tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:24:48 +0000licking countylifespring_breakSan Franciscoblack hand gorgedublinhocking hillshttp://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chris)Blogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-7489340230163274245Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:26:00 +00002009-10-16T08:25:43.811-04:00Today, we completed a journey that began almost 2 years ago (667 days, to be exact). We had the final closing on our new house! It feels good to finally get our from under our bridge loan.Special thanks to Cindy Neely and Dixie Brown with Park National Bank, Wendy Miller with First American Mortgage, Exit Trinity Realty, and specifically our realtor Debbie Northrop. Thanks, Debbie, for your http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2009/10/closing-long-chapter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-8637301070578539272Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:09:00 +00002009-04-12T13:35:27.807-04:00It was about this time, a year ago, that Sonia uttered these words. We were returning from spending Spring Break with her folks in South Carolina. She was referring to a house we had let slip away a few months prior. Or so we thought.Fast forward a year to today. We are now residing in (and working on) that house. Here's an update on the various projects.My mom and dad visited for a couple weeks http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-shoulda-bought-that-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-1145061174117184395Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:37:00 +00002008-12-02T21:17:23.802-05:00Well, technically we didn't have Thanksgiving this year at the new house. It would've been too difficult to do all the cooking at our current home and then transport the food to the new one. Not to mention plates, silverware, glassware, extra chairs, etc. But we did spend a good bit of time over there during the week. Mom and dad came up on Mon, and we put them to work. We had a list of things http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-at-st-joseph.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-5902500530977329372Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:41:00 +00002010-12-05T13:58:46.259-05:00(Continued from part 1)08/26/08 (+262 days) - We have an appointment with our Realtor tonight to put our house on the market. We've been working hard to get the house ready for pictures. You know, doing those small things that we've just lived with for years! Doesn't make sense, does it. On this same day, the company I've worked for for almost 5 yrs, WD Partners, has a "reduction in force". Theirhttp://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-journey-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-2342330980021728831Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:26:00 +00002009-01-02T11:34:21.354-05:00I'm going to take a detour from the normal hiking posts for a while (as if I'm been really busy posting lately!), and allow you to journey with us on a new venture if you want. In short, we've bought a house! It sounds easy and straightforward, but it has been far from it. It's already been quite a journey up to this point. If you're interested, I've chronicled the path leading up to where we arehttp://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-journey-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-4029151085909764226Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:02:00 +00002008-08-14T13:07:43.089-04:00One a recent business trip, I saw a short article about a new sport: Heli-hiking! In a nutshell, you got ported via chopper to some obscure location and get to hike out. Hopefully! :-)I called it a "new" sport. Well, if you ever think you've heard (or thought) of something new, just go to Google to be humbled! My Google search for "heli-hiking" returned 163,000 hits! Okay, so it is new to me.The http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-twist-on-hiking-heli-hiking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-7974082419610909528Fri, 16 May 2008 20:38:00 +00002008-08-06T09:54:22.843-04:00While writing the recent post about my hiking stick, I was reminded of one that my dad had years ago. I found out soon after that he still had it! I asked him to bring it on their next visit, which was this past week. I'm honored to have a guest blogger for this post, my dad. Enjoy.My Vine Twisted Walking Hiking Stick CaneBy Arnold Lindner“Words dissemble, Words be quick, Words resemble walking http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/05/dads-walking-stick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-2291062784884051643Fri, 09 May 2008 00:11:00 +00002008-05-09T18:45:25.685-04:00dublinI decided to enjoy my lunch outdoors the other day. While out there, a co-worker came walking by. He had just walked over to visit his parents, who live across the street (Post Rd.) from our office. I commented about the wooded area next to their property. "Oh yeah! It's a great place. We used to sled down that hill over there!" He then gave me a tour of his childhood stomping grounds."Indian Runhttp://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/05/nearby-hike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-1363205412715786020Fri, 02 May 2008 22:11:00 +00002008-05-02T22:43:06.338-04:00It's been too busy to hike, although the Ohio weather is finally more suitable. Hope we can get back out again soon. Until then...You may have noticed a walking stick that appears in some of the Rock Dam Trail photos.I found it a couple years ago on a previous Spring Break trip to South Carolina. It was a neat branch, shaped by a vine that had once grown around it. I started carving on it during http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/05/hiking-stick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-7058043719466112848Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +00002008-04-03T21:59:29.350-04:00spring_breakWednesday after breakfast, Sonia & I headed for Rock Dam Trail, the parks longest trail at 6.75 mi. To get to Rock Dam Trail, it required taking Cliatt Creek Loop, a 3.75 mi trail. The trail descended gradually, winding alongside dried creek beds, until we reached Cliatt Creek.Sonia & I learned a few things about hiking over Spring Break. I mentioned in an earlier post about "blaze", the http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/03/spring-break-rock-dam-hike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-4260847760529989879Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:00:00 +00002008-03-29T07:03:28.566-04:00spring_breakMonday, we took off to Mistletoe State Park. It was about an hour and a half drive past into the edge of Georgia. We drove past acres of blossuming peach orchards, rows of large pecan trees, amazing southern-style homes with huge front porches and large columns, and, yes, even with rusted cars in the yard!When we arrived, we sent the kids out to gather wood for a campfire while the adults http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/03/spring-break-mistletoe-state-park_29.