1 post tagged “ault park”
You can view my complete set of photos here: http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/queen-city-voxers-meetup-july-2008/
Here are the highlights:
^^^ This was our picnic site at Ault Park in Cincinnati. Out of the frame to the right is an overlook, shown in the next picture...
^^^ This is the view from the overlook.
<<< M-----l and homebody looking as fresh as daisies despite the oppressive Cincinnati humidity. (homebody came all the way from Seattle!)
^^^ A few of us went for a hike in the woods around Ault Park. The hike turned out to be much longer than we expected. The trails we started on weren't mapped, and for a good long while, we didn't know where we were.
<<< Orange = trails that appear on the official park map. Blue = train tracks. Red = the approximate path we hiked, starting from the red circle at the bottom.
We thought the path would probably hug the perimeter of the park and bring us quickly around to the trailhead located at the other red circle. Hah! There were many branching trails, none of which were marked. (Probably some were deer trails.) We were sure we'd know if we crossed the park's service road; instead we ended up walking all the way AROUND the service road. Yes, M-----l... very funny. Now quit laughing and put down your root beer before it comes out your nose.
At the end where we started, the path was clearly maintained by park staff, so we can (in my opinion) be forgiven for thinking that we weren't embarking on a wild goose chase! It would be nice if that end of the trail had a sign reading, "Bring water, beef jerky, and a change of underwear. You are going to be walking for a very long time."
<<< Despite getting lost, we still enjoyed the woods; it was cool and not at all buggy.
<<< Emma and Caitlyn paused to rest.
<<< We counted at least 109 rings on this tree.
<<< This is the point where we finally saw a spray-painted arrow on a tree, suggesting that civilization had to be near. Hooray!
You can view the rest of my photos here: http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/queen-city-voxers-meetup-july-2008/
For even more pictures, see: http://phantomxii.vox.com/library/post/cincinnati-vox-meetup-a-success.html
