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Catfish Hole Trails – Silver Grove, Kentucky
Silver Grove is a small river town on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, with a population of 1,154. Founded in 1917, Silver Grove was a company town for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and the site of its massive Stevens Railroad Yard, which largely staged the delivery of coal from the mines of…
Westmark Woods Nature Preserve – Springfield Township, Ohio
Westmark Woods is a Cardinal Land Conservancy property that recently opened to the public, joining the four other public preserves from their portfolio of 18 properties. The mission statement for Cardinal is “to preserve natural habitats, waterways, agricultural lands, and open spaces in Southwest Ohio by working with individuals, families, and communities”. I would argue…
Monarch Meadows – Rising Sun, Indiana
I did not purposefully over promise the experience that I anticipated when I invited two of our daughters to join me on a hike at Monarch Meadows, to act as stand-in photographers. We had been there in June several years ago and marveled at the meadow wildflowers and the tremendous number of butterflies and pollinators.…