These are some pics from our easter break trip to Hocking Hills,OH a few weeks ago-I think it was Cynthia that asked for visuals. Since I was busy having fun I didn't get the volume of pics I normally would.

This was our cabin. Behind us the deck wraps around the back and there's balcony off of which we could cast our fishing line into a pond directly below-very cool. To the bottom left of this shot you can see the edge of the pond. I think there's one pic I didn't upload that shows what I mean-I will add that later.

This is a view off the top rim of Conkle's Hollow-you can see the sandstone in the foreground which makes up the rim-if you walked to the edge you'd look down a steep 200 feet-photography doesn't do it justice. The hiking trail is essentially three or four feet from this stone edge for much of the first half of the 2-1/2 mi. trail. The plant life up there is really amazing-many conifers such as Virginia pine & hemlock for sure. To think that these trees are growing in the shallow pits of soil & sand ontop of standstone is something to think about-many of the trees had a bonsai-like appearance-very gnarled and stunted. Lots of mossy carpeting too in areas. I was in such awe that I didn't get pics of half of what I saw there.

Well,I did find this chunk of a guy: )Isn't he CUTE? There were whole areas big enough to lay on that were completely moss covered with the type of moss shown near Mr. Toad.I also found moss that was pale bluegreen-I've never seen that before. I do have a pic of that if anyone wants to see it.

The guys-four feet beyond AJ is the drop off.I kept thinking as he leaned on that tree, 'that better be a strong tree.': ) I was pretty proud of Ryan since he kept focus and listened well on such a potentially dangerous terrain-or else we'd never had done it. Notice how Chris(who's afraid of heights)has BOTH hands on him!

Hope you liked a glimpse of my trip! more pics to come.
~Babs

Boys are so tall!

I love toads, salamanders, frogs... I just really like animals (except dogs).

This pic almost looks like it's fall but it's just some oaks still holding onto their leaves. The plants were only just starting to bud up-and the peepers were surprisingly loud. Later we realized that just down the road there was a swamp where the sound was coming from.

Cynthia,we found clumps of moss like this(it's golf ball sized) but the color in this pic doesn't appear as bluegreen as as it really was. I had wondered if it was growing on individual stones because of its shape-I didn't check because I didn't want to disturb its home. I saw another type of moss(no pic)that looked like teal sea coral and it was less pastel than the ball-like moss. I obviously need to research what it was I found: )

Two of my favorite colors here-mossy green moss(hmm redundant?) and bluegreen lichens on an interesting host.

Another example of the sandstone rim-lots of places to sit and think on a sunny warm afternoon.

I thought this was a cool tree ; )

~Babs

Marian

Kathy in Napa

Martie

Are those the same boys I met a Honey's a few years ago? Jeez, they look like young men.

Thanks for the glimpse.

Sue

T.

Michelle