Damage from the Sept. 14th Wind
Today was a great warm Saturday to be out for a hike. I went with my daughters to Miami Whitewater Forest, and we walked the outer loop of the Badlands Trail. This is an interesing trail with a number of short bridges, small ups and downs, and plenty of great views of the forest. The distance of the outer loop trail is 1.6 or 1.7 miles.
The damage from the Sept. 14th windstorm that hit southwest Ohio was evident everywhere. There were fallen trees and sawed up logs from many that fell near the trail. It looks like a lot of work was done to clear it all up.
As we neared the exit of the trail, we could hear the cracking sounds of a tree falling against another. It was safe, since it was far off of the trail, but we could see and hear the tree as it began its fall. As it leaned up against another, we could hear the slow cracking sound as the weight was beginning to overcome the tree next to it. A few others stopped to watch.
On the way back to I-275, we saw a Metlife Blimp slowly drifting to the northwest. As I watched it meander through the sky, I wished I could have 8 more weeks of weather like today, but I know the cold weather is not far off. I really love hiking in the winter, so I am looking forward to continuing to explore some new trails when I can find the time.
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