First Day Hikes are actually part of an initiative by US State Parks, but we didn’t make it to one of Ohio’s State Parks on January 1st… in fact, we didn’t make it out of the house on January 1st. Instead, both my son, P, and I had what we believe was a mild...
Ask me what my favorite trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park is, and I'll probably say it's The Ledges. Located in the Virginia Kendall area of CVNP, The Ledges is probably the favorite trail of many people -- it's wildly popular, but for good reason: it's a very interesting trail, with lots of...
When my Scouts were working on their Wolf rank, we built our first hiking kits in leftover mint tins. Now that my Scouts were a bit older, I thought we should move on to a larger, sturdier first-aid kit (for the larger, sturdier amounts of trouble they can get themselves into)....
Bradley Woods is a 795-acre swamp forest hidden away on the border of Westlake, OH and North Olmsted, OH. Like a lot of places in northeast Ohio, it's also the site of an old sandstone quarry (you can't throw a rock without hitting an old sandstone quarry here--and any rock you find to...
What do I keep in my hiking pack? Depending on the hike, I'll add different items to what's in my daypack -- obviously, more food and water if I'm going to be on a longer hike; I'll bring my lunch and plenty of snacks if I plan on being out all day. ...
