Some places become part of your story long before you realize they have. Secrest Arboretum is that place for me. I discovered it not long after moving to Ohio, and at first it was simply somewhere beautiful to spend an afternoon. I had no idea that it would soon become something much more important. For…
Some places welcome you immediately. Others ask you to earn your comfort. Cooke Family Wildlife Conservation Park was one of those places for me. Looking at the map beforehand, I wasn’t especially excited to visit. Much of the preserve appeared to be open fields, while I usually find myself drawn toward mature forests where I…
Some places don’t reveal themselves right away. In all the times I had looked at the map for places to explore, River Walk Natural Area somehow got missed for the longest time. When I finally noticed it on the map, curiosity got the better of me, so I set out one early morning to see…
