The park has filled up completely since Friday; no open sites. Been experiencing a 4 hour, power blackout from about 2 or 3 AM to 6 or 7 AM every night starting Thursday. Inquired at office, reponse was, unknown cause and we are the only ones to complain. While we are not sure as to the extent, we are quite sure it isn’t just us. Maybe a state thing to save money?
On Saturday, we visited the Olentangy Indian Cavern. Discovered in the late 1790s and used by the early Indians until the mid 1800s. It sat unused and pilferred for nearly a hundred years. The land was bought and tours began. It changed hands a few times, but tours were the main money maker. The cave geologically is small and unremarkable, but it’s history is significant. There are carvings and rock shaping by the Wyandotte Indians who lived in the cave for several years to avoid conflicts with the Iroquois, but little is identified in the cave. Maybe on the guided tours, not held today, those items are pointed out. All the stalagmites and stalagtites have been stolen, some flow stone and beehive stalagmites do exist.
Since the cavern isn’t very big, to keep people there and spending money, they have a gem “mining” sluice and an animal petting area. We went to the petting area with the deer, goats, and cows; Lynn was in her element. The critters were just lying around, so Lynn yanked some weeds through the fence. She became very popular, very fast, offering them a “snack.”
Even Dan got in on the action.
Sunday we visited one of the metro parks, Highlands Metro Park, located near the campground. The park was located along a slate ridge along the Olentangy River. There were several trails we walked, most not that special. We have just seen so many unusual natural things on trails, it really takes something special to impress us. The slate walls along the ravine were interesting and weep water after a good rainfall. Not the case today since up until the past week or so, they too have been in a drought.
There was a really big and interesting mushroom on one of the trails.
There was a nice overlook on one trail.
Tomorrow we head for Hocking Hills State Park, near Logan, OH. Only 75 miles from here.
The park has several scenic trails that we plan on checking out.
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