Rachel and I have started to plan this across North America for a long time, this time by the opportunity to go west, we decided to drive our minivan to have a cross country trip. Before the trip, we installed roof cargo, hitch cargo on our 2006 Toyota sienna AWD, it makes this minivan likes a "mini RV", we equipped all camping gears on the car which include camping tent, inflatable beds, sleeping bags, batteries, gas stove, gas & solar generators. Believe or not, we spent two days to load our minivan.
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Pokagon State Park is located in northeastern Indiana close to the village of Fremont and 5 miles (8 km) north of Angola. The park is bordered by Lake James on the west and south and Snow Lake on the north. Various wetlands can be seen throughout the park, and the Potawatomi Nature Preserve makes up a large portion of its east side. Over ten miles (16 km) of hiking trails wind through the park.
The Wisconsin Glacier, the last of the Ice Age’s four glaciers that covered Indiana, created the rolling terrain found in Pokagon. Glaciation’s influence can be seen in many of the features of the park, including Lake Londiaw (a kettle lake), Hell's Point (a kame), and various glacial erratics.
The toboggan run is a popular destination during the winter. Visitors can reach speeds of 35–40 miles an hour (60 km/h) on the quarter-mile (400 m) long track.
