US 50 winds gently through Martin County, Indiana, exiting the Hoosier National Forest and Martin State Forest just before it reaches the little town of Shoals, on the east fork of the White River. This is hilly country, unglaciated, unlike most of flatland Indiana to the north.

A little pulloff west of Shoals reveals this scene, forest surrounding the river, which doubles back here around farmland in the river bottom.

View from US 50 in Martin County, Indiana • Canon PowerShot S80 • August, 2010