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-1242425948121058074Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:09:00 +00002008-09-21T14:10:19.385-04:00lifespring_breakWe kicked off Spring Break with a 10 hr drive to the in-laws in Batesburg-Leesville, SC. Uneventful for the most part. After arriving, the girls decided to work off some stir-crazy from the trip and "take a hike". Jesse snapped these shots along the way.Saturday was a relaxing day, just thawing out, catching some sun. Travis & I ended the day helping my father-in-law, Roger, and some men fromhttp://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/03/spring-break-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-4598328232098730249Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:51:00 +00002008-03-27T17:48:21.197-04:00lifespring_breakJesse is off school for Spring Break right after Easter, so we are off to warming weather. And new hiking trails! We will spend a couple days with our in-laws (who live in South Carolina) at Mistletoe State Park in northern Georgia.BTW, Travis is home from Air Force Basic Training, so he will have a chance to go along too! We're excited. We weren't sure if he would be able to go, so Jesse had http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/03/spring-break-hiking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-5234339220838493306Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:23:00 +00002008-02-19T12:25:39.069-05:00licking countyLast night, Sonia & I went on the "Night Hike" at Dawes Arboretum. We were accompanied by our friends Bob & Linda Zaborski. On the way there, we joked about not having brought flashlights, but our guide informed us that were supposed to use our "night eyes" and other senses for the hike. Our eyes did adjust. The snow helped reflect some of the light night sky. Since I didn't want to http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/02/night-hike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-7902075031822483454Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:51:00 +00002008-02-14T13:15:18.465-05:00San FranciscoAfter a week's worth of Board meetings, we decided to reward ourselves with a venture into downtown San Francisco, to Fisherman's Wharf. The "crab stands" along Jefferson Street with the smell of their freshly prepared seafood were amazing.We enjoyed a meal at Nonna Rose's Seafood Trattoria (lower left, below). Very tasty.On the return trip, we had to stop by the bridge one more time to get some http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/02/fishermans-wharf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-1543819216571765667Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:18:00 +00002008-02-08T21:40:08.013-05:00San FranciscoThis morning, myself and our Australian board member, Bill Adams, got up early to catch a sunrise at the Golden Gate bridge. Spectacular. In the 45 minutes we were there, the views kept changing. Enjoy....The fog rolled in while we were watching.We never actually saw the sun, but its presence was evident.For more pictures, and enlargements of the ones above, click here.http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/02/left-coast-hike-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-479581860175577597Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:42:00 +00002008-02-12T20:47:35.144-05:00San FranciscoI am out in San Rafael, CA (just north of San Francisco) this week for a series of Board meetings. I was trying to figure out a way to incorporate a hike into this trip. As it turns out, there's a whole lot more hiking options in this area than I imagined. *sigh* So many trails, so little time!I arrived Sunday afternoon about noon, so I had a little free time before going to the Super Bowl party http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/02/left-coast-hike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-7385694861837050351Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:35:00 +00002008-02-06T17:34:35.531-05:00We finally made it to Hocking Hills this weekend. It was a beautiful day, not to mention about 20+ degrees warmer than it was last weekend!We took some back roads from our home in Newark down to Logan County. Rt 664 was one of those roads that rises, falls quickly, leaving your stomach in your throat! Lot's of fun. Sonia quipped "Are we in Ohio?!" On the route, we passed thru some quaint towns, http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/01/frozen-fallsfinally.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-1245026383963839095Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:29:00 +00002008-01-20T21:55:23.644-05:00hocking hillsWe were hoping to have some great pictures of the Old Man's Cave Winter Hike, but we wimped out. The temperature was a little extreme for our liking. Last evening, our thermometer showed 8 degrees, and it only made it to about 16 degrees earlier in the day (plus wind!). No thanks; 67 was just too comfy. I know it was a "winter" hike, but that was a little too much winter for us! We're gonna try http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/01/wimpy-or-wise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-7367196633491119683Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:06:00 +00002008-05-02T22:23:53.686-04:00black hand gorgelicking countySaturday was beautiful. After some yard work, Sonia & I took a break and went to Black Hand Gorge. The 4+ mile bike trail is paved, mostly flat, and follows the Licking River. There's an eagle's nest along the river, but we didn't see the occupants this time. The sycamores looked great against the crystal blue sky. The water was up and presented a challenge. My footwear could handle http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/01/high-water.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-5222539469691199627Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:08:00 +00002008-01-11T18:40:40.323-05:00lifeToday's "leadership quote" on my Google home page is right down this whole "hiking" alley: Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~ Muriel StrodeEasier read than tread, though! Have a great day! Watch out for the thicket.http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/01/todays-quote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-1303904221227786255Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:45:00 +00002008-01-07T20:20:35.779-05:00lifeWell, we didn't get a hike in last weekend, but it was legit. Last weekend, Sonia & I (and many others) accompanied our dear friend, Kevin Bergenthun, on a particularly difficult leg of his "life hike", the passing of his mother. Not all ventures happen out in the woods; not all walks are pleasant; and not all journeys are optional.At times, the climb is steep, the scenery is sparse, and the http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/01/different-kind-of-walk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-2685178232393183815Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:43:00 +00002008-01-12T22:19:11.857-05:00licking countyWe decided to start off the new year by hitting the trail!Sonia remembered a trail that her and a friend (Linda Dayhuff) had walked earlier a few years ago. It was at the "Ty Tawel Farm Memorial Park" off of Jones Rd. north of Granville. It's a small, easily overlooked, wooded 43 acre park, with a pond and walking trail.It was a nice first expedition for us, a little cold, but the light snow was http://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578320881999730399.post-4779432447591874892Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:23:00 +00002008-01-12T16:58:25.737-05:00licking countySonia & I decided to get started hiking this next year. Why hiking? We both have enjoyed camping in the past, during which we would inevitably wander off into the woods. We don't always have the time to commit to a camping get-away, but finding some time to "take a hike" is more reasonable. Not to mention we need the exercise!So, where to start? We might as well start where we are! We live inhttp://ohiohiker.blogspot.com/2007/12/first-steps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1