Feb 26 2010
Where on earth?
I’m on the road this weekend. Traveled from Ohio to Missouri via van. My favorite way to travel. Can you guess where I stopped? lol. Hint, think 1800′s, Famous American, Politics, Log Cabin. 
This is just a few of the photos taken. I had the place all to myself since it was 28 degrees. But the sun was shining, the sky was blue and the buildings really took me back to a simpler time. No luxury here, lol.
Michelle Zindorf
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Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, by the way, I think you stopped in IL to check out the birthhplace of Abraham Lincoln.
Looks like you had fun in the land of Lincoln.
Beautiful pictures Michelle. Thanks for sharing.
Michelle,
Looks like New Salem to me. We visited there a few years ago, in July. It wasn’t much more crowded then. We had lots of fun, Kyle loved running around everywhere.
Niki
Fantastic photos. So how is ol’ Abe?
Oh boy! I see some new card scenes on the horizen. Awesome pictures Michelle. Thanks for sharing. What a great camera you must have.
New Salem IL. It is much nicer in the summer with the guides dressed in period clothing and the raised gardens in full bloom. I will see you in St Louis on Sat. I am sitting in on both classes. After that I head back to Quincy to return the next day for gymnastics compitition with the Grandaughter. Can’t wait until class time.
I love to drive and stop to look at all the beautiful scenery
I love days like that, when it’s cold and clear! Thanks for sharing those great photos!
WOW, these are great pictures…what wonderful card ideas. You made Lincoln proud!!
Great pictures!
Wonderful pictures! It’s just amazing to think about how much has changed over time. Thanks for sharing.
Love your pics! the blue sky is beautiful!
Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing them.
Where ever it is, nice pictures. Very peaceful! Have a safe trip.
How do you shoot such beautiful pictures! Do you set up on a tripod and also what do you shoot with! These are amazing!
Abraham Lincoln’s homeplace *Illinois.
Looks like my neighborhood, but I think IL. Gorgeous pictures. Thanks for sharing. Have a safe trip.
Wow! Your photos are wonderful! They are perfect to scrapbook with! What a wonderful trip you must have had!
Michelle, you are an inspiration. I need to look for joy in all that is around me the way you do. It is so easy to let life get in the way.
You’re making me homesick! I grew up close enough that we went all the time. When the warmer weather sets in I’ll have to pack up the kids and head south for a little history.
beautiful pictures, I can’t wait to see the projects you´ll make with them!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michelle, I enjoyed your class SO much! You are an inspiration to crafters everywhere! Thank you for being so patient with me! Love my projects Safe travels going home!
I think it is Lincoln’s boyhood home in southern Indiana. If so, I was there two or three times many years ago.
Gotta be New Salem, Illinois. Just a hop skip and a jump from where I live! Wonderful pictures. Ann
Great Pics Michelle – you are really getting to see the country.
Melba
Wow those are amazing pictures. Sooo beautiful and peaceful!!! Thanks for sharing those treasures. Have a safe trip.
Oooh, I’ve been there! Abraham Lincoln’s home. Looks different with snow though. I was there in May a few years ago. Warm during the day, chilly at night. Love your pictures!
Beautiful pics. I wish I lived close enough to go visit there! Can’t wait to see how these inspire you.
I started scrolling through the photos without reading the first paragraph closely, and when I saw the chickens, I thought, “I have a picture of those chickens!” I visited there several years ago when we stayed at a B & B nearby to scrapbook all weekend.
looks like lincoln – land to me!..
wonderful photos ! TFS!
Thanks for sharing your photos, it’s monsoonal downpours here in Darwin (hot and sticky) – it’s lovely seeing photos of winter in USA (not sure if I could cope with the cold though!!)
Michelle asked “How do you shoot such beautiful pictures! Do you set up on a tripod and also what do you shoot with. ”
Michelle, I use a Pentax K-X, SLR Digital Camera. The photos were taken using a 28-80 lens.
I hand held the camera for these shots.
Terrific pics. Love that old architecture and the critters. Near Springfield, IL.
Thanks for sharing.
Michelle, I absolutely love the pictures you posted. Even if you have never been to Lincoln’s home, something about the pictures tells you that’s where they were taken. By the way, what is the “blob” sitting in a pile of straw/hay?
Beautiful pictures. Apart of American people really ought to visit. Makes me want to grab my camera and pack up the car. Thanks for sharing.
Fabulous evocative pics!
The nose cracks me up!
Great shots..
I’d say you were in the “Land of Lincoln”. Beautiful pictures… We have so many absolutely beautiful places to visit in the Good Ol’ U.S. of A!
It’s gotta be the birth place of good ole Abe Lincoln in New Salem, Il.
[...] On my last post I left you guessing where I was by showing you pictures of “Lincoln’s Log Cabin and Farm” in Greenup, Illinois. I am totally amazed at how many people guessed right, in fact, nobody guessed wrong. I’m glad a lot of you enjoyed seeing the photos. It was my pleasure to share them with you. If you are in Illinois or visiting Illinois I highly recommend stopping there and taking in a bit of the 1800’s way of life. Here is a link if you wish to view a few of the photos I took: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/02/26/where-on-earth/ [...]