Day 3 of my ride from Chicago to the nearest Waffle House in Avon, IN, outside of Indianapolis. After a good night’s sleep at this cheap motel in northeast West Lafayette, home of Purdue, I’ve got 69 miles to WH, 82 to my hotel near the circle in downtown Indy.
Downtown West Lafayette.
A nice concrete protected bike lane on State Street by Von’s Books. West Lafayette is a @BikeLeague-designated Bike Friendly Community.
Fancy stones for sale on the sidewalk outside Von’s.
It seems like all the names of student-friendly eateries in this town are drug references.
Well you think of Indiana as being a flat place, this is a hilly town, sloping down to the Wabash River.
And the restaurants that aren’t named for drug references seem to be named for porn references. This place is famous for its root beer. Unfortunately it’s closed on Tuesdays.
Since Triple X was closed, I got an excellent meal of a savory crepe (pregaming for Waffle House) with a squeezed-in-house orange juice at nearby Greyhouse Cafe. Their donuts also look great.
The ornamentation on the building I’m eating lunch next to looked familiar. I correctly guessed that it was designed by Chicago architect and Frank Loyd Wright disciple Louis Sullivan. It’s the Purdue State Bank building.
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Whoops, actually it’s the other way around: Frank Lloyd Wright was a disciple of Sullivan.
Crossing the Wabash River into Lafayette. There are some nice trails along the river it appears, although this bridge is not bike friendly so I’m taking the sidewalk.
Main street in Lafayette. This mural is Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon...”, on display at the Art Institute of Chicago, except everyone is looking at their phone.
Scooters in front of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. Lots of nice old buildings here.
Cool building.
Scooter parking rack in Lafayette, Indiana.
Brick Street where the Lafayette farmers market takes place.
Mural outside the GOAT music venue, based on Edward Hopper’s “ Nighthawks at a Diner,” also at AIC.
Intersection treatment at 10th and Main.
Virtuous cycles bike shop.
Heading out of town now. It’s really lovely here.64 miles to waffle house.
This is the most memorable car wash I’ve seen.
Wildcat creek on route 38 east of Dayton, Indiana. Got slightly off route so they were 59 miles to go to waffle house from there.
I’ve been stair-stepping southeast on farm roads, luckily all paved. I’ve got a pretty hostile wind out of the southeast but I’ll just keep on keeping on like I did yesterday with unfriendly winds. 49 miles to waffle house.
Colfax, Indiana. 42 miles to waffle house.
On a nice trail out of Colfax now.
Scenes from Thorntown. Passing through on a nice bike trail to Lebanon. 35 miles to Waffle House.
Mural under I-65 on the trail near Lebanon. 26 miles until waffle house.
Railroad crosswalk in Lebanon.
Lebanon has a nice courthouse Square.
A purple giraffe with Christmas lights on it in front of an auction store. There’s also a blue one. Lebanon Indiana.
I’ve been steer stepping south east on farm and suburban back roads, all paved. After the head wind died down and the sun came out it’s been very nice riding. I’m in Brownsburg no. Interesting mascot at this Christian school. 11 miles to waffle house, 14 more to Indy.
Picked up the B & O trail, very nice. 5 miles until waffle house.
Made it! Very nice last few miles, all on trails and suburban subdivision roads. I love it when a plan comes together! Now it’s time to feast...
A meal worth riding 260 miles for: Hashbrowns all the way, plus eggs, and a pecan waffle.
#Indianapolis skyline, coming in from the west.
And with my arrival at the soldiers and sailors monument, I think we can call this Indiana adventure a wrap. I’ll be taking greyhound home to Chicago tomorrow morning. Thanks for following and enjoy the rest of the week.
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