PIP visits French Lick
The group begins its tour in the ornate lobby of the French Lick Springs Hotel.
No tour is complete without a stop by the famous Pluto Springs well.
There's always one brave soul. The guys dipped Jacob Peerman down the well for a closer look and smell of the 'odiferous" miracle water.
Matt Goodrich, who is doing the French Lick PIP project with a view of the incredible atrium from a fourth floor balcony.
The students listen to a tour guide in the atrium beneath the dome. The West Baden dome became a model for the Houston Astrodome.
Students look over the massive fireplace in the atrium.
Several members of the faculty and staff joined the day-long trip.
The atrium is a great place for a drink, to relax, take in the incredible architecture, or play a game of chess. Robert Campbell and Matt Vest took advantage of some free time before departure to check out the chess boards.
Looking up - there's a lot to see!
A group of the students look over scale models of the West Baden Hotel.
Matt Vest, Nathan Schrader, Kunga Choden, a 2006 PIP'er, and Mitch Brown listen to details of the Dome's construction.
The PIP'ers: Jacob Peerman, Mitch Brown, Zac Simpson, Robert Campbell, Matt Goodrich, Steve Egan, Matt Vest, Ross McKinney, and Nathan Schrader.