September 23, Cuyahoga NP

This morning we hit the road on our way to Sandusky Ohio.  Before we got there we wanted to stop in at the Oakmont bakery but,  even though we were about 3 miles away the traffic would have eaten up a lot of time...and not just in traffic, also at the store.  Its can get so busy you may need to take a number to get served.    Oakmont Bakery

We did make a good choice to wait until we got to Ohio to buy gas.  The price dropped from the $2.30's to $2.02 in several places.

Planning ahead, we decided to make a stop at Cuyahoga National Park in Ohio.  Cuyahoga NP

The park had similar beginnings to the newest saved land in Maine.  The area had 2 paper mills at one time but have long since gone.  Here too, many people resented the NP but after a coming together, the park has many visitors on a daily basis including joggers, walkers and many bicyclists.  In the short 10th of a mile we walked, we probably saw around 30 bikers passing through.  There is around 85 miles of the Towhead trail in the Cuyahoga Valley that included about 20 miles within the park. 

A short walk in another location, a "Bridal" type of falls named Brandywine Falls, found a young couple walking up the stairs after their wedding ceremony.

 We stopped there where another couple and us exchanged cameras...and pictures.  No wedding vows though, the first ones are good for a lifetime.

Tom took a video of a heron catching a fish and having it's lunch.  This is only a still shot from the video and will not play.

We finally arrived in Sandusky OH and with the suggestion of a park worker, we ate at Berardi's and had a wonderful meal.

Oh, and just in case you were wondering where Grammie was, I caught her trying to read the map.

Thanks for looking out for her.