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In article <31g1h3$9ev@rigel.infinet.com>,
Richard S. Hendershot <rhend@infinet.com wrote:
Raghu Machiraju (raghu@cis.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
: I am in search of places to take my extended family for a 
: day-long trip.  Amusement parks are out.

) When I was a kid, we often visited Hocking State Park system's
) Old_Man's_Cave, Ash_Cliff, Rock_House, etc.  There are several
) more, It's just been so long that I've forgotten the names.

Old Man's Cave, Rock House, Cantwell Cliffs, Ash Cave, Conkle's
Hollow, and maybe one more.  All have picnic grounds and crude but
adequate facilities.  Sandstone gorges up to about 100 feet deep --
very different from most of the rest of Ohio.  The climbing makes
for a bit of a physical challenge in places, but the paths are well
laid out it's more than worth the effort.  The three-mile trail
from Old Man's Cave to Ash Cave, through Cedar Falls -- that's the
park I forgot -- is a pleasant walk in any season.  The rim trail
at Conkle's Hollow has some dramatic views.

The Columbus and, I've heard, Cleveland metro parks are also very
nice.

Cincinnati's a lovely town, with at least one good art museum.
I've heard that Cleveland, since they put out the river fire, has
come up a lot in the world and is well worth visiting.
(Clevelanders consider themselves more northeastern and
sophisticated than people from farther south in Ohio, especially
Columbus, and they may well be, for all I know.)

Some of the small colleges and their associated towns are pleasant
to walk through -- Kenyon, in Gambier, Antioch, in Yellow Springs
(a bit down on its luck in recent years but still lovely), Denison,
in Granville, and, I'm sure, lots more.

Southeastern Ohio, wooded and hilly, from south and east of
Columbus to the Ohio River, is a beautiful drive, especially in
autumn.

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