by Melanie McManus | Apr 30, 2022 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Ohio, Trail Journals, United States
This day was all about paved recreational trails. The state has an amazing network of such paths. I only had to look at the FarOut app once, as it was pretty easy to keep following the bike paths. Making My Way to Island MetroPark While there was little sunshine...
by Melanie McManus | May 1, 2022 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Ohio, Trail Journals, United States
It was a long hike to Yellow Springs today – maybe my longest in Ohio. I met Tim in Yellow Springs, which he says is a hippie-type town that’s also the home of comedian David Chappelle. I dropped my car, and he shuttled me back to Dayton. I headed out under...
by Melanie McManus | May 2, 2022 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Ohio, Trail Journals, United States
Today’s trek to Spring Valley was OK. The day began quite chilly, and my tent was slick with dew. I wasn’t too worried, though, as today’s forecast was for lots of sun and temps around 70 F (21.1 C). I met Tim for our final shuttle at Walton Park in...
by Melanie McManus | May 3, 2022 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Ohio, Trail Journals, United States
Before I talk about the hike to Oregonia, let’s revisit last night. I set up my wet tent in Spring Valley’s Walton Park pavilion. It was warm and windy, so it dried out in maybe five minutes. It was quite impressive. There were a lot of people out and...
by Melanie McManus | May 4, 2022 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Ohio, Trail Journals, United States
Today’s hike to the Foster trailhead required some pivoting. So, last night I booked an Uber shuttle from the Grandin Road trailhead back to Oregonia. But when I drove to the Grandin Road trailhead this morning for the shuttle, I found a ton of construction...
by Melanie McManus | May 5, 2022 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Ohio, Trail Journals, United States
This may be my final day on the NCT in 2022, when I made my way to Valley View Foundation. But, of course, who knows?! I had a decent night at Morgan’s last night. While the campground isn’t really in shape yet for the season, the owner met me there and...