28 July 2019 Dublin (Ohio) to Home

We were both ready to head home after the weekend of oak mites.  Ali hadn't slept much while I was less than happy with the leftovers from the Friday bites.  We stopped at a Tim Hortons on the way to a park to grab donuts for breakfast.  The park had a couple caches so after breakfast at a picnic table watching a father drilling his two kids over an over on the tennis court, we made our way for a walk.  This park had serious community garden plots in raised beds.

I was feeling completely inadequate with my meager garden efforts when we left and made our way to Centerburg, the Geographical Center of Ohio.  Yes, the large rock is it.  I was hoping for at least a bench mark to log.  At least the nearby water tower took care of spotting a benchmark.  The old railroad grade beyond the rock and parking area has been converted into a very nice bike trail with a few fun cache finds.

With a stop or two between, we eventually reached Knox County and the park system's geotrail.  Thayer Ridge was our first stop.  The park is a horse park with trails that have been rutted and muddied by horse traffic.  We did spot a few nice wildflowers along a small stream.

By Wolf Run Park we both knew the mission of finishing this geotrail today wasn't going to happen.  Ali was dragging and the driving from park-to-park was an example of there's no easy way.  We left woods caches at Wolf Run which is something we would normally never do at a place with good trails.  Maybe we can make a return visit later.

We stopped st Indianfield Bluffs before making a last visit at Hellbender Preserve.  The cache was accessed with a walk down a bike trail.  I liked the area and enjoyed the walk, but Ali was clearly exhausted from lack of sleep.  It was the last walk of the weekend for us.