The trip down was pretty uneventful except for a steady rain which started about three hours into the trip. I decided to take US 421 south at Michigan City instead of I65. I always seem to get jammed up on I65. US 421 was shorter, slower, and a bit chewed up on the northern end but it was more interesting. The fields are not planted yet and some are quite wet. The radio ag report said that only 5% of the Indiana corn has been planted which puts them way behind previous years. The rain today won't help. Edie would like the small towns. Monon has a railroad museum restaurant that looked pretty impressive judging from the displays outside.
The gate attendant asked if the mushroom picking had started up in Michigan. He said it was almost over in the park-he looked kind of sad about that. The redbud are not in bloom anymore but the dogwood are out in force. What a difference a week makes. I can see, however why locals call this area "The Little Smokies". I decided to stay on raccoon ridge and found I was the only one there again. A few tents had been left behind but the campers were gone. The rain apparently had chased them out.I hiked the campground in rain gear and found the same bird species as last week but not enough light and too much rain to even think about taking out the camera equipment. Three young men on motorcycles drove in and set up camp. I thought I might have some company but they left for town only to return late at night.
Towards evening the rain stopped but there was still fog in the valleys. I hope that clears out early. 
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