I've always enjoyed hiking and for people who hike there's nothing like hiking to a place where you're completely surrounded by natural beauty. When I find such a place in my home state of Ohio, it makes the experience all the better.
On a sunny and cool day, I was hiking a wilderness trail with Mr. S and two of our dogs at Black Swamp Nature Center. I'd paused to readjust Monroe's leash when our dog Buddy started to pull ahead. Buddy evidently heard something and wanted us to go in that direction. We didn't know where Buddy was leading, but it wasn't unusual for him to take us to a location where he could tree a squirrel. We decided to follow him. And on this day, it was a different journey.
It wasn't a strenuous hike but we had to look at where to place our feet. The path along the creek consisted of a few displaced limbs, evidence of a recent storm that occurred in the area. We observed an uprooted tree not strong enough to escape gusty winds. There was a mud pool that the boys ran through, while we jumped over it.
Our hike was enjoyable and we were surrounded by natural beauty. Some trees were ablaze in reds and oranges while others had already dropped leaves that crunched under our feet. We continued on through areas of full sun and some with dappled shade, viewing green plants displaying hints of yellow.
Suddenly, we all stopped. Buddy led us to the Old Sugar Beet Dam which was built in the early 1900's for the sugar beet factory. The four of us spent quite awhile there listening to the sound of falling water and the melodies of different species of birds while enjoying the beauty around us.
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