July 29, 2012

2012-07-25 thru 27th Indianapolis


Well our entire reason for traveling to Indianapolis Indiana
The "Go Ape' zip lining facility
We visited the facility to get info on how to dress and what to expect
We watched as zippers were given their safety training before
going out on the course
Looks real easy when your only 2 feet off the ground right :)





We followed them out onto the real course and things were much more interesting





Unfortunately we never made it out ourselves
No we did not Chicken out !!!
This day was the only day that it did not rain or thunder storms were not forecast
They have a strict no refund if you are rained out
At $55 per person we did not risk it
Wouldn't you know it, the worst we got was a little shower
We still plan on doing this but need to move on for now
While at the park we went to the nature center and saw these hummingbirds


The Indiana State Fair starts August 5th and set up was in full swing
Nothing was set up when we arrived but by the time we left the could have opened the gates




 Susy took a shine to this character
She says it was whimsical and besides Orange is her favorite color
I offered to buy myself a bright orange leisure suit just to please her
She said it was NOT the same ??? :(

 One of the features of the fair is the races
There will be sulky and thoroughbred races

 There were hundreds of MiniKart racers pouring in
This is a big deal at the state fair
Pretty cool looking karts
Wish we could see them run - I was told they will run about 50 mph

Seems like many moons ago, I would travel to Indy and stay across the street from 
the HUGE Lucas Oil Stadium - Home of the Colts
You could fit 2 Arrowhead stadiums in here !
Only once in 2009 did I visit this stadium during the NFL combine
I met then Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards and found out why he was considered a "Players Coach"
He was extremely warm and put you at ease right away
Of course I believed his BS about the chiefs winning that season


Nest Stop Marengo Ohio and the 3rd largest Clay target shooting range in the US
Cya soon

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