North of Nashville, IN is the Hitz-Rhodehamel Nature Preserve. This 500+ acre preserve was established in 1985 starting with a 108-acre donation made to the Nature Conservancy by Harley and Evaline Rhodehamel. In 2012, The Nature Conservancy and the Hoosier Hiking Council collaborated to build the 3-mile hiking trail that exists today. If you are... Continue Reading →
Brown Country State Park – West Gate Hike
This was a nice hike through the Brown County State Park on a beautiful Saturday! Don't eat these! I started the hike at the West Lookout Tower and picked up trail 8. I stayed on trail 8 for about 1.7 miles, until getting to the southwest parking area at Ogle Lake. There, I picked up... Continue Reading →
Columbus, Indiana – walking tour
This isn’t a trail per se, but it is an interesting walking tour. Columbus Indiana is about 40 miles south of Indy and is home to Cummins Inc. Why mention this particular company? Well, Columbus has many interesting buildings owing to the vision of one J. Irwin Miller, who was the head of Cummins in... Continue Reading →
Black Creek Park
Over the holiday break, we headed to western NY to visit family. One of our favorite parks in the area is known as Black Creek Park, located in Chili, NY, which is about 19 miles outside of Rochester, NY. Black Creek Park is one of the largest parks in the Rochester area containing over 1500... Continue Reading →
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