The Unbelievable Nature of the Midwest

There's not a minute to lose today, so when we woke up, we headed straight to St. Louis and stopped for breakfast on the way. It has a nice, welcoming atmosphere and a nice interior. Among the offered breakfast dishes, we chose traditional omelette with bacon, and also took waffles and a couple of pancakes for dessert.
Please, note, that this place is closed on Mondays.

The first stop on our trip today is the Hoosier National Forest. In this huge reserve of about 800 square kilometers, we decided to stop only for a short time because there is still a long way to go. The landscape here has turned out to be fantastic - dense and quiet forest, small rivers and cascades, in general, if desired, you can spend much more time here than one hour and enjoy the natural beauty.

Leaving Khuzier National Park, we decided to stop at a stunning, but small park, Jasper Riverwalk.
The main attraction of the park is the bridge over the river and the embankment, here you can see the water mill, as well as a beautiful cascade, along the coast are equipped with a picnic area and just benches for recreation.

We've come almost halfway through our journey today. After getting pretty hungry, we decided to stop by the Chinese restaurant Gracie's, located in Evansville. It's pretty simple, no gourmet, but it's delicious. The food I liked best was pork in sweet and sour sauce. When planning your visit here, you should consider that the restaurant is closed on Mondays.

The next "entrepot" for us was a small, quiet park in the small town of Fairfield. Picturesque and well-groomed, it is located right next to a beautiful pond. There are all conditions for sports and active recreation, fishing is allowed, there are special places for picnics.

When we arrived at St. Louis, we were tired, so it was decided to have a little rest and make a stop at the beach near Lake Carlyle Lake. The area of this reservoir is almost 25000 acres. The coastline here is stony, and there is often a yachting competition. There are also various sports grounds, picnic and recreation areas in the immediate vicinity of the shore.

So, we got to St. Louis, and, frankly, we were tired on the way, so, directly, to go for dinner at the Mexican restaurant Mission Taco Joint.
The interior here was very pleasant and cartoon-like bright. Choosing dishes, we decided to choose traditional tacos and burritos, in addition to which we ordered chicken flies. Everything's delicious, the portions are medium, so you can order more food.

This day, and with it, our journey comes to an end. To date, we have already seen all the most interesting things in St. Louis, Indianapolis and Louisville, and we also drove through the most beautiful national parks. Tomorrow we'll have to spend our last morning in town and go home.