Travel & Route Directory – Scenic Routes, Historic Journeys, and Travel Guides
In our Travels we are always looking for new places to explore. We share our travels in the On The Trail page so that you can explore them also. To help us and you find even more places to explore we are building a Directory of Historical sites, out of the way paths and towns. At this time our Travel & Route Directory is mainly for the Midwest, Ohio River Valley, and the Mississippi River areas.
When you look at the listings we have marked the ones that we have visited and give you links to our post and or videos that we have done on the place.
Hemlock Cliffs is a box canyon of special beauty in southern Indiana. A cool climate, sandstone rock formations, and seasonal waterfalls are responsible for the unique trees and plants that grow here. The area features sandstone rock outcrops, overhangs, cliffs, rock shelters, and ravines. Much of the sandstone is “Honeycombed” by weathering of iron ores. Springs, small caves, and subterranean drainage conduits are in the underlying Glen Dean Limestone. Archaeological excavations indicate Native American occupation as early as 10,000 years ago. The head of the canyon is a large, semi circular rock shelter, which undoubtedly provided cover and defense to the early occupants of this area.
