In 2008 I started a project that involved putting a book together about Ohio’s State parks. I visited a lot of the parks, but because of the size of the project and the distance I would have needed to travel to get to all of the parks, it was put…
Yellow Springs
On September 13th, 2016, we went to Yellow springs to hike the Glen Helen Nature Preserve. First stop was a large sunflower field along the way. Many of the flowers had faded, but a few still remained. Next stop was Glen Helen. It is a private preserve, so there is…
Trip to Moonville Tunnel
We took a trip to the Moonville Rail Trail. Getting to the Moonville tunnel was an easy hike from the road. We thought we would hike up to the King Switch tunnel further down the path, but bridges were out. After crossing one area on rocks we came to another…
Grandma Gatewood Trail
Today’s hike was along the Grandma Gatewood trail. We parked cars at either end and hiked between Ash Cave, Cedar Falls, and Old man’s cave. The map says it is 6 miles, but several measuring devices had our hike at just over 7 miles. This is a section of the…
Hocking Hills Week of March 6th
It seems like this is going to be a Hocking Hills week. Mike and I started out Sunday seeking out an old Church at the northern edge of the Hocking Hills. On Monday I took a solo trip to Wesley Chapel, Ash Cave and Cedar Falls. Tuesday was a trip to…