I decided to take that walk in the Hocking Hills. I heard on Wednesday that the 50 acres that
was part of my 153 acres was a beautiful area on the other side of the
road. So I got up early as usual, but it
was foggy and dark. I decided to go down
to
That worked. The sun was bright and warm and I felt like an explorer entering the woods with a topo. The guy next door turned out to have dogs, pigs and goats all penned up or fenced in. Once I got past the pig I saw no more animals or people for over an hour. It turns out that there are two beautiful rock sided ravines on the property that were unexpected, since I don’t read topos so well.
The trees are mature enough to provide a canopy over the woods. That holds down the brush and makes it easier hiking. The old trails were blocked by dead trees and limbs, as the place has not been timbered for years, and no one is preserving the trails.
It was not possible to determine the boundaries of the property, but the topo had a sketch on it that Mark G. may have drawn in. This was close enough for me.
There were a couple small waterfalls and some great relief. These canyons will be a great place to hide when the Chinese take over, or will it be Rumsfeld?
Life doesn’t get any better than a morning hike in the Hocking Hills. You can do it for free down here in the state parks, but there is something special about a hike on your own property, isn’t there?
I’ll tell you one thing - there weren’t any Kerry or Bush
signs in those woods either.