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Shared Use Trail, Woodland Mound Park – Anderson Township, Ohio
Rain has come in deluges in the Ohio River Valley this summer. When paired with daily temperatures in the mid-nineties in late June, we were looking for a quick jaunt on a paved trail. We opted to revisit the Shared Use Trail at Woodland Mound to enjoy a preview of the upcoming prairie season. The…
Sycamore Trail, Governor Bebb MetroPark – Okeana, Ohio
Two and a half inches of rain over the preceding thirty hours necessitated finding a paved or gravel path for our planned hike. The Governor Bebb Park website suggested that the Sycamore trail had a 1 mile out and back gravel section, which we thought would meet our needs. The trail begins at a large…
Mahogany Hammock Trail, Everglades National Park – Homestead Florida
Tree hammocks occur throughout the Southeastern U.S. and are a collection of trees that occur on islands of terrain that are slightly elevated above lower-lying wetlands, which provides for different growing conditions and result in unique habitats. In the Everglades, these hammocks are usually inhabited by tropical hardwoods. Such was the case with the Mahogany…