We took Saturday afternoon to head east along Lake Erie out of Cleveland towards the town of Mentor to check out a few things we’ve haven’t really explored yet. We ended up driving up through Holden Arboretum and found an area called Penitentiary Glen. There are miles of trails looping through a small gorge lined…

As a kid growing up through the 80’s and 90’s, I remember Earth Day being a pretty big deal. I don’t know why, exactly. Maybe it’s because I was in school and things like that were a part of the curriculum. Or teachers looking for something to fill their day, possibly. Hard to say. Or…

On a camping trip in the Alleghenies last month, we found a short hike that led to a little section of falls. The creek was called Logan’s Run on the map. It was snowing on us as we walked in and out… pretty magical actually. The trail was only like .3 miles long. Perfect for…

I woke up early the other day and took Billie on a walk to the lake… got there just a bit before the sun popped through for the day. The lighting really emphasized the break walls against the water. The surface was so calm. Probably some of the glassiest Lake Erie water I’ve seen yet.

We picked up Hazel in BVA last weekend and drove north to Shenandoah National Park for an overnight on Chimney Rock. The weather was PERFECT- rained on the way out, but that’s okay.

June, July, August… half of September. It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I’m just going to give a quick rundown. In June the kids started coming home from college, etc. By August everybody was home – packed house to say the least! But it was awesome. In addition to hitting all the cool…

Got out into the sun today. Last fall I hiked from the Brecksville Reservation Nature Center to Deer Lick cave and around. Today I discovered how to get to Deer Lick Cave from another parking lot – Station Road Bridge. Ended up walking just over 5 mi. with Billie. I had to get back for…

Went to Columbus this weekend for a getaway in Ginny (2008 LR322) – a pretty routine trip for Clevelanders. Awesome times in town, but we took 7 hours to drive home (instead of the normal 2-ish) and wandered county roads NE of Columbus out through Amish country. Got into the hills of the Appalachian Plateau…

My wife and I ran 6.2 miles (5k out and back) of a section of the Buckeye Trail near Hiram, OH this morning. Absolutely beautiful. As they say, “follow the blue blazes“.