Mud Hen Marsh and Oxbow boat access are two more of the nature preserves surrounding Hoover Reservoir in the Westerville area. Both of them are very close to where we live. We can stop by and hike their loops as we drive back and forth to Westerville or Columbus. Mud Hen Marsh is a marsh …
From January 2021
Some of This and Some of That in Ohio
It’s starting to look like we won’t be traveling anywhere for a while. Tom and I are not working at a National Park site until we get vaccinated for Covid-19, so we will be hanging around Ohio. We’ve been here for six months now, which is the longest we’ve spent in Ohio since we retired. …
Ring the Bells of Praise to God
We are just through the Christmas season and I’ve been thinking about bells. Have you noticed how many Christmas songs have bells in them? “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” “Jingle Bells.” “Carol of the Bells.” “Come On, Ring Those Bells.” These are just a few of the songs with bells in the titles. …
Gertrude S Lawrence Nature Preserve
Gertrude S Lawrence is one of the nature preserves around Hoover Reservoir. There are 15 nature preserves protecting the waterways and wetlands of the Big Walnut Creek watershed north of Columbus. This watershed provides 60% of the water for the City of Columbus. The 4,700 acres of land protected in these preserves offers a refuge …
Hoover Reservoir Park in Westerville, Ohio
Tom and I have the privilege of living between two reservoirs: Hoover Reservoir and Alum Creek. Recently we have been exploring the nature preserves around Hoover Reservoir. I decided to give you a little history of the reservoir before I describe the nature preserves. Hoover Reservoir was started in 1952 and finished in 1955. The …
Rocky Fork Metro Park in New Albany, Ohio
Tom and I continue to explore the many parks in the area, and we took an afternoon a couple of weeks ago to explore Rocky Fork Metro Park in New Albany. Although it was a gloomy day, being outside always makes us feel better and we had a very nice walk. Rocky Fork Metro Park …
Grace-Full in the New Year
Do you have a resolution for 2021? I am going to be more grace-full. I have never been a particularly graceful person, despite being born on a Tuesday (“Tuesday’s child is full of grace”) but maybe the rhyme was talking about extending the grace of God to others. That is what I want to do …