01.25.2025 Winter Hike

On 1.25.2025 it was supposed to get up to 30 degrees! Lol if it was 30 degrees it wasn’t after I got out of the woods today.

I went to finish my second leg of the winter hike of Paine Creek there in Leroy Township, Ohio.

I made breakfast and headed to the creek around 8 am.  I was curious to see how easy this access would be.  I know the main road was closed and their would be a hill to contend with going in and coming out.

I saw a jogger with his dog right off the bat.

Then once I got past I-90 it was all coyote tracks and deer scrapes looking for acorns.

The creek was flowing normally this time of year. The shale creek is mostly featureless, but you need to be wary, and I will show you why later.

It was nice to get out and make coffee on the bank of the creek.

Overall, I hiked 5 miles and slowly I will get in better shape.

Enjoy the artwork,

Sonder

I am going to head out on Saturday

 ..looks like shes going to be above 30 degrees on Saturday! 

Stay tuned folks!

Morning folks,

With these single digit days and nights with the windchill I will be taking a little break. As soon as the day is 30 degrees I will be headed out for an adventure.  

The reason for this is that I really enjoy creek crawling in the winter. This means going in and out of the water and in these temperatures that is a recipe for disaster.

Be well and stay warm,

Sonder

Paine Creek Ohio Winter Hike

It’s been a minute, and my body was telling me we needed some to get some exercise. I decided to take a hike along Paine Creek in Ohio. I was hoping the center channel was open, but as you will see in the videos in some places it was open and some places well it was closed.

 The field snow was all fluff and about 10 inches deep. The daytime high was supposed to be 30 degrees. The sun would poke its head out from time to time. It was a great day to be out, and the Park was void of ppl.

I hope you enjoy the videos and be well.