The Fall Has Arrived in Ohio
Fall In Ohio Image via Wikipedia
Today, I had a great motorcycle ride out on rural country roads. I felt the first chills of Fall and seen the leaves starting to change. It was a hot, humid summer. When it wasn’t hot and humid, there was a looming storm. These first fall days are a sad ones for a motorcyclist in Ohio. You know that you’ll get in a few more rides, but for the most part, their over.
The good part about Ohio is that the Fall colors and the rural areas are some of the best motorcycle riding one could experience. As far as I’m concerned, it’s right up there with riding down The Pacific Coast Highway. It’s just a matter of what a rider’s personal tastes are. Everything in Ohio is just a little more subtle than stunning vistas of the ocean. I quiet river with few people around can be just as enjoyable. A stop in any Ohio small town can be just as interesting as any California big city if you spend some time exploring it.
I didn’t take any photos of the ride, but I did get some photos of the Centerburg, Ohio farm festival that I’ll put up later. It was fun to see the farmers enjoying their hard-earned time off after the harvest season. Tons of motorcycles were there too. I’ll have to remember to put it on the calendar as an event to spend some time at next year.
Every time a season changes, I look back a little at the previous season. Not a bad summer. A few motorcycle rides, a few to many posts about the government, and I few posts from the things I’ve seen while working. I can do better though. One of the cool things about having a blog is that it’s easy to look back at what you found worthy of a post at any given point in time. Sometimes I wonder, “What was I thinking?”, when I look back at a post and that’s food for thought for the future.
So after looking back, I realize that posting about political things is no longer a good idea. They are headed down their path and I’m pretty sure there’s no turning back at this point. All that we can do is hope for the best on the other side of the mess that’s been created. My opinion along with the millions of others is irrelevant. I’d like to think that a vote is all that I have, but even that’s questionable. I’m going to concentrate on some posts that mean a little more in the long run.
I’ve quit watching the news and have limited the news I read on the Internet. I’m finding personal blogs to be so much more interesting. When I see a news story, I start looking for a local regular person’s perspective in Google’s Blog search. I’m also finding that going at least 5 pages deep on a Google search for anything is bring interesting perspectives. Digging a little deeper on anything has benefits.
This blog has been nothing more than a file cabinet of things I find interesting with a few photos and stories mixed in. I’m going to change that as there are better ways to do that now. We’ll see how it goes. As the season’s change, sometimes projects should as well.
Woodbury Wildlife Area Near Coshocton.
Image via Wikipedia
Here’s detailed information from the ODNR about the Woodbury Wildlife Area near Coshocton, Ohio.
I’ve been here for a few fishing trips and the rifle range. The rifle range is excellent as well as their pistol and archery rangers.
A Visit to Dublin, Ohio.
Dublin, Ohio is a wealthy suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It’s most notable for the Muirfield Memorial Golf Tournament. It’s a typical upscale suburb. Nice, but somewhat boring. What I didn’t realize until recently is that like much of the rest of Ohio, it’s full of history. Much of the history comes from a time when Ohio was considered “The West”. I found the Leatherlips Monument and the concrete ears of corn while I had some extra time in the area.
The Leatherlips Monument is for the Indian named Shateyoranyah, otherwise knows as “Leatherlips”. He got the name Leatherlips due to his reputation of always keeping his promises. His story is interesting because it contradicts the false notion promoted by Progressives that the white man was an evil entity that just ran the Indians out of their land. They tend to leave out the long history of friendships that formed and how the two civilizations did try to coexist for many years. Yes, in the end government forces ended up decimating the Indian and destroyed a rich culture in the process. Lost forever are the culture and intimate knowledge that they had with the land, but it was hardly all the fault of the white settlers. The Indians were fighting among tribes and even within tribes. In the case of Leatherlips, his tribe had decided that his refusal to leave the land of his birth and his friendship with the white settles had somehow “witched” them. His tribe had left him in Central Ohio and taken to hunting lands in Northwest Ohio. There they suffered losses and blamed him. They returned to force him to go with them, but he refused. The tribe refused offers of a horse and gold in return for his redemption, but they refused. The executed him with a tomahawk to the skull in front of the tribe and the white settlers. Here is a good collection of articles about Leatherlips.
There is a monument with a nice park along the river in Dublin in his honor. It’s a nice place to fish, picnic, relax, and let children play.
The Leatherlips Monument In Dublin, Ohio.
The other find was a field of concrete ears of corn. It’s dedicated to Sam Frantz, an inventor of different types of hybrid corn. I’m not sure why there is 109 of these giant ears of corn, but it’s an odd site.
109 Ears Of Corn Stand In Tribute To Sam Frantz
Honey Run Waterfall in Knox County, Ohio.
Knox County, Ohio’s park system has been receiving some massive improvements. Here is a video and some photos of the Honey Run Waterfall near Howard, Ohio.
