We had such grand plans for this year. We were going to be so intentional about marking more counties off our tour list and enjoying adventures together. And we were doing pretty well...until mid-March when everything shut down. And right about the time things began to cautiously open up around here, we were knee deep in a move and double job-change.
You know what? It's okay! We aren't upset about it. Our time together in quarantine may have been in a much smaller radius than we planned, but it brought a beauty of its own that we appreciated. And the same is true of our move. It's been busy, but it's been good.
Even so, we have missed our adventures here and there, so we were really excited this past week, when one of our "weekend" days gave us a chance to have some hiking fun!
We learned about Metea Park...a county park in Leo, which is one town over from where we live, so I hopped online to learn a bit more about it. Unfortunately the one thing I did not learn from the site was that you had to pay an admission fee, so we had to turn around and come back home for cash before heading back to begin our adventure. After researching the Allen County park system as a whole, I found the whole fee list - but it wasn't on the individual park's page. All that to say - if you go, take $2.00 per person.
This park has trails, and while they aren't rugged climbing trails, they are very nice to hike. Some are out in an open meadow, and some are in the woods. We went on a hot day and found plenty of shade to wander around!
Here are some of the views we found:
They had picnic tables there, too, though we didn't eat in the park that day.
We really enjoyed our time and would probably consider purchasing the annual pass so we can enjoy multiple hikes out there! It's a pretty nice park to have so close to home!
5 comments:
What fun and an awesome park!! I was toying with formally doing the counties in MA...now NY has too many!
Metea park has only one entrance for the south and one entrance for the north Cedar creek divides the two so you can't cross over. Yes the admission is a pain, but the park is nice in spring, fall and winter not in summer with heat and mosquitoes. We like Acres Land Trust sites, no charge go to web site there are several in Allen Co. and other northern counties.
Metea Park has a nice building that you can rent for events. Our department has gone there in December for a Christmas Retreat. We have a meeting in the morning, and we play games and have a gift exchange in the afternoon.
Oh, and one of my former students saved a drowning woman at the lake there and resuscitated her.
I think I missed the kickoff post for the Tour OF Indiana Counties adventure series. Can you link a girl up? Sounds fun.
Any place where you can hike by water is a win in my books!
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