September 4, 2023 Waterfalling is easy in West Virginia and Virginia Tom Petty may have liked free fallin’, but I personally prefer waterfalling. Waterfalling is the act of seeking out wild, natural waterfalls to walk…
August 30, 2023 If you like octopuses, you’ll love this post I just finished two books with a giant Pacific octopus as a main character: Remarkably Bright Creatures and Sea Change. I have a third…
August 23, 2023 See the stars up close at Perkins Observatory Stargazing is an amazing way to spend an evening. I got to do just that recently thanks to Perkins Observatory‘s public astronomy program. Last…
August 19, 2023 The best Preservation Park yet is coming to Lewis Center I am out of my mind with excitement about McCammon Creek Park, a new nature preserve and park opening next year along Bale Kenyon…
August 16, 2023 Tubing on Alum Creek Lake is a blast! Can you even say you had a good summer if you didn’t get dragged around Alum Creek Lake on a rubber tube? We hadn’t…
August 12, 2023 My heart breaks for beautiful Maui Long-time readers of this blog know that our family loves the magical island of Maui. E and I spent our babymoon in Maui –…
July 22, 2023 Why we love Ohio’s picturesque painted barns Take a country drive anywhere on Ohio’s rural roads and you’ll likely see a painted barn. Barns are a part of life in Ohio…
July 15, 2023 Our family’s obsession with the national parks continues As each year slips by, I become more convinced that surrounding myself with nature is the only sane way to go about this thing…
July 10, 2023 How to follow the unofficial Ohio waterfall trail I just learned that West Virginia is home to our nation’s first designated waterfall trail. The trail acts as a waterfall-themed trip planner by…
July 5, 2023 We visited a new Ohio waterfall this summer I’ve been asking my family to go visit Dundee Falls with me for more than two years. It took a while to get them…