The weather once again got wet, which limited our activities. David had work coming out of his meetings the previous week. But we got out with Veronica several times, helped her with some things around the house, and got out with our Cousins. We celebrated David’s 59thBirthday by going to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We collected our 16thPark Stamp at the Boston Store Visitor Center in Boston Mills. The Cuyahoga River was used into the early 1800s to move trade goods. In 1825, they began the building of the Ohio and Erie Canals, which run parallel to the Cuyahoga River for a long distance, and right through the park. Many of the small towns in the park came into existence during the building and running of the canal, which was finished in 1832. The river became the worst polluted river in the US in the early 1900s and actually caught fire and burned for several weeks before the communities along the river started a major effort to clean up the river. They still warn visitors not to swim in the river or eat fish caught in the river. After reviewing the exhibits on the park at the visitor center, we drove over to the Ledges Trail Head and hiked the Ledges Trail (~2 miles). The Ledges are a sandstone and volcanic rock formation with 20-30 foot drop offs. David had hiked this trail once before with his Dad. The ancient rocks mixed with the old trees provided some dramatic backdrops for our pictures. The trees are just starting to change color. On the way back to the Wanderer, we came across a famers market run as a coop by the privately owned farms within the park. We could not help but pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables and admire the variety of pumpkins and gourds for sale. We finished up the day with a wonderful dinner at the Twisted Olive with Veronica. David proclaimed it the best birthday ever. We plan to go up and do some more hiking over the next couple of weeks.
We spent part of the time working on the Wanderer. We changed out the water filter for the first time and David washed the Wanderer from one end to the other. That’s a lot of RV to wash! Leslie cleaned house and wiped down the extensive woodwork inside (That’s a lot of wood to wipe!) and put things where they belong.
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Honey loved having Etta visit... and her kennel. We loved having you here in Ohio for a while! Thank you for allowing us to celebrate with you, taking Honey and I on an adventure, and for working hard to help us get some things in order. Too bad work takes up so much of our lives right now! It would have been more fun to play!!
ReplyDeleteEtta enjoyed it too. We'll be back for more visits! We had a great time visiting with everyone!!
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