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Pelewa and Serenity Trails, Governor Bebb MetroPark – Okeana, Ohio
Despite some heavy rain over the previous thirty hours, we were determined to get in a hike. We started to hike the Chief Cornstalk Trail into a flood plane, but aborted that when both of us had slipped on the bare dirt path, nearly falling. We opted to look for higher ground. The start for…
Adams Lake Prairie State Nature Preserve – West Union, Ohio
It was the last day of July and we were officially in Prairie Season – a time for celebration in our Burns Family. But to be clear, prairies in the Ohio River Valley are different than those presented on Little House on the Prairie. There are no rolling hills of grasses or broad vistas -…
The Hickory Trail, Fernald Preserve – Hamilton, Ohio
Sometimes in life we have pleasant little surprises. Such was the case when we headed to Fernald Preserve with the intention of a 3 mile hike on the Hickory Trail. I was under the impression that the Hickory Trail wove through an upland woodland. But I didn’t take into consideration the section of trail that…