Restarting this blog

I am restarting this blog after a long abscence. I hope to share some short hikes and info as the year continues.

Night Sky Exploration and Hike at Governor Bebb Metropark

This sounds like an interesting evening. I thought I would share the information here. With the Perseid meteor shower being active this weekend, the MetroParks of Butler County here in Ohio is sponsoring a fun event. It is an opportunity to hike at night and enjoy viewing the meteor shower. If there is any interest, you can check out the information here: http://reservations.yourmetroparks.net/programs/996/

Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork I just received my Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork trekking poles, and I am excited to try them out soon. I have never been a user of trekking poles in my younger years, but I recently decided to give them a try since I recently had a totally left hip replacement, and I am looking forward to having the right hip done also in the near future. The new hip feels great, but I thought the poles could offer me some added stability as well as help reduce some wear and tear on the knees and hips. I will report back when I get some more experience with this new set.

Hope to get back to updating this blog. Since Posterous is no more, many of my photo links are now gone. I will need to work on a whole new re do of this....

9/10/2010 Forest Run Nature Preserve (Part 2)

I made another trip back to this nature preserve, which is within a mile of where we live.  There are some nice loop trails cut through the thick vegetation here.  I walked up on a coupl eof deer and surprised them when I came around a corner.  You might spot them in a couple of the photos I took.  i got my Butler County Metroparks sticker for the car, so I am good to go for parking at all of the parks here in Butler County for the rest of the year.

9/10/2010 Forest Run Nature Preserve (Part 2)

I made another trip back to this nature preserve, which is within a mile of where we live.  There are some nice loop trails cut through the thick vegetation here.  I walked up on a coupl eof deer and surprised them when I came around a corner.  You might spot them in a couple of the photos I took.  i got my Butler County Metroparks sticker for the car, so I am good to go for parking at all of the parks here in Butler County for the rest of the year.

9/6/2010 Forest Run Wildlife Preserve

I checked out the Forest Run Wildlife Preserve, which is just around the corner from where we live.  It is an 82 acre preserve with a creek, woods, a small prairie, meadows, and a wetland area.  There is a neat observation deck that you can walk up to from a trail in the prairie area.  You can get some nice views of the surrounding area. The address is1810 New London Road, (Ross Township)Hamilton, OH  45013