessed with perfect lighting on about everything I filmed! Those days don’t come all the time! 🙂
Roger, been a rough couple weeks for me personally, and these water scenes and sounds really helped. Thanks for what you do.
My pleasure, Jason! This waterfall roadtrip, and the one I took along the Ohio River, helped me through some things I was dealing with. I’m always glad when these help other people. 🙂
beautiful and unexpected to find these falls. Your nature videography here is exceptional! crip clear and great shots well timed, perfect!
Thank-you, John! I got an incredible blue sky and perfect sun, just worked out beautifully for this one. Those are the days that make it fun!
@@AdventureswithRoger My first thought was " I'm guess he didn't take these on a cell-phone" you must have Some great camera!
iPhone 12 Pro Max, mounted on a very heavy tripod to mitigate wind shake. And there was a lot of that. I was using a Canon XA10 pro camera, but the footage was coming out very spotty. If you look at the fall footage, shot on that camera, you’ll see what I mean.
Roger, great beautiful footage. There are two things that can defiantly clear my mind. Any body of water and a evening campfire.
My 4th great grandfather Samuel V. Smock my have been the first settler to discover Clifty Falls in 1805 while on a hunting trip after crossing the Ohio river from Kentucky. He returned to tell the family about the falls and that he had found a fresh water spring where they would return to and settle in what is now Jefferson County Indiana.
Sunday,May 21. I've really enjoyed the amazing videos of southern Indiana. My family, (Hillenburg) are from Lawrence county. Although I grew up in Indianapolis, and now live far from my home state. It's almost like a homecoming to view your samplings and historically most enlightening. I remember a great aunt married into the Turpen family around Bedford many years ago. So it's possible that my feelings of a trip back home are thereby reinforced. In any case, it's a high point of the day when a new posting is released. I've even planned to bring one or more grown offspring and families "back home" on camping and hiking trips this summer. Thanks for what you do, and also for helping to stir memories of my own distant childhood.
My pleasure, Lefty! My folks are both from Lawrence County, going back 6 generations. I always feel home whenever I visit. 🙂
There is something truly amazing and relaxing about watching waterfalls. We have not heard of most of these.
This is the best way for a lot of people to see them Roger. Thanks for taking the time over the years to film them. When I was younger, I would've scrambled up and down every one of those places happily. Also, thanks for showing the natural beauty of Southern Indiana's falls. I had no idea there were so many there.
I’m not down for the count, but I don’t bounce up as fast as I used to. Trying to do all the places I want to share, while I still can! 🙂
Roger, I sure enjoy every video I've watched from you. I'm originally from Ohio. Much appreciation for your artistry, adventures, explanations & narrative. All captured so beautifully. Giving thanks. 👍😊✨💛🌞🕊️
Thank-you, Libby! I have a true love for these places, and hope others get something from my experiences.
Absolutely beautiful and peaceful 🤗💕
I'm kinda new to your channel, so I don't know if you have any videos covering this, but there is a pentagram located in the old Jefferson Proving Grounds. I would like to see a video covering the history of Atterberry, Crane, and Jefferson. I think there is more to it than what we have been told.
Strangely enough I made a plan to cover all of those, including the Bakalar air base, that’s both a municipal airport and museum. The biggest problem is access, particularly Crane. Not to mention, I wasn’t sure if the government would want to know WHY I want to film all these military places! I’m still kicking the idea around. 🙂
Great video. I live only a few minutes from Williamsport Falls. There's a few other nice falls in the area but unfortunately they are on private property.
I have a friend who’s president of an Indiana grotto. He’s sent me many great pictures of waterfalls, coming out of caves, that are on private property: places I’d have never seen without him!
How convenient, I just got home from clifty falls this evening. Purchased my annual state park pass for the year. I remember as a kid being able to walk all the way down to big clifty and walk under the waterfall. Many people have died at the park over the years so i get why they closed it off on the trail.
A few years ago, one man, on his honeymoon, jumped a fence, for a dramatic selfie, and fell to his death. So incredibly tragic. I nearly died twice at Clifty, due to bad choices. One was rock climbing up from Hoffman, and the other was sliding down the Tunnel Falls gorge and getting into a rockslide. Many other times, I walked across the edge of the falls, with an over 60 foot drop below: one slip could’ve ended me. Now that I’m older, I try to caution everyone to not do the same.
We just discovered this place last month. Lived in Indiana most of my life and never knew about it. Just gorgeous!! I’ll be back!
Amazing footage.......well done. I had no idea there were that many waterfalls in Indiana.
Thank-you, Leo!
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
there is a rapture on the lonely shore,
there is a society where none intrudes,
by the deep sea and music in its roar. - Lord Byron
When I recall being near a large waterfall, I get the same feeling as being near the roar of waves.
