Category Archives: Parks and Trails

Once in a while I feel the need to step away from the pressures of life, to escape the lists of things I have to do, to tune out the noise and busyness.  When that happens, I go here. Its a … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Like Santa Rosa Plateau, North Etiwanda Preserve had the advantage of being close enough to get to easily while offering the possibility of lifers. I saw one, and for much of the time I was there, had a good time. … Continue reading →