29 June 2019 Purple Martins

We stopped at Chagrin River Park for a walk and a geocache.  Once we crossed the bridge over the Chagrin we spotted a gourds and a bird house placed for purple martins.  The park district had been successful with a number of nesting areas in use.

Food Delivery

Off to look for more...

Townhouse living

22 June 2019 Hogback Ridge

We were headed to Pennsylvania and decided to stop at Hogback Ridge for a walk and a cache.  The river was quiet today so we were able to go for a splash with the dogs.

While we were splashing, we noticed a great blue upstream fishing in some riffles.

Moving in...

Success!

17 June 2019 Lockport Car Show

I was in Lockport for a business visit.  This used to be a frequent stop for me, but much less often these days.  Since I was here on a Monday, I drove into town to see if Mondays were still the night for the local car show.  I was in luck!  Besides the car show, some of the same food options were there for dinner.  The food was a great memory and the cars were great.

Not many car shows include a Rover.

There's a lot of old school here, much more than the Mayfield show.

15 June 2019 Caching Through The Rain

Today was one of those days where the rain never seems to go away.  It let up at times, but never really left.  I was traveling for work so we wanted to walk with the dogs.  We decided to visit a few Lake Metropark locations including Liberty Hollow and Helen Hazen Wyman.  Puddles and mud were the words to describe the trails today, but so many of the Lake Metropark locations off great views of the Grand River making most days a good day to visit.

There are some large Canadians (glacial erratics) that were left in the waters of the Grand as the glaciers receded.

The heavy rains left run-off plunging over the side of one of the sheer walls along the Grand.

Summer rain or not, the weather eventually chased us to an early end to our afternoon.

14 June 2019 Old Farm Truck

I stopped in Napoleon on my way home and spotted this old farm truck in a parking lot.  Farm trucks have changed considerably over the years from working trucks with barely any features to  mini offices with huge consoles.  This old Dodge was a throwback with a manual transmission and no a/c.  It's a survivor too with minimal rust after almost forty years.

13 June 2019 Winona Lake

It had rained heavily most of the day at the office so I was happy for a chance to do any walking this evening.  Since Warsaw was a new place to visit for me, there were a few choices.  I chose the area around Winona Lake.

I parked at Winona Lake and found one cache along a stream feeding the lake.  Most of my walk was at an old location called the Chicago Boys Club Camp which appears to have been around from 1916 until 1983.  The old camp is heavily wooded with a number of trails offering a good place to walk and find a few caches.

The area has a number of art works on display.  The tall chair is located along the feeder stream and not far from my first cache find of the evening.

The "book" below the chair is Websters New World Dictionary.

I even visited a rare for me earthcache in the park.  I probably would not have even stopped, but it is an artesian well and I like visiting those even if I don't bother with the earthcache.  I had stopped at a Dollar General on the way to get the thermometer in the image.  I promptly lost the thermometer on the trail. 😟  I was sad to lose it.  I liked the thermometer and it was a good size for a caching bag (which I did not bring on my walk).  I liked the artesian well and appreciated the earthcache for bringing me to its location.

I finished my evening with daylight to spare hoping to find at least one place in Warsaw for a meal I wanted (I didn't).

12 June 2019 Caching Warsaw (Indiana)

I was in the area for work.  All the rooms in Fort Wayne, where I usually stay, had been bumped up at least $100 a night.  I opted to head west a bit an stay in Warsaw which is about the same distance as Fort Wayne to our local operations in Columbia City.

Rather than hit the parks for the first night, I played a tourist and stopped at the tourist center for a redo off the Cache Across America Series.

V is for Visitors!

This is a laid back visitor center with some enticing adirondacks for resting a spell.

It's good to see the county is geocaching friendly.

I also visited the County Fairgrounds for a find at this early homestead.

I stopped for a find near the courthouse...

and found a couple benchmarks while there.

The food selections in town were really weak so I probably wouldn't return here unless there was some other price gouging event for Fort Wayne hotels.  The ice cream stand was top notch though.

11 June 2019 Fiat 850

On my way to the office I stopped in a small shopping center to visit a bakery.  I always park along the outside road and was pleased to spot a Fiat 850.  Alfas rightfully get all the respect as beautiful Italian roadsters, but the 850 was a beauty until the rust quickly settled in.  This one is a well kept survivor and an early morning pleasure to see.

9 June 2019 Lake Metroparks

We were visiting a number of Lake Metroparks to find geocaches in a series.  We enjoyed the trails and the sights of the season.  Actually seeing a towhee instead of just enjoying it's song was the highlight of the day while we were at Girdled Road Park.

We detoured around a pond to move away from the horses and enjoyed the water lilies.

We often hear towhees, but are rarely afford a view.

A bluebird tending nest.

8 June 2019 Mayfield Cruise

Yes, I have a thing for cars.  We were available to visit the nearby cruise on a pleasant Saturday evening.  It was time to wash and polish our baby for a cruise.  We're almost at that time where the Miata can take a loop or two on the Cruise.

The steering wheel and dash from a Lincoln Premiere

An old Thunerbird with an equally old phone

The Mayfield Cruise is a relaxed event allowing cars from multiple generations to be displayed.  This Honda Fit had its own vibe.

The local Chrysler dealership was able to convince a couple local owners of a Superbird and a Road Runner to display in their parking lot.  I don't think I've ever been that close to the winged legend.

Nissan Pao's are rare everywhere.  They are almost never seen in northeast Ohio.

Fins!

A very rare Kaiser Darren sits in one of the parking lots.  It eventually made its way out for a bit of cruising.

Cruise time...  I expect they have owned this Pinto since it was new.

Patina, rust, and hydraullics