My parents would take my brother, sister and myself to Cataract Falls for picnics and fishing. This was in the 1970’s and early 80’s for me personally. We always had a great time together there.
I love this place! It’s beautiful. You do great work Roger thank you!
My pleasure, Sheila!
I have cliffs behind my parents house in Evansville that were peaceful especially in the winter. Few small water falls when I was young but land development killed a lot of them.
We grew up in SE Shelby Co & used to run over to Anderson Falls all four seasons. It used to be our little secret back in the day. Of course, we also ran the Flat Rock & Cliffty Creek too...
Lots of cherished memories there
You was not to from from where my grandma was from in Columbus I rember clifty creek n goin to Brown co state park as a kid
Very calming scenes great video. God Bless
Thank you for another great IN feature on waterfalls💫
I once hiked to the bottom of the gorge where the riverbed was and walked all the way to one of the falls at clifty. It was brutal but an incredible sight to stand below.
It is rugged! I did it several times as a younger person.
I live minutes from Clifty falls
Cataract Falls is one of my favorite places! It is really awesome to walk behind the upper falls!! I have family that lives in Spencer so it is only abt a 10min drive from their houses to the falls. 💖 There are a few cool places right there to explore and if ya ever want to come check it out I’d be happy to show you around!!
Awesome work as usual, Roger.
another one on the bucket list, thanks for the hard work
My pleasure, Sean!
So calming & healing 🙏 thank you 👍
Cataract Fa!lls is my favorite of Indiana's waterfalls..I hunt there every year since I started hunting..the entire area is simply gorgeous and I know the area around the upper falls like the back of my hand..there is a gravel road just east of the upper that will take you down to the bottom where you can take a trail and go underneath the falls themselves..I have some video that my stepson and I took on a trip there and he did some cool stuff with going into slow motion and capturing the water it was definitely cool and I also took some video of the falls after days of heavy rainfall and the video is impressive..the shear volume of water going over at such a speed is amazing to see in person and louder than you can imagine.. definitely a sight to see!
I try to get out to Cataract at least once a year. On a not so busy day, it's a very tranquil place to visit.
It’s my favorite!
UNDERSTAND HOW WATER WORKS AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND LIFE ITSELF !!!!
I love this video! Absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for sharing these beautiful falls ❤️
My pleasure!
Spectacular! Thank you, Roger!
Thank you Roger. Falls are one of my favorite things. Glad to see you putting out videos. Hope your feeling better. My brother passed Thursday. It's not easy.
My deepest sympathies, Chris. I can only imagine how you’re feeling right now. One of these road-trips might help you sort things out. I know they’ve helped me, the last few years.
@@AdventureswithRoger A campout trip would definitely help! I met some girls in 1975. We started camping out spring and fall an it went on for 43 yrs. 10 to 15 of us. The park closed our cabin about 8 yr. Ago. We had to go to different places an then the virus came an nobody will go camping now. I went by myself last fall on my friends land. It was alittle scary. I like the way you tell us how hard the trails are. Great for us old people.
@@chrisblack8390 Ha! I’m becoming one of those old people types! I know some people see these videos and think, “that looks like fun”. I try to keep people out of trouble, with fair warnings! 🙂
wow!! amazing!!!!
Great video, I love your adventures.
rogers there is a waterfal at france park in logansport....year round fall. not much to it but nice place to try out.also kokomo reservoir overflow can be a pretty site to see.
I’m loading-up the spring places! 🙂
South of taswell and south of the ravine is Mifflin In and south of that is Hemlock cliffs 2 water falls there that are pretty tall
Really like the Hemlock Cliffs area! I didn’t have great footage of the two largest waterfalls though.
You have a great voice for these videos!! Truly enjoyed them!
Thank you kindly!
Cave River Valley is a great place to camp & explore the not-so-wet caves too ;-)
CRV is an awesome area!
Another great video. I've been lucky to have visited these falls. You're right. Nothing better to slow you down and find peace than the sound of falling water ✌️
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Oh how lovely!
Thank you for another very well done travelogue
Thank-you, Sam!
Thanks
Some more places for my bucket list! If you ever need some cash, I'm sure with your voice, you could do an audiobook.
This channel has yet to break even, hope it exists by the end of the year! 😂
I sure would be sorry to see you go, you do such a good job! @@AdventureswithRoger
Love those places...
I was a Hoosier for 11+ years. I never knew lndiana had this type of beauty.
I lived near Indianapolis for over 30 years. It was only when I moved to southern Indiana, that I found a completely different world!
@Adventures with Roger l must agree...when l lived in lndy l noticed that southern Indiana was quite hilly. Above Cicero, where l went to school, l noticed it was quite flat. But a guy l knew from Vermont was excited to see the flatlands, as he called it.
