Category Archives: Scenery

Hocking Hills State Park

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Roger

I thought this would be a good place to get away from the crowds in Columbus and do some birding while welooked at waterfalls. We did look at waterfalls. The park, which I just picked off a map with very … Continue reading →

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Cabining at Devil’s Den

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Roger

We spent six nights at Devil’s Den State Park with friends and family members. The group was down this year. All our camping gear is in a truck somewhere, so we stayed in Cabin 4. The original, built by the … Continue reading →

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Lake Dorothey State Wildlife Area

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Roger

To get to this place, you have to head south into New Mexico, then return north through Sugarite Canyon State Park. We went here to see Lewis’s Woodpeckers (next post), but we enjoyed the view too. The trail led up … Continue reading →

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Sugarite Canyon State Park

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Roger

We drove the two-and-a-half hours to this park because I’d seen that Lewis’s Woodpeckers were being seen nearby. Coal was mined in the canyon from 1894 until the start of World War II. In 1912, a company town was built … Continue reading →

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Monument Rock

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Roger

On Saturday evening, I went birding in the portion of Pike National Forest that extends below Mount Herman. The main feature of this section is the outcropping of rock that gave the nearby town of Monument its name. A woman … Continue reading →

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