Pictures -- North Country Trail: NY, PA, & OH
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With Ruth Sanders, one of the many people that made hiking around Ohio far more rewarding than it otherwise would have been. This picture was taken in the 184 year-old Greersburg Academy in Darlington, PA, which the Little Beaver Historical Society has made into a museum.
At the border. Note the go-go-gadget-arm self-portrait -- necessary because I used $7 disposable cameras while in Ohio (two in all) while my digital SLR was being fixed (the flash got smashed to bits after being dropped on a rock in Quebec -- but it's fixed and ready for Michigan).
Hayfields near Piedmont Lake.
Clendenning Lake, one of a half-dozen lakes built by the CCC in the 1930's to control flooding in the Little Muskingum River watershed. During the summer months these lakes are speckled with pontoon boats; in November, the marinas and campgrounds are ghost towns.
A strip mine near Summerfield leaves an enormous scar on the earth. After the coal seam is mined the area is filled in with displaced dirt, the first step in a process known as reclamation (new to me until Ohio). Eventually there will be topsoil replacement and revegetation -- but do not sit around waiting for that to happen, as this particular site has "only" been active for 5 years according to locals.
A limestone quarry. Those trucks out in the quarry are confined to the site because they are too big for the roads -- that should give you an idea as to how big the quarry is.
The Little Muskingum River, which in September was majorly flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Frances. Note the white jug that was caught by the tree during the flood -- it is about 10' above the bank and 15' above the current water level.
At the Ohio River in downtown Marietta.
For many farm animals (particularly cows) my walking by was the most fascinating thing they had seen in weeks -- hence their captivated stares.