This is our third of three mini/weekend trips for the summer. This time, Lady Adventurer and I traveled with daughter and son-in-law Veronica and Barry Dancer, and of course their kids, Malcolm and Vincent. Just like last year, we stayed in a cabin in the Hocking Hills area of southern Ohio.
It was a beautiful cabin called, 'Outside Inn.' The kids loved it, and we celebrated Malcolm's eighth birthday. Mostly, we went for the hiking and the sights. For hiking, there was:
Clear Creek Metropark: Lady A and I arrived early, so we hiked the Fern trail there. It was more difficult than anticipated, but a nice walk in the woods.
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| Hiking Clear Creek |
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| Hiking Clear Creek |
Cantwell Cliffs: This was a fairly spectacular hike in and around some steep rock cliffs, which included two amphitheater formations, complete with waterfalls. The hiking was extremely difficult, but everyone, including the kidlets did fine.
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| Cantwell Cliffs Hike |
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| Cantwell Cliffs Hike |
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| Cantwell Cliffs Hike |
Rockbridge: This park was also close to our cabin. Veronica, Debbie and I were the only ones to brave the two-mile trail. The rock bridge itself was pretty cool. Yes, you could walk above it, but although we could go nearby, we weren't able to walk completely underneath.
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| Rockbridge |
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| Rockbridge |
The campfire was a highlight, as always.
We had hoped to see some stars, and possibly even experience the new John Glenn Astronomy park, but it rained Friday night, and it was cloudy most of the remaining time. It finally became clear as we were getting ready to go. Debbie saw a shooting star!
