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Cuyahoga Valley Nat'l Park and the Buckeye Trail
Our last major stop of the trip was at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We didn't have the longest visit here, but we walked a portion of the Towpath Trail, …
Finally Made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
After several trips to Ohio in the past, I finally made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Although my team, the Detroit Lions, (until late) …
Learning About a Tragedy at Kent State University
On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard members fired into a crowd of Kent State University student demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine. Protesting the …
Perry's Victory and Int'l Peace Mem'l
Since we were still ahead of schedule, we could fit in another NPS site for me, finishing off the Ohio parks. Scott had already been to Perry's Victory and …
Two Sites with Connections to the War of 1812
River Raisin NBP
James Garfield NHS Was More Interesting Than Expected
Leaving Pittsburg, we only had James Garfield NHS and several counties on our list to accomplish today. Honestly, I thought it would be kind of a boring day, …
2 NPS Sites, an Interesting Town, and a Ballgame
Baseball?!?! Yes, we had an interesting day - and this cover photo wasn't even from the town in which we saw the baseball game :) We started the day out at …
Friendship Hill and Fort Necessity - another 2 NPS sites
This was definitely a NPS-focused trip so I can mark off a bunch of NPS units, and this day was a three-fer. Friendship Hill NHS and Fort Necessity Nat'l …
Yes, We Visited Another Mound...in Moundsville, WV
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I don't really care for the mounds. My husband, however, was convinced he could find a mound in Moundsville, West Virginia, and he …
Hopewell Culture NHP
I'm really not the biggest fan of ancient native mounds. So, I was less than thrilled about having to visit Hopewell Culture NHP. Don't get me wrong, there is …
U.S. Air Force Museum and Bockscar
Part of our Manhattan Project Quest is to see the actual Enola Gay and Bockscar, the two bombers that dropped the atom bombs on Japan to end WWII. We've …
Dayton Aviation National Historical Park
After Wilbur and Orville Wright proved to the world that flight was possible in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they returned to Dayton to improve their airplane …
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
When we were looking at things to do in Cincinnati, we discovered the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. So, after the baseball game, we still some …
Cincinnati Reds Baseball Game
Since we were in Cincinnati, and the Reds were playing at home, Scott worked going to a baseball game into our schedule. It was a beautiful day for a game.
Marking Off Two Ohio NPS sites
We had to cancel/postpone our planned Canadian Rockies trip due to some unexpected medical issues for Scott that precluded him from going to elevation for …