Three Sisters Wilderness
Originally named Faith, Hope, and Charity by early settlers, the cluster of three 10,000+ foot peaks are known as the Three Sisters. Unfortunately, modern nomenclature is very utilitarian and these days they go by...
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Buckeye Trail- Little Loop Review
“It never ends like you think it will,” as my friend MtnGoat always reminds me. And she’s right. What I had envisioned as the final day of my hike did not include an Uber,...
Day Fifteen- Burton (Bonus Post)
4.5 miles- It was late yesterday, Sunday afternoon, and the campground was empty except for me. Or was it? There were no campers, but there were still a few Amish families around. Not far...
Day Fourteen- Headwaters Park
15 miles- The year was 1910 and typhoid deaths were on the rise in Akron. A $10,000 study commissioned by the city suggested that a new reservoir and water treatment plant be built to...
Day Thirteen- Big Creek Park
10 miles- Today was a very short day and I didn’t really see much that struck my fancy, so I thought I would fill in a bit why I am in Ohio in the...
Day Twelve- Painesville,OH
23 miles- In 1825 Master builder and architect Jonathan Goldsmith from Connecticut commenced work on a lighthouse and keeper’s house for the town of Grandon, later renamed Fairport Harbor, located at the mouth of...
Hey JR, we missed you, but you may have dodged a bullet. It was amazing, even extraordinary, but really really…