The HOT ROD Power Tour On Main Street LANCASTER,OHIO

A Quality time “HOT ROD” post from Lancaster,Ohio…..

This seven-day, seven-city tour will travel over 1,500 miles thru 7 states, motoring from Concord, NC to Wisconsin Dells, WI. The event will attract over 4,500 cars, grab the attention of over 75,000 spectators, Read More

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” ― Mark Twain

“SPECTATORS ARE FREE”

“The Americans have found the healing of God in a variety of things, the most pleasant of which is probably automobile drives.” ― William Saroyan

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” from Jack Kerouac

Main Street Lancaster,Ohio:: Art & Clay on Main

Back Roads and Rural Routes:: When I was new to driving, one of my favorite things to do was to try and get lost. I would drive for hours and go places I had never been before. I explored back roads that I never knew existed, and these are things I still do today.(Can you say Garmin LOL)

General Sherman a native of Lancaster,Ohio watches the Hot Rods go by…

“Being road trip wise is all about being in the flow. We know we’re in the flow when we feel an undeniable rightness about our experience. Without effort, everything finds its proper place. Without planning, our day proceeds with perfect timing. Every moment of our experience happens with miraculous serendipity.” READ MORE

“I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” ― Mark Twain

Some enthusiasts had “ring side” seats as they ate lunch at the Four Reasons Bakery & Deli Lancaster,Ohio

Cop: "Sister, this is a 65 MPH highway -- why are you going so slow?" Sister: "Sir, I saw a lot of signs that said 33 and 37, not 65."

This is the 20th anniversary of the hot rod tour, and each year, a different route is selected. The main objective is to stay off the freeways and stick to two-lane roads because it makes the drive more exciting, especially when people know the hot rods are coming.

“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“Sometimes, I'm driving along in my car, and a song from my high-school years comes on the radio: Springsteen's 'Thunder Road.' Just the opening few chords make me want to roll down the window and let the wind blow back my hair.” Dani Shapiro

Joe Todd reporting from the “SQUARE” downtown Lancaster,Ohio. Thanks for stopping by…

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A Quality time “HOT ROD” post from Lancaster,Ohio…..

Shallenberger State Nature Preserve and the “Knobs” of Lancaster,Ohio

This post is about Knobs.. Allen Knob.. Ruble Knob.. Becks Knob..with a short hike to the top of Allen Knob at Shallenberger State Nature Preserve.

 

An OUR WORLD TUESDAY POST

Allen Knob, at Shallenberger State Nature Preserve Latitude: 39.6925641   Longitude: -82.6554434 County: Fairfield Area: Amanda
Elevation: 344 meters - 1129 feet MAP

“More than 300 million years ago this portion of Ohio lay under the waters of a vast inland ocean. Large sand deltas were deposited by streams flowing into the ancient seas. Over millions of years, compaction of these sand deltas fused the sand into rock, creating the Black Hand sandstone formation found in Ohio today.” READ MORE

Ready To Hike….

“At Shallenberger, the long process of weathering produced Allen Knob, a promontory of highly resistant sandstone, and the smaller adjacent Ruble Knob.”

Looking up at Allen Knob from the lower trail. The snow makes it look a little different. These  flat-topped knobs southwest of Lancaster,Ohio mark the edge of the Appalachian Plateau and are what biologists call islands in the sky.

Straight ahead and up to Allen Knob or the trail to the right will take you to Ruble knob. The snow made it a little slippery. I found it a little more difficult coming down than going up.

 My walking stick came in handy.. We are almost to the top of Allen Knob.

“At the top, the trees appear smaller, scraggly and poor because the soil is thin and dry. The dominant tree atop the knobs is the chestnut oak.” READ MORE 

Next a view of Becks Knob (private property) as seen from the top of Allen Knob.

Just on the other side of Crumley Road you have Becks Knob with the city of Lancaster,Ohio in the far distance.

Found this on the net. I wonder if it is true..

“Beck's Knob is haunted by a man known as "Hermit on the Knob." He was an old man who lived on the hill who read his Bible every day and did little else. Perhaps out of boredom, he decided to end it all. He dug his own grave, then shot himself in the heart while standing above the hole with a note pinned to his chest asking that he be buried there. His ghost walks, carrying a lantern, from 22 to Beck Road toward the Hunter's Run Bridge, where it disappears.”

What I do know; there is an unusual depression in the ground on top of Allen Knob.

Have a question… ask…  Rick Gardner, Chief Botanist Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Natural Areas & Preserves 2045 Morse Road, Building C-3 Columbus, Ohio 43229 614-265-6419(O) 614-745-6781(C)… Rick says,

“The depression on top of Allen Knob was a small rock quarry that was in operation in the 1800s.”  Thank you Mr. Rick Gardner….

Mountain laurel also thrives atop the knobs, especially on their southern and western slopes. They are at their colorful best from late May to mid-July. (Another hike)

In the distance you have the U.S. 33 Bypass and U.S. Route 22….  Time to head back to Lancaster,Ohio and the Native American Pow Wow being held at the fairgrounds.

Joe Todd says, Learn to slow down, to be aware, to notice, and make every day an adventure.. Thanks for stopping by.

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Thanks for Hob Knobbing at My Quality Time.