#82488: Whitewater River Valley Outdoor Recreation

A picture collage of four images shows a sample of the many outdoor recreational opportunities for visitors in the Whitewater River Valley.

In the upper left, two young skiers and another snowboarder ride up the ski lift to the top of the slopes for nighttime skiing at Perfect North Slopes near Lawrenceburg. Behind them, the snow covered ski runs are lit up and filled with skiers enjoying the unexpected hills of southeastern Indiana. (photo courtesy of Perfect North Slopes)

In the upper right, on a cool summer morning, bicyclists with colorful helmets cross the treelined bridge in Richmond along the Cardinal Greenway, Indiana’s longest bike rail-trail constructed on the former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. The decorative bridge, with its wooden side spindles and metal arches, crosses near Thistlethwaite Falls over the Whitewater River East Fork. (photo courtesy of Richmond/Wayne County Visitors Bureau)

In the foreground of the image on the lower right, rows and rows of red-bottomed canoes lay face down waiting to be used by canoeists. Across the paved lot, 70-80 life-jacket clad enthusiasts hold their yellow paddles as they prepare to grab their canoes and launch them down the scenic Whitewater River. (photo courtesy of Green Acres Canoe Rental)

On the lower left, ten adult hikers cross a long, ten-foot wide bridge through the Whitewater Gorge Park in Richmond, Indiana on a cool and foggy morning. On a Byway-sponsored Whitewater Walk, these hikers walked the gorge trail 3-1/2 miles through Richmond, accessible to hikers and cyclists. The 100-acre park and ranges from 200-300 feet wide and 50-80 feet deep cut by the Whitewater River’s East Fork. (photo courtesy of Paul Baudendistel)