Falls of the Ohio

On our last day of vacation, we went to explore the Falls of the Ohio State Park. On the way, we came across an accident involving some unfortunate watermelons.

The Falls of the Ohio is where William Clark and Meriwether Lewis met prior to starting off on the Lewis & Clark Expedition (the Clark family is a recurring theme in my travels if you hadn't noticed). It was another beautiful day.

The Falls of the Ohio is also the site of a large fossil bed. We climbed around and did our best to find a few.

 

After drinking a gallon of cold water inside the visitor's center, we headed down the road to the site of George Rogers Clark's cabin. The original cabin no longer stands, unfortunately. The guides seemed happy to see us and I surmised that not many tourists visit there.

On the way home, we drove through some nice storms.

And discovered a bit of a mess on our patio from a few heavy storms that hit the house while we were away.

The kids were excited to add a two new states to our family's adventure map. We only count the state if all five of us have been there, which is why Michigan is still not marked.