Tag: OH

  • First Ladies National Historic Site (2/3)

    Canton, OH, June 2026 This post contains the more education portion. It will attempt to work through the museum following the timeline post on the walls. As with many museums, the lighting is pretty low, so some of the text might might be hard to read from blur or reflections. At the front, they were…

  • First Ladies National Historic Site (1/3)

    Canton, OH, June 2026 We took a lot of pictures, so the visit to the First Ladies National Historic Site will be separated into three posts. There are a lot of displays, artifacts, replicas, and educational panels inside the three floors, so it will be separated into one post for the outside and two posts…

  • All I want for Christmas is a Taller Step Stool

    West Branch State Park, OH, June 2026 Cleo is a “little” over the ideal weight for her size, according to the vet. According to a friend of ours, she is a little “Chonk”. According to Cleo, she barely eats at all. Due to this, she is on a kitty diet that is not making much…

  • Stonelick State Park, OH: Information

    Stonelick State Park, OH, July 2025 Stonelick State Park Campground Campground Information Starlink Site 88 Driving Directions To the park From the park

  • Sunsets at Stonelick State Park Ohio

    Stonelick State Park, OH, July 2024 One of my favorite pastimes has been taking sunset pictures. Almost every night I walked to the shoreline to see if the sunset was going to amazing. In most cases, I was bedazzled by the beautiful sunset. See below for the various Stonelick State Park sunset pictures. I did…

  • Adventures with a Naturalist in Findley State Park

    Findley State Park, OH, June 2024 I absolutely loved Ohio State parks because they have Naturalists who host free events and maintain the Nature Center. For Findley State Park, the Naturalist is Wiz. He’s been with the park since 2016 and knows everything about the park, an avid bird watcher / photographer and talented engaging…

  • I think I found your problem, Ma’am

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2025 Sooo … there is a rumor that men are not good about reading instructions. There might be some truth about that, but you did not hear it from me. This is what the Sphinx Moth picture taken on my Samsung Galaxy A14 phone should have looked like. The photo…

  • We found Mothra; where is Godzilla?

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2024 The actual size of Mothra was slightly smaller than shown in the Godzilla movies. Mothra was only about 1.5 inches long with a 2 inch wingspan; I guess the film crew zoomed in like I did … or the people in Japan are really tiny. (The high-res image is…

  • Hairy Really Cool Insect!!

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2024 We found the Sphinx Moth on the outdoor decorative lights. From what I can tell it’s a One-eyed or Twin Spotted Sphinx Moth. John took pictures with his camera too. He might add more later. I really like the hair on him. It’s almost as if the insect went…

  • Stonelick State Park, OH: Information

    Stonelick State Park, OH, June 2024 Stonelick State Park is located about 25 minutes from Cincinatti, Ohio. Geologically when the Appalachian Mountains were forming to the east, the bedrock layer west of the mountains was elevated, creating the Cincinnati Arch. As a result, this area is known for its fossil hunting finds. We did not…