A short hike in the Beaver Creek State Park in Ohio

Well life after contact dermatitis seems I will be ok. I have done some walking on rivers and creeks since this has healed up but not a true hike yet.

I must admit I was apprehensive. I was thinking how would my body react, would my breathing be ok, would I cramp up on the trail, how would my feet feel, and how far should I hike and where.

I had laid out a hike of 7-ish miles in the Beaver Creek State Park in Ohio. I knew it was hunting season and that would mean even less people on the trails, especially where I was going. It was simple in an out route as you can see on the attached map.

On another note, I was able to keep my pace just above 2 mph and that to me is a huge!

Fast-forward, it’s now Sunday and I have zero issues since yesterday’s baby hike. I will consider this a win

Headed out for a short hike today

 I am headed down to southeast Ohio for a 7 mile hike.  I wanted to hike Paine Creek today, but the rain put the brakes on that idea.  

Brandywine Creek Gorge Hike Part 2

 

Brandywine Creek Gorge Hike

 

Health update on the Contact Dermatitis

After over two months I am finally all healed up. Now I had little spots pop up randomly and then go away it’s been strange to say the least and lots of lessons learned!

O the Yough Part 2

 

I headed to the upper Yough. Here I would find it more conducive to wading well where I waded. At 1200 cf/s and at a gauge height of 2.20 it was moving, but at least for me very wadable.

I began to work the waters downstream of a fellow bug rodder. He was I am guessing Czech nymphing.

The stream held inky green color in any water deeper than 30” and did not have as many leaves up here.

Those leaves when they drop in the middle and lower section will be of biblical proportions.

This section of the river had a much different river bottom composition. The river here was made of pea gravel, small cobbles, river stone, and had a few weeds here and there.

I do regret now not having my smaller trout streamer box. I will never know if it would have made a difference or not.

The one hungry brown that I hooked up with was enough to get me over the regret.