I was excited to get to Indiana for several reasons.   1. It’s the RV capital of the country, with plants of almost every major RV manufacturer in the US.   Who wouldn’t want to come here?   2.   I like being in the first group of Care-A-Vanners to visit an affiliate, and 3. I would be meeting up with several different groups of friends. When I was in Ohio, I was trying to get together with some past Habitat friends, as well as some friends from Michigan from my military days.   Most didn’t work out for various reasons, but I was really happy that my good friend Jeannie and her husband Jeff could come for the last weekend.   She was one of my best friends while in Alpena, and I hadn’t met her husband yet, so I was really looking forward to her visit. She had to work on Friday, so they didn’t get in till late.   I was having a hard time staying awake, so I was relieved when they finally got there.   After helping guide them into the site, no easy feat in the dark, we spent a few

My next stop was Ohio, but I wanted to stop by Letchworth State Park in New York, which was advertised as some of the most magnificent scenery in the United States.   It comprises 14,350 acres along the Genesee River. Within the park, the river roars over three major waterfalls, one of which is 107 feet high. The cliffs, created by the river's path over thousands of years, approach 600 feet. I had heard this was the Grand Canyon of the East.   While it was a great park, I don’t know about Grand Canyon…   I arrived too late in the day on Sunday to really do any exploring.   Monday morning I got up early, excited to do some hiking.   But alas, it was cold and drizzling.   I waited a few hours, but it just got worse, so I thought what the heck, I’m headed out.   I decided to drive as much as possible and not hike the whole thing.   The park was really beautiful and low and behold the rain stopped as I reached the first waterfall.   I was able to get some great pictures and get