Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Campbell Hill

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Roger

The highest point in Ohio, Campbell Hill outside Bellefontaine, may be more interesting than the highest point in Indiana, but just barely. At least, when you stand on the spot, you get the sense that you’re higher than something. The … Continue reading →

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Clifton Gorge

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Roger

We enjoyed Glen Helen so much that we decided to take another walk at Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve, about two miles away. The scenery here was more dramatic, with cliffs and waterfalls and rapids where the Little Miami River … Continue reading →

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Glen Helen

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Roger

The plan for the morning was to tour the shops in Yellow Springs, Ohio. But it was a Sunday and the shops didn’t open until noon. And on our drive through the town, none of the shops looked worth visiting. … Continue reading →

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Hoosier Hill

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Roger

Hoosier Hill, in east-central Indiana, is the state’s highest natural point. It’s important to include the “natural” qualifier because a landfill in the next county is, or soon will be, higher. Coming from the north, there is no sense of … Continue reading →

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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Roger

In Old Deaf School Park near downtown Columbus, a topiary artist has created the scene from Georges Seurat’s famous 1884 pointillism painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Unfortunately, on the day I was there, the … Continue reading →

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