Day 48 - Speedway, Indiana

After a terrific omelette at iHOP just north of Louisville, I pointed my car north on the I-65N and sat there with cruise control on 55 mph for the next 110 miles, all the way to Indianapolis.

For the first time in ages, I visited a zoo - I've spent a long time avoiding them, as I really dislike the idea of wild animals in captivity, but Indianapolis has done a pretty good job of making really good environments for the various animals in their zoo. They focus on conservation of endangered species, as well as taking animals of which there are too many in their native environment - like the White Rhino, which was close to extinction until South Africa implemented strict conservation measures; too strict, as they now have too many for the environment to support!

The dolphin tank is amazing - with a dome where you are underneath the dolphins! The dolphin show was not bad (though not as good as San Diego SeaWorld), but too dark for decent photos. Such smart creatures, I do worry about their restriction to a tank when they should have a whole ocean, but the zoo works hard to keep them stimulated and entertained in a world where bottlenose dolphins are at risk.

I took lots of pictures, which you can see here. And here's some more fall foliage!