Lifestyle

The geographic features revealed on the Indiana trails highlighted in this issue were surprising—from the prehistoric bog by the dunes to a sandstone canyon—making hiking and biking them all the more entertaining.

Founded in 1957, the 580-member Indianapolis Hiking Club organizes more than 2,000 hikes annually around the state and beyond (including a 2015 weeklong trip to the Rio Grande).

From Zionsville’s Starkey Park to Fort Ben, hike and bike your way around town.

Dress like a TV knockout, slip into the perfect stretchy jeans, snap up a stay-put eyeliner, and more.

An NPR story asked, “What makes a bike pump worth $450?” The answer: upgrades that Indy’s racing industry makes possible.

When this national home-decor company decided to open its first showroom, owners Jennifer Masten and Mike Tuttle created a space next to their office in Irvington, where many of their products are made.

A grown-up accessory that’s too cool for school.

Owners David and Heidi Hedrick traipsed through nearly 80 other historical properties in the downtown area before discovering this space that highlighted preserved vintage features and came at an affordable price.

Wondering if you can work the whole jumpsuit thing? This woman shows you how.

She and her husband raised money for their mission trip to Colombia by selling three dozen jars of their homemade strawberry-jalapeño jam.

Better-than-leather leggings, tents turned totes, inexpensive moto-chic touches, and more.

Some ziplines cross open spaces, from pole to pole. Others run under a forest canopy, from tree to tree. True thrill-seekers will want the rush of whooshing through tight, leafy nooks at 20 to 45 miles per hour.

Tot Couture

It’s Brown County with buggies, except Shipshewana lacks the centralized core that makes Nashville easy to roam. Instead, look for the Reifsnider Harness Shop mural and find yourself around the corner from the town’s best store.

“Nicknamed the ‘hammock chair,’ its sinuous curve and economic use of steel make this furniture piece a minimalist’s dream,” says Tom Vriesman.