In an ongoing series, our own Grant Joy has been traveling throughout the OWR region on short day-trips to find and share its natural beauty: Clear Creek is Columbus’ southern-most metro park. Clear Creek encompasses over 4,700 and is located just off of US-Route 33, 7 miles south of Lancaster on Clear Creek Rd. Clear…

In an ongoing series, our own Grant Joy has been traveling throughout the OWR region on short day-trips to find and share its natural beauty: The Moonville Rail Trail is another great authentic asset found along Ohio’s Winding Road. The trail is accessible at various points throughout Zaleski State Forest as well as at Hope…

In an ongoing series, our own Grant Joy has been traveling throughout the OWR region on short day-trips to find and share its natural beauty: Located along St. Route 278, just north of Carbon Hill, in the Wayne National Forest, Ora E. Anderson Nature Trail is a ½ mile out and back nature trail along…

In an ongoing series, our own Grant Joy has been traveling throughout the OWR region on short day-trips to find and share its natural beauty: Located along St. Route 278, between the village of Zaleski and the city of Nelsonville, in the heart of Zaleski State Forest, Lake Hope offers ample hiking opportunities for visitors….

In an ongoing series, our own Grant Joy has been traveling throughout the OWR region on short day-trips to find and share its natural beauty: Tecumseh Lake, located just outside of historic Shawnee, in the Wayne National Forest has a fascinating history. The lake was built with the idea of becoming a state park, but…

OWR SNAPSHOTS: The Ridges Trails! In an ongoing series, our own Grant Joy has been traveling throughout the OWR region on short day-trips to find and share its natural beauty: On the grounds of the former Athens Asylum, Ohio University’s Ridges Trails systems offers visitors a chance to experience the natural beauty of the area….

In an ongoing series, our own Grant Joy has been traveling throughout the OWR region on short day-trips to find and share its natural beauty: The Perry State Forest is located 5 miles north of New Lexington on St. Route 345. The land that is now Perry State Forest was once strip mine land and…

In an ongoing series, our own Grant Joy has been traveling throughout the OWR region on short day-trips to find and share its natural beauty: Burr Oak State Park, located off of St. Route’s 13 and 78, on Burr Oak Lodge Road. This bucolic state park nestled in the rugged hills along the convergence of…