hiking

Fairfield County
View from Here
Lauren Byrwa
Looking out over the town from Mount Pleasant is sublime. Not only do you see the dotting of small houses, but in the distance you can see the...
hiking, Lancaster, Mount Pleasant, Rising Park, rock climbing, Standing Stone, fairfield, 2011 Winter
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Noble County
Hitting the Beach at Seneca Lake
Megan Moseley
Ohio is a state that is well known for its beautiful landscape.  With around 74 state parks statewide, Ohio offers beautiful scenic hikes, lakes...
beach, boating, Camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, Seneca Lake, Seneca Lake State Park, state park, swimming, noble
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Lawrence County
Trails and Trials at Lake Vesuvius
Dilynn Roettker
When I visited the 143-acre Lake Vesuvius recreation area, I did not expect the variety of activities I was presented with. The lake is conveniently...
backpacking, Camping, hiking, Ironton, Lake Vesuvius, Lawrence County, Wayne National Forest, lawrence
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Morgan County
ReCreation Land
Tara Pettit
A cutting-edge environmental project that has bridged the gap between industry and ecology, American Electric Power’s (AEP) ReCreation Land is...
AEP, Biking, Camping, Coal, Dave Dingey, Environment, fishing, hiking, hunting, Jeff Rennie, Land, Mining, Monroe County, outdoors, Park, Reclamation, ReCreation, morgan
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Jackson County
Hiking through the Hemlocks
Katie Annarino
Spring is here and even though frequent, and sometimes chilly, springtime rain threatens Ohioans with a few more weeks indoors, state parks are...
birds, birdwatching, forest, hiking, Lake Katherine, Salt Creek Trail, spring, state park, trail, trail map, wildflowers, jackson
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Monroe County
Raven Rocks: Preservationist Beauty
Peter Ricci
In 1970, 19 Quakers joined efforts to buy a piece of land in Monroe County under threat of strip mining. The 843-acre purchase, which covered land in...
Beautiful view, ceremony, Christmas trees, Elsa Crooks Harper, grass, green, hiking, hills, history, Kellogg Company, lush, Native Americans, nature, Quakers, Raven Rocks, Raven Rocks Press, rock climbing, streams, trees, monroe
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Belmont County
Hidden Treasure of Southeast Ohio
Jessica Tyroler
Treasure hunters of the tech-savvy  variety traverse Barkcamp State Park in Belmont county. They happily hike-and-go-seek all day,...
Barkcamp State Park, Belmont, Bob Grieve, cache, Cathy Tottka, Eric Soltin, family, Geocache, geocaching, GPS, hiking, IPhone, Mike Stewart, nature, treasure hunt, belmont
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Washington County
A Cabin on the Hill
Kaleigh Harger
Summer is here and what better way to enjoy the weather and beautiful surroundings of Southeastern Ohio than to spend a weekend in the middle of it....
A Cabin on the Hill, cabin, Camping, driving range, fishing, Getaway, Ginny Narsete, hiking, honeymoon, hunting, nature, New Matamoras, Ohio River, Wayne National Forest, wildlife, washington
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