About 2 hours from Lancaster,Ohio (taking the slow road) you have Mohican State Park
Recently, Linda and I spent the weekend at the lodge at Mohican State Park for “Facebook Fan Weekend” and what a wonderful weekend it was. So, today for THAT'S MY WORLD TUESDAY we will start our visit to the lodge and park.
The flag and a BALD EAGLE ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) flying overhead greeted us as we arrived at the LODGE.
The lodge is operated by Xanterra Parks & Resorts whose operations span the country, and they are a “Green Company.” Xanterra was originally the FRED HARVEY COMPANY which has a rich history of civilizing the old west. I learned about “Fred Harvey Houses” from a fellow blogger.
Top photo my wife Linda being checked in by Tara who is working the front desk. Bottom photo is Matt whose official title is Director of special operations for Ohio State Parks (hope I got that right). Matt takes care of the Facebook Fan Page and twitter page for the parks. Matt you did a great job putting the weekend together. THANK YOU..
Photo courtesy of Cline Collection, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
James Fenimore Cooper visited this area and used the area as a setting for many scenes in his book The Last of the Mohicans. For the rest of this post will explore the paved well lighted hiking paths in the close vicinity of the lodge.
Great view of PLEASANT HILL LAKE from the lodge. The lake provides 800 surface acres of water and is right in the middle of two major recreation areas; Mohican State Park and Mohican Memorial Forest. Say thanks to The U.S.Army Corps of Engineer's for this great recreational lake.
Linda checking out the Gazebo as she looks back at the lodge and our room (we left the light on). Great balcony with a tremendous view
OOOPS I almost forgot the morning we learned about Geocaching from Todd Metz the geocache guy from Guilford Lake State Park
hasn't that snow gone yet? :)
ReplyDeleteTony I'm hoping that's the last of the snow.. Didn't last long
ReplyDeleteI hope that is the last of the snow too!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Julie
Julie Magers Soulen Photography
Beautiful, beautiful pictures, Joe! My favorite is of the bald eagle soaring above. Looks like you had a great time, and I was right. The park does look like great hiking country!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this with us, Joe. I pray you're doing well. God bless!
I'm surprised to see snow there! In spite of the white stuff, the Mohican State Park looks like a great place to hike and enjoy nature.
ReplyDeletealoha,
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing a little bit about your world today, thats a very beautiful gazebo. i loved the tour of the area!
What a great trip and I enjoyed all the photos, thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat great shots. What a fun trip and a lovely place to visit!! Thanks for sharing a wonderful part of your world, Joe! Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
A wonderful place, and no doubt about it!
ReplyDeleteYou had a busy time! Looks like lots of fun, and I love that the park hosted a special visit for Facebook Fans.
ReplyDeleteI love going along on your getaways (so nice of Linda to let you share ;>) Seriously, you two are great ambassadors for your beautiful state; I never read your posts without wanting to come back to OHio; we missed WAY too much when we were there.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we'll bring the Roadtrek up there one of these times.
that matt surely looked like jake ghylenhall. awesome pics, it showed you had great time :)
ReplyDeletehave a blessed lenten season :)
Looks like you all had a marvelous time at Mohican State Park... Can't wait to see more pictures....
ReplyDeleteBetsy
Great weekend it seems. Love the place. Also love the book and the movie too! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots of the park. The wooden sculpture is very nice.
ReplyDeleteA Facebook Fan weekend...wow! This place looks very nice and it sounds like you had a very nice time there. A little snow and brilliant blue skies...not bad! I see smiles on faces so that is a very GOOD thing about a weekend get-away!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots of the park. Interesting post and It sounds like you had a great outing.
ReplyDeleteRight near Butler, eh? I might get there some time. Great pics, Joe!
ReplyDeleteGreat post again. Beautiful pictures of the lake.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a nice place to visit and a lovely weekend for you. I notice you still have snow on the ground. We were lucky here in N.H. this year and didn't get much snow this year. We are experiencing on going on again off again flooding though.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful in your world. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteyou were brave to hang around in the open gazebo with all the snow around.I like that uniform of the past.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing these wonderful (if a bit chilly) views from your world ... visiting belatedly for oh so many reasons. Hope you had a wonderful Easter.
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings,