Hiking...and Home!

 

After our UTV adventure on our trip, Ryan and I ordered some BBQ from a restaurant near our hotel and ate in our room. The weather was a bit iffy with some rain in the forecast, but we decided to try to complete another hike or two if the rain would hold off.

                It turned out to be nearly perfect! Because it was evening and there was rain in the forecast, there were hardly any people out on the trails! Our first stop was Rock House, which wasn’t a terribly long trail, but it took us to a really cool cave area. I think it was my favorite cave of the whole trip! It did rain on us during this hike, but for most of it, we were so far down in tree cover that we didn’t get very wet!

                We decided to try one more, and though we almost got lost getting to the trailhead, we found it, and we only saw a couple of people out on this trail. It was so serene, and we had the best talks while we hiked along. These pictures are from Cantwell Cliffs!

                The next morning, we packed up and checked out of our hotel and went to do the last trail we didn’t have a chance to hike earlier, because of our late start on the first day. It was Conkles Hollow, and it was a long and somewhat strenuous hike. There were a lot of steps and climbing over roots. We went way up high – 200 feet, one sign said – and there were steep drop offs. I was really careful because we were on rocks that were wet and slick from all the rain. But it was a beautiful hike!

                We headed home after that hike and got caught in a torrential downpour. It was car wash level rain, and lots of drivers on the interstate slowed way down and turned on their hazard lights. I worked on our meal plan and grocery list, and Ryan did a great job keeping us safe.

                It was so good to be home, to see how our garden and flowers grew, to unpack and do laundry, and prepare to go back to work!

                Thanks for coming along on our virtual vacation. We hope you enjoyed Hocking Hills!