I’ve filmed quite a bit in northern Indiana, and it is pretty flat and desolate! But there’s similar land in southwest Indiana, particularly Gibson county, where they have all the oil wells. It looks like Texas! If you park the car along any of the roads, it is absolute quiet, and you can smell crude oil in the air!
@Adventures with Roger Although l was raised in the Midwest, l took flatlands for granted. But passing through Lafayette one day l looked to my right and saw the land at such a far distance; so far, and so flat, that l could see the rounded curvature of the earth's surface...fascinating!!!.
@@MrCJ-qz9dl On my last few trips to northern Indiana, I noticed huge wind will farms, across the flat landscape. A person has no idea how gigantic those are, until they see one in person! Enormous!
Was just there the end of April. Beautiful area.
I’ll drive a long way, see these beautiful sites and say, “This is awesome! But probably the last time I’ll be here.” And then I visit again. 🙂
Just a note, the water source is Mill Creek, not the Eel river. We live just 40 minutes from this beautiful falls and visit often. The Eel river is located further west and crosses Hwy 67 on the north side of Worthington.
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I live in Indianapolis. I am a geographer by occupation, which I love. I am very familiar with the geology, biology, and history of the state. But, I frequently find myself in southern Indiana. It's beautiful, and now what most people think of when they think of Indiana. It's like having a mini Appalachia in my back yard.
Truth!
Roger, what camera do you use for your videos? Thanks for sharing these great videos. Very interesting
I started off with a Canon XA10 pro video camera, but my iPhone 12 Pro Max, mounted to a huge, stable tripod, gets better sun and low light video. I used it exclusively on this segment, with only the old fall shots from the XA10. The added bonus of the iPhone 12 Pro Max: if you need an interior shot, of a closed building, you can place an iPhone on the glass and get perfect video.
@@AdventureswithRoger Thanks for the reply. Wow, modern phones are amazing. I know my wife's iPhone 11 takes good night shots. May have to give it a go on landscape.
@@whitneykovener The iPhone wide shots look great, but you can’t zoom in much, in post production, that’s where the pro camera shines. Night shots from the 12 Pro Max come out better than what you can see with the naked eye, but bright light sources will produce green LIDAR flares. Apple hasn’t been able to fix it.
Thank you again.
My pleasure to share these beautiful places
Ty Amazing 👏 💓
My pleasure! This was a fun one to do, and lighting was on my side!
Looks like beautiful country. Are there bears in the area to be concerned with?
We’ve had three black bear sightings in the last 10 years: very rare
Any swimming area with those rivers or waterfalls?
Lots of wading at Thistletwaite, Anderson, and McCormicks Creek. Cataract is deep enough for swimming, but it wouldn’t be my first choice. Spring Mill State Park, that manages Cave River Valley, has given permission for groups to bring inner tubes, and float inside River Cave. It used to be a major tourist draw, even had lighting on the inside. You can actually see some of the old lighting fixtures.
Love the video Roger.
Thank-you, Edward!
Wow! All of these in southern Indiana?
Only Williamsport is northwest of Indy. Thistletwaite at Richmond is east of Indy. All the others are southern Indiana.
I have been watching your videos for a couple of weeks. Why haven't you discussed Marion? Back in the 60's I remember the streets were bricks. There was a place called Matter Park. As you're coming in there was a tiny carnival. Next an ice cold swimming pool. There was also a tiny little museum there that had a fish in it with three eyes I was just a child. And there was also a tiny little zoo. However I can't find any information on any of this. As a child I was there many many times.
You’re the first person to mention Matter Park. Living in southern Indiana, it’s the first I’d heard of it! They seem to have a website:
showmegrantcounty.com/places/play/outdoor-fun/matter-park/
@@AdventureswithRoger Thanks for the link. I've researched it for years and have never found any proof of what I grew up with. It's all-new. I don't know why there's no record of the things I remember. However I love all your videos!
@@kraeyarber7121 There might be something at your local library. You’d be amazed at things I’ve found, with the help of a reference librarian!
@@AdventureswithRoger I'm now living in Texas. But that's probably the best place to go and research. I remember a giant tree where you could drive a car through it. Unfortunately it was vandalized and they had to put a fence around it. There was also a giant bull in the park in Kokomo indiana. I appreciate you allowing me to talk so much but thank you
I visited that large bull and old tree at Kokomo, last month. Will eventually put them in a video about unusual Indiana things! The tree I saw, may not be the same one you’re thinking of. It’s really big, but a person couldn’t drive through it.
Been waiting soooo long for this video. Thankyou soooo much.
My pleasure, Kyle!