The drive though CHI was the usual parking lot, seems like it is no matter what time of day, but soon I was in BEAUTIFUL Indiana, flat, and brown at this time of year.<\/span><\/p>\n As I went further south though, the crabs were starting to flower. NICE!<\/p>\n Tooling down Interstate 65, I saw the two highlights of the day. Ahead I could see a vehicle that I instantly recognized, being from MSN, and notice one of its tail lights was burned out.<\/p>\n One of the fleet of Wiener mobiles from Oscar Mayer!<\/p>\n Go Dog One!<\/p>\n At the same time I was passing through highlight number two, the MASSIVE wind farm generator near Wolcott, IN. Makes our 8-10 generators out by Dodgeville look like child’s play.<\/p>\n “The 500 MW\u00a0<\/span>Meadow Lake Wind Farm<\/b>\u00a0is a\u00a0<\/span>wind farm<\/a>\u00a0near\u00a0<\/span>Brookston<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Chalmers, Indiana<\/a>, spreading over portions of\u00a0<\/span>White<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Jasper<\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>Benton<\/a>\u00a0Counties in\u00a0<\/span>Indiana<\/a>, owned and operated by\u00a0<\/span>EDP Renewables North America<\/a>.<\/span>[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The wind farm is undergoing construction in phases, and could eventually reach a combined<\/span>nameplate capacity<\/a>\u00a0of 1000\u00a0<\/span>MW<\/a>\u00a0with over 600\u00a0<\/span>wind turbines<\/a>.<\/span>[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The farm can be seen by travelers prominently on both sides of\u00a0<\/span>Interstate 65<\/a>, which runs through the area.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Go here<\/a> to see the stunning movie. And yes, that is Leo LePorte, THE Tech Guy, on the podcast you hear in the background. Leo accompanied me all the way to Scottsboro, my home for the night, located just north of Louisville.<\/p>\n A hearty steak dinner at the bar of the Roadhouse with a bunch of construction \u00a0guys, my age, made for an interesting evening. And . . . too many beers! By 6:30am their fleet of 15 pickups were all gone. Not sure how they do it everyday. Must sleep all weekend!<\/p>\n . . . \u00a0and Happy Belated Earth Day . . . \u00a0don’t miss this video. It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to see video.<\/p>\n Go here to see the 2014 lineup: www.merlefest.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Its going to be GREAT music, GREAT friendship, GREAT food and drink and supposedly GREAT weather. Last year we all flew into Wilkesboro and it was sort of a hassle transporting all of our camping gear via FEDEx and on the plane. Being retired, I volunteered to drive everything down and meet the others, who … Continue reading MSN to Scottsboro, IN.<\/span> ![\"pickup\"](\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pickup.jpg\")
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