Sunday, June 07, 2009

MY SATURDAY IN THE HOCKING HILLS AREA NEAR LANCASTER,OHIO

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     This Saturday adventure starts in Lancaster,Ohio (my hometown) and meanders to the Hocking Hills area of Ohio. Heading S.E. on Rt. 33 our first stop is in Logan,Ohio and:

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For a charge of about $36.00 Linda and I coasted down the hocking river in a canoe. (Linda did the paddling and I steered)  It was about a two hour trip.

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The Hocking Hills Canoe Livery rents canoes (duh), Kayaks, and rafts. Notice the rafts in this picture a little partying going on. I was once that young but it has been a couple years.  They also have Cabins and private primitive campsites.

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In order to get to the start point of our canoe trip ( near Enterprise,Ohio) we took the old bus.

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Make sure to say Hi to Sandy the dog that sits in the front seat. After all that work steering the canoe we were hungry.. So off to Laurelville,Ohio and:

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This was my first time to the Ridge Inn and was I ever impressed. My wife Linda introduced me to Jo Eaves and her husband David the owners, as we sat outside on the deck. Daniel took our order and all I can say is, the food,service and ambiance was GREAT…

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I had the Santa Fe wrap with salad and highlander grog coffee.. Some of the salad fixins come from the garden at the back of the inn.

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When we have more time we will stop in and see Jo at her shop:

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If your in need of some patio chairs

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Right across the street from the restaurant is:

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One last item about The Ridge Inn Restaurant: They make there own donuts and are they good…

Laurelville,Ohio also seems to be a crossroads for motorcycle touring in the Hocking Hills

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As we leave Laurelville we make a quick stop at the local park

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They offer one two and four hour trail rides and seem to be reasonably priced and of course camping is available.

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Linda says we will save the trail ride for another day. Sounds good to me…

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Mike says for a trail ride one must be a least seven years old. In about six months William will turn seven then all my GRAND CHILDREN  will be old enough for a trail ride and a visit to this working ranch

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10 comments:

Girl Tornado said...

Donuts?! Did you say fresh donuts?! Yummy!!! :)

I have very fond memories of canoeing at Mohican (Loudonville, OH) when we were kids. We would camp at the state park and had such fun campfires every night too.

What a great post and a fun day you guys had yesterday! See you tomorrow a.m. for a rousing game of SA!

TONY LETTS said...

I would so have enjoyed that trip!

Rick (Ratty) said...

That looks like a lot of fun! I love outings like that. The only thing I'd have trouble with is the canoeing. I'm terrified of being on the water because I can't swim well, but it would still be fun.

Crone and Bear It said...

Hi Joe - We will be at the cabin we rent in Hocking Hills right after 4th of July and I can't wait - even though it's just for a few days. Never been to Laurelville and it looks interesting. We stayed in Lancaster while we were doing a tour of covered bridges about a year ago and absolutely had a blast. I had no idea we had that many covered bridges in this state and some were a little hard to find. Great post - you sound like ya'll had such a good time. Isn't retirement neat? Hugs!

Sharkbytes (TM) said...

What a great adventure. That part of Ohio is beautiful and has lots of options for activities. Thanks for sharing!

Lona said...

I see you were very near my stomping grounds. I have been wondering how the food was there.
Yes, I get the birthday gift cards from Rhoads too. I always go and redeem it and of course buy too much. Is that the idea of the gift card:-) It works on me.

Smart Mouth Broad said...

That was FUN! My favorite was the canoe ride. I want to go next time! Thanks for sharing. Great post!

Julia said...

The river looked wonderful!!! Just the kind of thing I like to do. :)

Wendy said...

Hey, thanks for joining the gang for STSS this week! I love what you've done, this little "tour". I was really envying you on the paddling part of your journey!

A. of A Changing Life said...

That's a really great way to spend the day. I felt I was right along there with you - and I haven't been canoeing in years.