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
NORM WANTS EVERYONE TO KNOW, “WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE WEEK AND ON WEEKENDS BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND THE END OF OCT. HOURS ARE 11:00 A.M. TIL 5:00P.M.” NORM HAD JUST TAKEN STUDENTS FROM THE HOCKING COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON A TOUR. (FUTURE VOLUNTEERS) SO THE BUILDINGS WERE OPEN AND HE SAID I COULD LOOK AROUND. THANKS NORM.
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
STARTS/ENDS AT ROBBINS CROSSING
JOE TODD REPORTING FROM THE GENERAL STORE FOR “MY QUALITY TIME” SAYS,”THANKS FOR STOPPING BY AND MAKE SURE TO VISIT THAT’S MY WORLD.”