Honey Run Waterfall In Howard, Ohio.
Here’s a map of the Honey Run Waterfall’s location.
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The Wetlands of Ohio Are Starting to Sound Like Spring
The sounds of Spring coming were loud and clear at Glacier Ridge Metro Park in Dublin, Ohio.
Glacier Ridge is a nice park for birdwatching with miles of good trails to explore by foot or on bicycle. There are also bridle trails, disc golf, and other activities here.
Government Gives Small Hocking County, Ohio Town Crap.
This is an incredible story about the arrogance and ignorance of the EPA versus the ingenuity of a small, poor, Hocking County town. For a story about shit, there are some important lessons. In summary, the good folks of Murray City, Ohio have not had a need for a sewage system because an old coal mine provides an acidic environment that naturally destroys bacteria. They’ve been using it for over 100 years and residents say the town has never stunk.
The EPA has decided that they really need a 3 million dollar sewage system anyhow. It’s the law, so they need one. EPA tests show that the levels of contamination are below acceptable limits, but that doesn’t change the fact that there is a law against not having a 3 million dollar sewage system. Is the EPA there because there is a problem? Are people getting sick? Is there a danger that people could get sick? No! It’s just there to create a problem that these folks lack the funds to fix.
I do smell something down there, but it’s not sewage, it’s a rat. Many of these residents have mineral rights and there is an abundant amount of natural gas in the area. Large companies are walking all over these people to get them to sell off. Gas drilling is starting to contaminate the water wells of residents in many locations. The more people that they can drive out of the area, the fewer people that can sue them for their damage to the water supply. My bet is that the EPA is helping for obvious reasons.
Related articles
- Acid runoff in creek ‘treats’ village sewage (dispatch.com)
- Village lets nature ‘treat’ raw sewage in creek (dispatch.com)
Weird George Washington Mural in Camp Washington, Ohio.
Murals are a nice addition to a town most of the time. I’ve seen many good ones, like the mural in Bucyrus, Ohio.
I was shocked to such a bad mural like the one in Camp Washington though. When I started doing some research on it, I found out I’m one of many that think the “Campy Washington” mural sends a really bad message to all who see it.
From reading the comments of others, it seems as though this is a battle between what art is and is not. I find that many people are not artist at all and that they just use art as an excuse to throw something together and use it as a conversation piece. In this case they want to discuss and try to change the history of the founding fathers of the country.
I don’t think it’s a secret that George Washington had slaves, was big on self-promotion, and many other characteristics that are not flattering, but a cross-dresser with a pet cow lacks any truth. I’m not sure what the flying pigs have are there for and I lack the interest to find out. Those promoting this counter any dislike with things like, “How do you know he wasn’t a cross-dresser?”. What makes them want to change the image of a courageous founding father into one of a cross dresser? What makes them want to put this type of effort into that notion?
I think this was done by people lacking any real talent, so they resorted to something controversial to get attention. It’s an artists version of a Comedian using vulgar language because they lack anything else to get the audience attention. It also reminds me of a child doing something bad to get attention. It has my attention, but it’s the adoration they’re so desperately seeking.
ArtWorks is the organization that put this together. They included many young impressionable people in this. I can just imagine the misinformation that a group who would approve this is giving young people. Their website lists who is funding them. I’m adding the supporters to business I’ll try to avoid.
I found it ironic that just across the street was this sign.
Across from the Camp Washington mural is this store proudly accepting food stamps.
Food stamp signs were all over Camp Washington. I find it ironic that a town shows such lack of respect for their country that feeds them.
I ran into this just by chance while passing through the city. The one thing that this did do is alert me that there are real artists that deserve real support. With major funding going to garbage like this, they probably could use some help. I’ll be looking for organizations more deserving.
Inniswood Metro Park in Westerville, Ohio.
I took my break at Inniswood Metro Park in Westerville, Ohio today. I had never been to the Columbus Metro Park, or any others for that matter. After seeing Inniswood, I think I’ll check some of the others out sometime. Inniswood was great and I only walked through part of it. Here are some photos.
Inniswood Metro Park In Westerville, Ohio
Photos of Inniswood Metro Park in Westerville, Ohio
A Hot Summer Day on the Farm
Holmes County, Ohio Farm
I shouldn’t complain, it’s July, but it was hot. Only a fool would expect different in Ohio.
I took some friends up to Charm, Ohio to take care of some business and had the time to wonder around on the farm while I waited on them. The Amish were out in the heat working without missing a beat. I was sweating and swatting the flies. I had a good time and with some good hard-working folks today. A day on the farm brings back some great memories and puts things in perspective.
Amish Horse And Buggy
Hay Field
June 2, 2010 Rain Storm in Newark, Ohio
Rain storm comes into Newark, Ohio.
