02 - 05 July 2005: Zaleski State Park Backpacking

An extended 4^th of July weekend was spent in one of Ohio's better known backpacking locations, Zaleski State Park. Back in the days before the Appalachian Trail and while I was living in Toledo this was a location Bernie and I had thought about backpacking. We ended up in Shawnee State Forest a couple times instead. It was interesting to finally make the trip.

After warming my sister up on the O&E Canal Towpath, Karen was ready for her first multiday backcountry trip. The distance was only about 18 miles total so it was a gentle introduction. Most of our days were spent hanging around camp. It was a pleasant enough little trail.

In the upper right are links to eachs day's hiking. Check them out!