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IN THE Appalachian foothills FOR THAT’S MY WORLD
FOLLOW RT.33 FROM LANCASTER,OHIO AND PASS BY LOGAN,OHIO AND YOU WILL SOON BE IN NELSONVILLE,OHIO. SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE IS PART OF Wayne National Forest “The Wayne is located in the hills of southeastern Ohio. The Forest is a patchwork ownership that covers over a quarter million acres of Appalachian foothills.”
I GOT AN EARLY START SO I’M GOING TO STOP AT ROCKY’S GEAR STOR FOR SOME BREAKFAST
ON WEEKENDS YOU CAN TAKE THE HOCKING VALLEY SCENIC RAILWAY TO ROBBINS CROSSING A HISTORIC VILLAGE AT HOCKING COLLEGE. Two trains depart every Saturday and Sunday at noon (14-mile trip to Haydenville) and 2:30pm (22-mile trip to Logan). (WITH A STOP AT ROBBINS)
MEET NORMAN FOX THE SITE MANAGER FOR ROBBINS CROSSING
LASTLY, THE 75-FOOT TWO CRIB LOG BARN
NORM SAYS, “ HERE AT ROBBINS CROSSING MOST OF THE STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN PRESERVED FROM A TIME ( 1830-1880) WHEN THIS AREA WAS STILL AT THE EDGE OF THE FRONTIER.
IF YOU BRING YOUR BIKES AND HAVE THE ENERGY (LINDA AND I DID ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO) THE HOCKHOCKING ADENA BIKEWAY RUNS BETWEEN NELSONVILLE AND ATHENS,OHIO
13 comments:
Terrific post as always, Joe! What a fun, interesting, historical little town! Would love to visit there! Your photos are the next best thing to being there. Hope you have a great week!
Sylvia
Great timing that you got to go inside all the buildings! Love the idea of the scenic railroad. It's about 10 years too late for the energy for the bike tour ;>). Still I love it when these paths are available.
Have you guys had that Park election yet?
Thank you for sharing your world, Joe.
Love the buildings!
It's hard for me to imagine how hard must have been for people back then. It's good for us to be reminded of how lucky we are nowadays!
aloha,
i'm enjoying what you are posting today from your world, love the train story
thanks for sharing this and have a great week!
This looks like a most interesting trip. I love historic places.
...at the edge of the frontier, wow! It seems like another world away. I love the two crib log cabin shots...simply eye-catching!
Robbins Crossing seems like a wonderful place to visit--and SO educational... Thanks for sharing.
Betsy
Beautiful place. It is good to see such historic buildings are preserved and taken care well.
I love me them pictures! ...love old buildings. In the schoolhouse, something about the odd boards stuck up there to keep the weather out without concern over aesthetics . . . strikes me as just elementally beautiful. And look how it's LASTED!
Thanks for the virtual trip to Hocking Hills. How long is that bike trail from Nelsonville to Athens? It looks like a great idea.
That room with the black board and I presume the teacher's desk. Is it an old school house? Glad to see a heater, so the kids don't freeze.
Joe: That was really neat.
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