Camping in Hocking Hills (Part 3)

After we had lunch back at the campsite we left once more, this time heading to a man made feature of the area. A couple of shops that were set up in an area completely surrounded by woods and fields.

Minnie was ready to go.

Camping in Hocking Hills (Part 2)

Picking up where we left off at Old Man's Cave. Once we made it to the bottom of the ravine we took the bridge across the creek to the other side.

Camping in Hocking Hills (Part 1)

About 3 hours south of our home, in Hocking County is some of the most naturally beautiful areas in all of the state. Hocking Hills was carved out by seas that predate human existence. There are caves, lakes, waterfalls, hills, massive trees, and trails that run through all of them. For Sarah's uncle's birthday the whole family went camping in Hocking Hills. Needless to say I got a substantial amount of pictures. Here is part one of our trip.

Friday

We left after Sarah got home from work on Friday around 7:00 pm or so. Our eta placed us at the campground at approximately 10:00 pm.

Speed limit was 70 before you freak out (five over is the acceptable limit).

LSE Freight Car in Avon Lake

I've decided to drop the brackets from the front of my post titles. I think it makes the title too long and look unclean, plus they are pretty much worthless if I have a descriptive title. Anyway, a few days ago I was made aware of a large piece of history sitting behind a shopping center just down Route 6 from our house in Avon Lake. The shopping center happens to be one of historical importance and was also covered in a previous post you can view here.

The shopping center I am referring to is the one that used to be the old Beach Park LSE Station.

[EXPLORE] Adventures in Babysitting (Part 2)

We left off boarding the ferry to Kelley's Island with our dog Minnie and niece Alexandria in tow. This is the continuation of our little adventure.

It took us about 30 minutes to get from the mainland to the island. The Kelley's Island ferry wasn't exactly built for speed, but we didn't care. The view was incredible.

The Ferry

Passing the other ferry.

[EXPLORE] Adventures in Babysitting (Part 1)

On Saturday we borrowed our niece Alexandria, My brother and sister-in-law were moving into their new home and decided it would be easier if we took her for a day of adventure and exploration. Here are the better photographs of our day.

Breakfast

Delicious!

[EXPLORE] Lorain International Festival

Yesterday we had a couple of hours to kill before going over to Sarah's Aunt's house for her grandfather's 80th birthday party so we decided to head down to the Lorain International Festival. The festival has been taking place for 49 years now and represents the 70 different nationalities that reside in Lorain, the International City. Every year they place a spotlight on a different nationality and this year it was African American. Here are some pictures from the festival.

National flags in from of city hall.